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目录
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Questions
- 2.1 What does EC2, AMI, AKI and ARI stand for?
- 2.2 How can I join the Ubuntu on EC2 beta program? Are there minimum requirements for it?
- 2.3 How much does it cost to run Ubuntu on EC2?
- 2.4 What was used to build the EC2 images and can I use it to build my own images?
- 2.5 How long will the beta program last?
- 2.6 How do I terminate an instance which I cannot connect to?
- 2.7 How am I informed of a new AMI availability
- 2.8 I have a question that is not answered here
Introduction
This pages lists frequently ask question about Ubuntu Server Edition on Amazon Web Services and tries to answer them.
Questions
What does EC2, AMI, AKI and ARI stand for?
- EC2: Elastic Cloud Compute, the Xen based virtual data center Amazon Web Services offers
- AMI: Amazon Machine Image, the Xen DomU guest virtual machine.
- AKI: Amazon Kernel Image, the Xen guest paravirtualized kernel used by an AMI.
- ARI: Amazon Ramdisk Image, the Xen guest paravirtualized ramdisk used by an AMI.
How can I join the Ubuntu on EC2 beta program? Are there minimum requirements for it?
To join the beta program, just follow the instructions on the official web page. There is no minimum requirements for it except than be willing to spend a little time using our images, reporting your findings and accepting to join our beta test mailing list. Amazon EC2 is however not the simplest of environments and requires some reading in order to master it, so be prepared to it...
How much does it cost to run Ubuntu on EC2?
There is no fee charged by us for you to run Ubuntu on EC2. EC2 does however charge instances according to their pricing, which is totally independent of us. In the future we may offer AMI on DevPay for a fee, but this will only be useful for those that would like to get bundled support with it, or rights to use Landscape.
What was used to build the EC2 images and can I use it to build my own images?
Ubuntu's vmbuilder was used to build it, together with its ec2 plug in. To use it, install the python-vmbuilder-ec2 package.
How long will the beta program last?
The program should last about a month but maybe extended if we feel that more improvements are needed. It will all depend on your feedback.
How do I terminate an instance which I cannot connect to?
The command ec2kill <instance> will do just that.
How am I informed of a new AMI availability
We'll provide the information on the mailing list when we upload a new AMI. In the future, an a specific blog with an RSS feed you can subscribe to will also be created.
I have a question that is not answered here
If you also have the answer to it, feel free to add it here ;). Otherwise, please ask your question on the beta test mailing list to which you have been subscribed to as part as your enrollment to the beta.
