Launching an Amazon EC2-compatible instance on a Snowball Edge with AWS OpsHub

To launch an Amazon EC2-compatible instance

1. Open the AWS OpsHub application.

2. In the Start computing section on the dashboard, choose Get started. Or, choose the Services menu at the top, and then choose Compute (EC2) to open the Compute page. All your compute resources appear in the Resources section.

3. If you have Amazon EC2-compatible instances running on your device, they appear in the Instance name column under Instances. You can see details of each instance on this page.

4. Choose Launch instance. The launch instance wizard opens.

5. For Device, choose the Snow device that you want to launch the Amazon EC2-compatible.

   

6. For Image (AMI), choose an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) from the list. This AMI is used to launch your instance.

7. For Instance type, choose one from the list.

8. Choose how you want to attach an IP address to the instance. You have the following options:

   • Create public IP address (VNI) – Choose this option to create a new IP address using a physical network interface. Choose a physical network interface and IP address assignment.

   • Use existing IP address (VNI) – Choose this option to use an existing IP address and then use existing virtual network interfaces. Choose a physical network interface and a virtual network interface.

   • Do not attach IP address – Choose this option if you don't want to attach an IP address.

9. Choose how you want to attach a key pair to the instance. You have the following options:

   Create key pair – Choose this option to create a new key pair and launch the new instance with this key pair.

   Use existing key pair – Choose this option to use an existing key pair to launch the instance.

   Do not attach IP address – Choose this option if you don't want to attach a key pair. You must acknowledge that you won't able to connect to this instance unless you already know the password that is built into this AMI.

   For more information, see Working with key pairs for EC2-compatible instances in AWS OpsHub.

10. Choose Launch. You should see your instance launching in the Compute instances section. The State is Pending and then changes to Running when done.