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Create a Virtual Machine in the Amazon Cloud

The Create a virtual machine in the Amazon Cloud link on the Reservation Manager Home page opens a wizard that lets you perform the following actions.

Note: Some options may not be available at all sites if disabled by the system administrator.

• Specify the Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) that are desired. Your selection determines the options presented in the wizard.
• Select the number of instances you want to create.
• Specify an instance type that defines your compute capacity requirements. The choices are:
  • c1.medium
  • c1.xlarge
  • m1.large
  • m1.small
  • m1.xlarge
  • m2.xlarge
  • m2.2xlarge
  • m2.4xlarge
  • t1.micro

  Descriptions of these instance types are on the Amazon Web Services website.

  Note: This page may also show an hourly rate per system if your site implemented the chargeback feature. If you change the instance type, you can recalculate the total to see the new hourly rate.

• Choose to reserve now for several days, or enter start and end dates and times.

  Both options may also let you reserve a system with no expiration date and time. The administrator controls whether unlimited end times are enabled, so this feature may not be available at all sites.

  The times start and end on the hour. The end time must be at least one hour after the start time. If you specify an end time that exceeds the number of days for which you can reserve a virtual machine, Reservation Manager rejects your request.

• (Optional) Specify the following additional information:

  Project ID

  (Optional) Defines the ID that associates the request with a specific project. This field is useful for evaluating requests and for allocating or charging costs to a specific project.

  The Reservation Manager administrator can configure this field so that it is required. In this case, Reservation Manager displays a corresponding note in the information bar. You can submit your reservation request only after you enter a project ID. Reservation Manager does not validate the specified value.

  Notes

  (Optional) Defines additional information you want to provide about the request.

  Send Notifications to

  (Optional) Defines the email address to which Reservation Manager sends notifications regarding this request. You can override any default value with a different address. Separate multiple email addresses with a semicolon. Reservation Manager sends email notifications when a reserved system is available for use and when the expiration of the reservation period is approaching.

  Save as Template

  (Optional) Defines a name for this request so that you can use it as a template for future requests.

  Template Description

  (Optional) Defines a description for the template.