Select and Launch the AMI Instance
With the security group configured, you can launch the AMI instance.
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With the security group configured, you can launch the AMI instance.
- Log into your AWS Management Console at https://aws.amazon.com/console.
- Indicate where you want to launch your instance by selecting the region in the navigation bar.
- Under Compute, clickEC2.
- Under Images, clickAMIs.
- Click theOwned by medrop-down list and selectPublic images.
- Search for the product instance and version to launch ("ssg_v90").
- ClickLaunchto start the configuration steps.
Configure the AMI Instance
You can customize the AMI instance by selecting different configuration and storage options.
1 | Choose Instance Type | Filter by Current Generation. Suggested value: m3.large |
2 | Configure Instance | Accept default settings to set up one instance using a default virtual private cloud. Leave the shutdown behavior at Stop unless you want the instance to be deleted after shutdown. |
3 | Add Storage | Accept default memory set by the instance type. |
4 | Tag Instance | Optional. Create a new key pair to identify your instance. Each tag consists of a key and an optional value. See docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/Using_Tags.html |
5 | Configure Security Group | Select the SSG security group you previously created, or create it now. All fields are required, including Description. See Create the Security Group earlier in this topic. |
To continue, click
Review and Launch
. Allow a moment for the instance to start up. The Status column switches from "pending" to "running" when boot-up is complete.Next step: Generate a Key Pair