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The following are notes taken when creating the Amazon Machine Instance used for the CSG pipeline process.
The following are notes taken when creating the Amazon Machine Instance used for the CSG pipeline process.
These notes assume you have already created an EC2 account and have the certificates and keys set up properly.
These notes assume you have already created an EC2 account and have the certificates and keys set up properly.
Pay attention to the region you are using, at least for now it seems any StarCluster activity must be in '''us-east-1'''.
Pay attention to the region you are using, at least for now it seems any StarCluster activity must be in '''us-east-1'''.
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Launch a new instance starting from a StarCluster AMI. We will use set up the software on this instance and ultimately save it as an AMI.
# <code>EC2 DashBoard -> Launch Instance</code>
# Select: <code>Community AMIs</code>
#* Enter in the search box: <code>starcluster-base-ubuntu</code>
#** Select the latest non-hvm x86_64 ami
#**: ''Currently: <code>starcluster-base-ubuntu-13.04-x86_64 - ami-3393a45a</code>''
# Select the Instance Type: <code>Micro t1.micro<.code>
#* Since we are just using this instance to setup the system, pick the smallest/cheapest machine.
# Click: <code>Review and Launch</code>
#* Select: <code>Make General Purpose (SSD) the boot volume for this instance.<code>
#* Select: <code>Next</code>
Advanced Instance Options (take defaults)
Advanced Instance Options (take defaults)
Storage Device Configuration -> Edit
Storage Device Configuration -> Edit
No need to Create Status Check Alarms
No need to Create Status Check Alarms
No need to Create EBS Volumes
No need to Create EBS Volumes
== Set Up Swap Space ==
== Set Up Swap Space ==
