Changes

# <code>EC2 DashBoard -> Launch Instance</code>

# <code>EC2 DashBoard -> Launch Instance</code>

# Select: <code>Community AMIs</code>

# Select: <code>Community AMIs</code>

#* Enter in the search box: <code>starcluster-base-ubuntu</code>

## Enter in the search box: <code>starcluster-base-ubuntu</code>

#** Select the latest non-hvm x86_64 ami

## Select the latest non-hvm x86_64 ami

#**: ''Currently: <code>starcluster-base-ubuntu-13.04-x86_64 - ami-3393a45a</code>''

##* ''Currently:'' <code>starcluster-base-ubuntu-13.04-x86_64 - ami-3393a45a</code>

# Select the Instance Type: <code>Micro t1.micro<.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.

#* Since we are just using this instance to setup the system, pick the smallest/cheapest machine.

# Click: <code>Review and Launch</code>

# Click: <code>Review and Launch</code>

#* Select: <code>Make General Purpose (SSD) the boot volume for this instance.<code>

## Select: <code>Make General Purpose (SSD) the boot volume for this instance.</code>

#* Select: <code>Next</code>

## Select: <code>Next</code>

  Storage Device Configuration -> Edit

# Click: <code>Edit storage</code>

  Change volume to 30G -> Save -> Continue          # Storage size does not matter

## Update the Size: <code>20</code>

  Key Name = GotCloud 1.06a

##* We use 20G to fit the GotCloud code and reference files. Make it larger if you want additional space.

  Create Key/Pair if you need to, Name the PEM and save the pem file for access by ssh

## Click: <code>Review and Launch</code>

# Click: <code>Launch</code>

  Launch

# Select the key/pair you want to use & Launch

    No need to Create Status Check Alarms

 

== Set Up Swap Space ==

== Set Up Swap Space ==