Create Instances
This screen allows you create a new instance.
Select an Image
This panel allows you to select a base image to use for creating your
instance.
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Refine your results by selecting filter values using the drop-down list
boxes or by typing text into the Search text
box.
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Select an image by clicking on the image in the Select
image list.
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Click the Next: Select type button to proceed to
the Type panel.
Select a Type
This panel allows you to specify the instance size, number of instances, and the
availability zone of your new instance(s).
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Select an instance size by clicking the appropriate icon.
Note: Information about the instance size is displayed when you click the
instance size link.
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You can optionally type the number of instances to launch in the
Number of instances text box if you want to
launch more than one instance.
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If you want to specify an availability zone other than the default, select
an availability zone using the Availability zone
drop-down list box.
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Click the Next: Select security button to proceed
to the Security panel.
Specify Security
This panel allows you to specify the key pair and security group that will be
used by your new instance(s). NOTE: if you create a key pair or security group in this
section, they will automatically be selected for use in your new instance.
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Select a key pair using the Key pair drop-down list
box.
Note: You can also create a new key pair by clicking the Create
new key pair link to display the Create new
key pair dialog box.
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Select a security group using the Security group
drop-down list box.
Note: You can also create a new security group by clicking the
Create new security group link to display the
Create new security group dialog box.
Note:
If you select the default security group, make sure that you've added rules
to the default security group so that you can access your instances.
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You can optionally specify advanced options by clicking the
Select advanced options link.
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Click the Launch instance(s) button.
Specify Advanced Options
This panel allows you to specify advanced options for your new instance(s). You
can add user data, override the kernel and RAM disk IDs, specify private networking, and
add additional storage.
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Specify custom user data by typing it into the User
data text box or by attaching a file by clicking the
Choose file button.
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You can override the kernel ID in the selected image with the
Kernel ID drop-down list box.
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You can override the RAM disk ID in the selected image with the
RAM disk ID drop-down list box.
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Click the Network check box to specify that your
new instance should use private addressing only. Private addresses cannot
connect directly to the Internet and must go through a NAT (Network Address
Translation) device or an elastic IP address mapped to the instance.
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For EBS-backed instances, you can configure the root volume of your
instance:
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Type the size of the attached storage in gigabytes into the
Size (GB) text box.
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Select the Delete on termination check box
if you would like the attached storage to be deleted when the
instance is terminated.
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Click the Launch instance(s) button to launch your
new instance(s).