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Configure and Validate the Amazon EC2 Server

The Amazon EC2 server must be configured and available in CA Server Automation. The connection from CA Server Automation to the Amazon public and private clouds must also be validated before you can provision instances.

Follow these steps

1. Copy the certificate and private keys to the CA Server Automation Manager.
2. On the server where the Amazon EC2 Adapter service is installed, start the CA Server Automation user interface.
3. Click the Administration tab.
4. Select the Configuration panel, Provisioning, EC2 Server.
5. Enter information for your implementation:
   • AWS Account ID: The AWS Account ID.
     Example: 538614568157
   • X.509 Certificate Full Path: The Amazon X.509 Certificate file (.pem).

     Example: C:\ec2_account\cert-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.pem

   • Private Key File Full Path: The Amazon Private Key file (.pem).

     Example:C:\ec2_account\pk-YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.pem

   • Configured Regions: The regions configured for this EC2 server.

     Example: us-east-1

   • Default Region: The default region to display for provisioning.

     Example: ap-northeast-1

   • Default Account: Whether the account is enabled by default.

     Example: Enabled

   • Proxy Server: A server that acts as an intermediary for service requests.

     Example: yourproxy.com

6. On the CA Server Automation Manager, access the system clock application and synchronize the time with a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server.

   Note: For security reasons, the Amazon EC2 server invalidates connection attempts by an outside server, if the outside server time does not match its own time. Synchronizing time on the CA Server Automation Manager avoids a potential validation error in the next step.

7. From the Actions menu, select Validate.

   The connection between CA Server Automation and your Amazon public or private cloud is validated. If the Connection Status is green, you can start provisioning EC2 instances. If the Validation fails, verify the following before retrying the Validate action:

   • AWS Account ID is correct
   • Certificate and Private Key files are available and in the correct place
   • You synchronized the system time on the CA Server Automation Manager
   • Proxy credentials are correct (applicable only if you run CA Server Automation inside the firewall)