Create an Outpost and order Outpost capacity - AWS Outposts
Step 1: Create a siteStep 2: Create an OutpostStep 3: Place the orderStep 4: Modify instance capacityNext steps

Create an Outpost and order Outpost capacity

To begin using AWS Outposts, you must create an Outpost and order Outpost capacity.

Prerequisites

  • Review the available configurations for your Outposts racks.

  • An Outpost site is the physical location for your Outpost equipment. Before ordering capacity, verify that your site meets the requirements. For more information, see Site requirements for Outposts rack.

  • You must have an AWS Enterprise Support plan or an AWS Enterprise On-Ramp Support plan.

  • Determine which AWS account will own the Outpost. Use this account to create the Outposts site, create the Outpost, and place the order. Monitor the email associated with this account for information from AWS.

Step 1: Create a site

Create a site to specify the operating address. The operating address is the physical location for your Outposts racks.

Prerequisites

  • Determine the operating address.

To create a site

  1. Sign in to AWS using the AWS account that will own the Outpost.

  2. Open the AWS Outposts console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/outposts/.

  3. To select the parent AWS Region, use the Region selector in the upper-right corner of the page.

  4. In the navigation pane, choose Sites.

  5. Choose Create site.

  6. For Supported hardware type, choose Racks and servers.

  7. Enter a name, description, and operating address for your site.

  8. For Site details, provide the requested information about the site.

    • Max weight – The maximum rack weight that this site can support, in lbs.

    • Power draw – The power draw available at the hardware placement position for the rack, in kVA.

    • Power option – The power option that you can provide for the hardware.

    • Power connector – The power connector that AWS should plan to provide for connections to the hardware.

    • Power feed drop – Indicate whether the power feed comes above or below the rack.

    • Uplink speed – The uplink speed the rack should support for the connection to the Region, in Gbps.

    • Number of uplinks – The number of uplinks for each Outpost networking device that you intend to use to connect the rack to your network.

    • Fiber type – The type of fiber that you will use to attach the rack to your network.

    • Optical standard – The type of optical standard that you will use to attach the rack to your network.

  9. (Optional) For Site notes, enter any other information that might be useful for AWS to know about the site.

  10. Read the facility requirements, and then select I have read the facility requirements.

  11. Choose Create site.

Step 2: Create an Outpost

Create an Outpost for your racks. Then, specify this Outpost when you place your order.

Prerequisites

  • Determine the AWS Availability Zone to associate with your site.

To create an Outpost

  1. In the navigation pane, choose Outposts.

  2. Choose Create Outpost.

  3. Choose Racks.

  4. Enter a name and description for your Outpost.

  5. Choose an Availability Zone for your Outpost.

  6. (Optional) To configure private connectivity, select Use Private connectivity. Choose a VPC and subnet in the same AWS account and Availability Zone as your Outpost. For more information, see Prerequisites.

  7. For Site ID, choose your site.

  8. Choose Create Outpost.

Step 3: Place the order

Place an order for the Outposts racks that you need. After you submit the order, an AWS Outposts representative will contact you.

Important

You can't edit an order after you submit it so review all details carefully before submission. If you need to change an order, contact your AWS Account Manager.

Prerequisites

  • Determine how you will pay for the order. You can pay all upfront, partially upfront, or nothing upfront. If you do not choose to pay all upfront, you'll pay monthly charges over the three-year term.

    The pricing includes delivery, installation, infrastructure service maintenance, and software patches and upgrades.

  • Determine whether the delivery address is different than the operating address that you specified for the site.

To place an order

  1. In the navigation pane, choose Orders.

  2. Choose Place order.

  3. For Supported hardware type, choose Racks.

  4. To add capacity, choose a configuration. If the available configurations do not meet your needs, you can contact AWS to request a custom capacity configuration instead.

  5. Choose Next.

  6. Choose Use an existing Outpost and select your Outpost.

  7. Choose Next.

  8. Select a contract term and payment option.

  9. Specify the shipping address. You can specify a new address or select the site's operating address. If you select the operating address, be aware that any future change to the site's operating address will not propagate to existing orders. If you need to change the shipping address on an existing order, contact your AWS Account Manager.

  10. Choose Next.

  11. On the Review and order page, verify that your information is correct and edit as needed. You will not be able to edit the order after you submit it.

  12. Choose Place order.

Step 4: Modify instance capacity

An Outpost provides a pool of AWS compute and storage capacity at your site as a private extension of an Availability Zone in an AWS Region. Because the compute and storage capacity available in the Outpost is finite and determined by the size and number of racks that AWS installs at your site, you get to decide how much Amazon EC2, Amazon EBS, and Amazon S3 on AWS Outposts capacity you need to run your initial workloads, accommodate future growth, and to provide extra capacity to mitigate server failures and maintenance events.

The capacity of each new Outpost order is configured with a default capacity configuration. You can convert the default configuration to create various instances to meet your business needs. To do so, you create a capacity task, specify the instance sizes and quantity, and run the capacity task to implement the changes.

Note

  • You can change the quantity of instance sizes after you place the order for your Outposts.

  • Instances sizes and quantities are defined at the Outpost level.

  • Instances are placed automatically based on best practices.

To modify instance capacity

  1. From the AWS Outposts console'sAWS Outposts left navigation pane, choose Capacity tasks.

  2. On the Capacity tasks page, choose Create capacity task.

  3. On the Getting started page, choose the order.

  4. To modify capacity, you can use the steps in the console or upload a JSON file.

Console steps

  1. Choose Modify a new Outpost capacity configuration.

  2. Choose Next.

  3. On the Configure instance capacity page, each instance type shows one instance size with the maximum quantity preselected. To add more instance sizes, choose Add instance size.

  4. Specify the instance quantity and note the capacity that is displayed for that instance size.

  5. View the message at the end of each instance-type section that informs you if you are over or under capacity. Make adjustments at the instance size or quantity level to optimize your total available capacity.

  6. You can also request AWS Outposts to optimize the instance quantity for a specific instance size. To do so:

    1. Choose the instance size.

    2. Choose Auto-balance at the end of the related instance-type section.

  7. For each instance type, ensure that the instance quantity is specified for at least one instance size.

  8. Choose Next.

  9. On the Review and create page, verify the updates that you are requesting.

  10. Choose Create. AWS Outposts creates a capacity task.

  11. On the capacity task page, monitor the status of the task.

    Note

    • AWS Outposts might request you to stop one or more running instances to enable running the capacity task. After you stop these instances, AWS Outposts will run the task.

    • If you need to change your capacity after you complete your order, contact AWS Support to make the changes.

Upload JSON file

  1. Choose Upload a capacity configuration.

  2. Choose Next.

  3. On the Upload capacity configuration plan page, upload the JSON file that specifies the instance type, size, and quantity.

    Example JSON file:

    {
    "RequestedInstancePools": [
        {
            "InstanceType": "c5.24xlarge",
            "Count": 1
        },
        {
            "InstanceType": "m5.24xlarge",
            "Count": 2
        }
    ]
}

  4. Review the contents of the JSON file in the Capacity configuration plan section.

  5. Choose Next.

  6. On the Review and create page, verify the updates that you are requesting.

  7. Choose Create. AWS Outposts creates a capacity task.

  8. On the capacity task page, monitor the status of the task.

    Note

    • AWS Outposts might request you to stop one or more running instances to enable running the capacity task. After you stop these instances, AWS Outposts will run the task.

    • If you need to change your capacity after you complete your order, contact AWS Support to make the changes.

Next steps

You can view the status of your order using the AWS Outposts console. The initial status of your order is Order received. An AWS representative will contact you within three business days. You will receive an email confirmation when the status of your order changes to Order processing. An AWS representative may contact you to get any additional information that AWS requires.

If you have any questions about your order, contact AWS Support.

To fulfill the order, AWS will schedule a date and time with you.

You will also receive a checklist of items to verify or provide before the installation. The AWS installation team will arrive at your site at the scheduled date and time. The team will roll the rack to the identified position and your electrician can power the rack. The team will establish network connectivity for the rack over the uplink that you provide, and will configure the rack's capacity. The installation is complete when you confirm that the Amazon EC2 and Amazon EBS capacity for your Outpost is available from your AWS account.