Tutorials/CloudSim/1.3/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

CloudSim does not use the same log in information as the AWS console. Instead, it uses the AWS key and secret key pair. You can obtain your AWS key and secret key pair from the AWS console via the credential menu:



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



Get your account number ===

You will need this information to increase your AWS resource limits (explained below). You can find your account number from the AWS console: Click on the username, select "My Account".



Increase your AWS resource limits === 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. You will not be able to run more than 2 machines at once using CloudSim if this limit is not increased. Also, CloudSim uses IP and (Virtual Private Cloud) resources that are also restricted. It is possible to request a larger limit for these resources by filling out the appropriate 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.


 * 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




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