[Thincrust-devel] EC2 AOS instances now available

[Joey Boggs]

We have put the latest Thincrust AOS up on Amazon's EC2. The EC2 version 
requires a few more packages to support the EC2 AMI tools any increases 
the disk space required very little. This is an easy way for folks to 
"kick the tires" if they do not want to build it using the appliance 
creator.

For those not yet familiar with EC2 please review the following 
information as it is very helpful in understanding the way EC2 operates.

EC2 Information: http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html?node=201590011

EC2 Getting Started Guide: 
http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AWSEC2/2008-02-01/GettingStartedGuide/


To build your own copy, follow the instructions here:

For ease of use and administration tools like Elasticfox, a plugin for 
Firefox can be used.

1. Using Elasticfox search for Thincrust in the AMI section
2. There will be 2 results, one for Fedora 8 (ami-e391758a) and one for 
Fedora 9 (ami-fd967294)
3. Select the version you wish then right click and select "Launch 
instance of this AMI"
4. Review the options presented if you need to create multiple instances 
and ensure the correct ssh keypair is assigned for logging into the 
instance.
5. Select Launch
6. Once the machine is up and running which can take a few minutes you 
will be able to select it in the bottom section and review the console 
output or login via ssh.

More information on Elasticfox can be reviewed at: 
http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/entry.jspa?externalID=609