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Create a Stack for Amazon Machine Images

Create one or more reservation stacks for AMIs so that users can make reservations in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2).

Follow these steps:

1. Log in to Reservation Manager using CA Server Automation administrator credentials.
2. Select Administration, Stacks.
3. Select Create from the Actions menu.
4. Use the Create Reservation Stack dialog to create an AMI stack.

   Specify Name page

   Indicates a name and optional description.

   Specify System Image page

   Lists the system images available for deploying new systems. Select an AMI image from the System Images list.

   Specify Requirements page

   Indicates the system requirements. Specify the number of instances to create. (Optional) Change the security groups and select a different instance type (tier of service) if desired

   Specify Actions page

   (Optional) Select actions to run before provisioning a system, or after provisioning is completed or expired.

   Specify Access Policy page

   Select the organizational units whose members are to be granted access to the stack.