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The following are notes taken when creating a Snapshot of a volume where the GotCloud
software and data are installed.
'''Create an Instance and a Master GotCloud Volume'''
<code>
Login to https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2 # EC2 Management Console
</code>
Pay attention to the region you are using, at least for now it seems any StarCluster activity must be in '''us-west-2'''.
Launch a new instance which we will use to set up the software and ultimately save it as an AMI.
Your instance can use any memory size (t1.micro is fine), but should be running
'''Ubuntu Server 12.04.1 LTS 64 bit'''. The root volume size does not matter either.
Create a volume to serve as the GotCloud master volume if you do not already have one.
The volume size should be 20G at the moment.
Be sure the zone is the same as the one for the instance you just launched/created.
The volume should be based on 'No Snapshot'.
Once it is created, attach it to the instance you have launched and mount it it /gotcloud
'''Install the Software'''
Follow the instructions to install a Debian package [[Pipeline Debian Package|debian package]]
Run the tests to be sure everything is OK.
'''Create the SnapShot'''
In your browser at the EC2 Management Console choose ''Elastic Block Storage'' -> ''Volumes''.
Find the volume for current master you created above.
Choose ''Actions'' -> ''Create Snapshot''.
<code>
Name: GotCloud Distribution
Description: CSG GotCloud files from UMICH
Note snapshot name e.g. snap-9e782bb8
</code>
Now make the name of this snapshot available to the user population.
In your Unix terminal, get the snapshots.txt file, update it and make it available:
<code>
wget share.sph.umich.edu:gotcloud/snapshots.txt
vi snapshots.txt # Replace snapshot id with new one
scp snapshots.txt gotcloud@share.sph.umich.edu:
</code>
The following are notes taken when creating a Snapshot of a volume where the GotCloud
software and data are installed.
'''Create an Instance and a Master GotCloud Volume'''
<code>
Login to https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2 # EC2 Management Console
</code>
Pay attention to the region you are using, at least for now it seems any StarCluster activity must be in '''us-west-2'''.
Launch a new instance which we will use to set up the software and ultimately save it as an AMI.
Your instance can use any memory size (t1.micro is fine), but should be running
'''Ubuntu Server 12.04.1 LTS 64 bit'''. The root volume size does not matter either.
Create a volume to serve as the GotCloud master volume if you do not already have one.
The volume size should be 20G at the moment.
Be sure the zone is the same as the one for the instance you just launched/created.
The volume should be based on 'No Snapshot'.
Once it is created, attach it to the instance you have launched and mount it it /gotcloud
'''Install the Software'''
Follow the instructions to install a Debian package [[Pipeline Debian Package|debian package]]
Run the tests to be sure everything is OK.
'''Create the SnapShot'''
In your browser at the EC2 Management Console choose ''Elastic Block Storage'' -> ''Volumes''.
Find the volume for current master you created above.
Choose ''Actions'' -> ''Create Snapshot''.
<code>
Name: GotCloud Distribution
Description: CSG GotCloud files from UMICH
Note snapshot name e.g. snap-9e782bb8
</code>
Now make the name of this snapshot available to the user population.
In your Unix terminal, get the snapshots.txt file, update it and make it available:
<code>
wget share.sph.umich.edu:gotcloud/snapshots.txt
vi snapshots.txt # Replace snapshot id with new one
scp snapshots.txt gotcloud@share.sph.umich.edu:
</code>
