Deploy Instance from AMI
Initialize EC2 Machine from AMI
To deploy a virtual machine from an imported AMI, follow these steps:
-
Access the EC2 Management Console.
- In the navigation bar, select AMIs.
- Choose the imported AMI for the virtual machine (e.g.,
import-ami-08a9efac866dfcb04
).
- Click on Launch.
![VMWare Workstation](/images/6/0001.png?featherlight=false&width=90pc)
- Name: Enter Import-Server.
![VMWare Workstation](/images/6/0002.png?featherlight=false&width=90pc)
- Keep the default AMI selection.
![VMWare Workstation](/images/6/0003.png?featherlight=false&width=90pc)
- Keep the default Instance type and select Create a new key pair.
![VMWare Workstation](/images/6/0004.png?featherlight=false&width=90pc)
- Fill in the key pair information and click on Create key pair.
![VMWare Workstation](/images/6/0005.png?featherlight=false&width=90pc)
- Leave the default Network settings.
![VMWare Workstation](/images/6/0006.png?featherlight=false&width=90pc)
- Select View all instances.
![VMWare Workstation](/images/6/0007.png?featherlight=false&width=90pc)
- Check the instance that you have created.
![VMWare Workstation](/images/6/0008.png?featherlight=false&width=90pc)
- SSH into the instance.
![VMWare Workstation](/images/6/0009.png?featherlight=false&width=90pc)
- Click on SSH.
![VMWare Workstation](/images/6/00010.png?featherlight=false&width=90pc)
- Complete the SSH credentials.
![VMWare Workstation](/images/6/00011.png?featherlight=false&width=90pc)
- Enter the password.
![VMWare Workstation](/images/6/00012.png?featherlight=false&width=90pc)
- Finish the SSH process.
![VMWare Workstation](/images/6/00013.png?featherlight=false&width=90pc)
- Test the ping.
![VMWare Workstation](/images/6/00014.png?featherlight=false&width=90pc)