Tutorials/CloudSim/aws setup

AWS Setup ===
 * Create an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account
 * Get your AWS credentials
 * Increase your VPC and instance limits

Create an account ===

CloudSim runs on the Amazon cloud infrastructure. You should signup for an account by visiting Amazon Web Services



Get your AWS key and secret key ====

Once you have an account, log in to your amazon console

You should have your AWS key pairs credentials ready before going through this tutorial.

You can obtain your AWS keys from the AWS console via the credential menu:



You must press the "show" button to see the secret key from your browser:



Increase your AWS resource limits ===

Note: This step is optional: You only need to increase your resource limits if you plan to run multiple simulators at once from the same AWS account.

CloudSim uses special High Performance Computing servers. AWS uses the name "Cluster GPU Quadruple XL" to refer to them. There is a limit of 2 of these GPU instance types that can run concurrently from a normal account. CloudSim will be limited if this limit is not increased. Also, CloudSim uses Elastic IPs and VPCs (Virtual Private Cloud) resources that are also restricted. It is possible to request a larger limits for these resources by filling online forms.

You will need your AWS account number, as well as the email address associated with the account in order to fill out these forms. You can find your account number from the AWS console: Click on the username, select "My Account".


 * 1) Get your account number



You will need your account number when filling in the request form. The account number will appear under your name.

You can now fill the forms to increase your resources limits.


 * 1) Increase the EC2 GPU instance limit

Go to http://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/ec2-request/ to request more GPU instances:

These requests are valid for a single region. The machines are located in "US East (Northern Virginia)", so don't forget to specify this as the region (as per the pictures).



Finally, go to http://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/vpc-request/ to request more elastic IPs and VPC resources:
 * 1) Increase your Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) resources




 * 1) Next ##

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