From the Software Stacks page, you can configure Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) or manage existing ones.
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To search for an existing software stack, use the operating system drop-down to filter by OS.
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Select the name of a software stack to view details about the stack.
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Choose the radio button next to a software stack, then use the Actions menu to edit the stack and assign the stack to a project.
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Choose the Register Software Stack button to create a new stack.
Register a new software stack
The Register Software Stack button lets you create a new stack:
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Choose Register Software Stack.
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Enter details for the new software stack.
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Choose Submit.
Assign a software stack to a project
When you create a new software stack, you can assign the stack to projects. But, if you need to add the stack to a project after the initial creation, do the following:
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You can only assign software stacks to projects of which you are a member.
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On the Software Stacks page, select the radio button for the software stack that you want to add to a project.
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Choose Actions.
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Choose Edit.
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Use the Projects drop-down to select the project.
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Choose Submit.
You can also edit the software stack from the stack details page.
Modify the software stack's VDI instance list
For each registered software stack, you can choose the allowed instance families and types. The list of the options for each software stack is filtered by the options defined in the Desktop settings. You can find and modify the global Allowed Instance Families and Types there.
To edit the Allowed Instance Families and Types attribute of a software stack:
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On the Software Stacks page, choose the radio button for the software stack.
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Choose Actions, then select Edit Stack.
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Choose the desired instance families and types from the drop-down list under Allowed Instance Families and Types.
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Select Submit.
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If the global set of Allowed Instance Families and Types includes
an instance family and an instance type within that family (for example t3 and
t3.large), the available options for the Allowed Instance Families and
Types attribute of a software stack will only include the instance family.
Important
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When an instance type/family is deleted from the Allow list at the environment level it should automatically be removed from all software stacks.
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Instance types/families that are added at the environment level are not automatically added to software stacks.
View software stack details
From the Software Stacks page, select the software stack name to view its details. You can also select the radio button for a software stack, choose Actions and select Edit to edit the software stack.
VDI tenancy support
When you register a new software stack or edit an existing software stack, you can select the tenancy for the VDIs launched from this software stack. The following three tenancies are supported:
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Shared (Default) - Run VDIs with shared hardware instances
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Dedicated Instance - Run VDIs with dedicated instances
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Dedicated Host - Run VDIs with a dedicated host
When you select the dedicated host tenancy type, you must also select the tenancy affinity and the target host type. The following target host types are supported:
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Host Resource Group - Host resource group created in AWS License Manager
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Host ID - A specific host ID
To specify any self-managed licenses required by your VDIs when you launch them with the dedicated host tenancy, associate the licenses with your AMI following Associating self-managed licenses and AMIs in the AWS License Manager User Guide.
