Sign up for new AWS account

This tutorial describes how to sign up for a new AWS account through SoftwareOne Marketplace and then transfer the billing and management of that newly created account to SoftwareOne.

Prerequisites

Before starting this tutorial, make sure you have the following:

• A unique email address for your AWS root account, a valid credit card, and your company contact details. These are required to sign up for AWS.

• Correct permissions in AWS to complete the account activation and AWS Organizations configuration tasks.

• An active licensee in the Marketplace, or permission to create one. A licensee is required to create a new agreement.

• Contact details for a technical representative within your organization who can act as the deployment point of contact.

AWS organization requirements

Before creating your AWS account, review the AWS Organization requirements to understand the configuration that must be completed after account creation.

Sign up for a new AWS account

1

Start the guided Purchase workflow for AWS

To start the purchase wizard:

1. Go to Catalog > Products.

2. Select Amazon Web Services.

3. Review the information, including product details, features, and more.

4. Select Buy now.

Select Buy now to start the guided purchase flow.

2

Create a new agreement and AWS account

In the guided purchase flow, follow these steps to create a new SoftwareOne Marketplace agreement and AWS account:

1. Select agreement – Select Create agreement.

2. Select licensee – Choose a licensee. You can also create a new licensee and select that licensee when it appears in the list. Select Next.

3. Create agreement – Select Create a new AWS account, then select Next.

4. AWS details – Complete the following steps:

   1. Create a new AWS account. For details, see How to create an AWS account in the AWS documentation.

   2. Sign in to the new account and complete the AWS Organizations requirements.

   3. Copy the 12-digit AWS Organizations management account ID.

3

Transfer billing of your newly created AWS account to SoftwareOne

After creating your AWS account and completing the required configuration, return to the purchase flow to continue the transfer process:

1. AWS details – Select Back to return to the step where the account transfer option is available.

Follow the instructions to create a new AWS account.

1. Create agreement – Select Transfer an existing AWS account. Select Next.

Select the option to transfer your account.

1. AWS details – Do the following:

   1. Enter your 12-digit AWS Management Account ID.

   2. Review and update the contact form as necessary.

   3. Select Next.

2. Support details – Choose one of the support options, then select Next:

   • SoftwareOne Enterprise Support – SoftwareOne becomes your point of contact for AWS support and assistance with your AWS environment.

   • AWS Resold Support – Contact AWS directly for technical assistance.

3. Cost management – Review the Cost Management tools, including FinOps for Cloud. Both options are selected by default and cannot be changed. Select Next.

4. Supplementary services – Choose any additional AWS services you are interested in, then select Next. Your selection indicates interest only; no services are provisioned at this stage. A SoftwareOne representative will contact you to provide more information.

5. Items – Review the AWS Service item in your agreement. Do not remove this item. Select Next.

6. Details – Provide reference details, like additional IDs or notes, and select Next.

7. Review order – Read the terms and conditions and the privacy statement. When done, select Place order to submit your order.

Next steps

After placing the order, you will receive a confirmation. Check the order details page for the next steps to complete onboarding.

1. Accepting the AWS billing transfer invitation – You will receive an invitation email from AWS. You must accept the invitation so we can proceed with your order.

2. Approving the service terms – You will receive an email from AWS, requesting you to accept the minimum service term of your agreement.

3. Deploying the SoftwareOne Bootstrap role – After accepting the billing transfer invitation and the service terms, you must deploy the Essentials Bootstrap Role. Deploying this role is mandatory for onboarding. For more details, see Essentials Bootstrap Role in SoftwareOne Services documentation.

You also receive email notifications when these actions are due and require your attention.