Launch More Instances Like This

This page allows you create one or more new instances that have the same characteristics as an existing instance.

Specify the number of new instances to launch in the provided text box.
You can optionally type the name(s) of your new instances in the Name(s) text box.
The read-only information associated with your new instances are pre-populated based on the instance from which you selected to launch more instances.
To specify custom user data using a manual entry:
1. Select Enter text from the User data options.
2. Enter the user data into the provided text box.
To specify user data with a file:
1. Select Upload file to attach a user data file.
2. Click the Choose File button.
  A window opens prompting you to select a file from your local file system.
3. Navigate to the location of the file you want to upload.
4. Select the file to upload and click Open from the file chooser window.
  The name of the selected file displays next to the Choose File button.
You can optionally specify advanced options by clicking the + control next to Advanced to expand it and refer to the next section for further details.
Otherwise, click the Launch Instance button to launch your new instances or click Cancel to abandon your changes.

Specify Advanced Options

This panel allows you to specify advanced options for your new instance(s). You can override the kernel and RAM disk IDs, enable monitoring, and add additional storage, if applicable.

You can override the kernel ID in the selected image with the Kernel ID drop-down list box.
You can override the RAM disk ID in the selected image with the RAM disk ID (RAMFS) drop-down list box.
Click the Enable monitoring check box to specify that detailed CloudWatch metric gathering should be enabled for your new instance(s).
For EBS-backed instances, you can configure the root volume or additional storage for your instance in the Storage section:
1. Change the size of the root volume by entering the size of the attached storage in gigabytes into the Size (GB) text box.
2. Select the Delete on terminate check box if you want the attached storage deleted when the instance is terminated.
3. You can configure additional storage for your instance by selecting a volume type from the Volume drop-down list box.
4. Type the desired mapping for the storage into the Mapping text box (for example:/dev/sdb).
5. If you want to create the storage from an existing snapshot, specify it in the Create from snapshot drop-down list box.
6. Type the size of the attached storage in gigabytes into the Size (GB) text box.
7. Select the Delete on terminate check box if you would like the attached storage to be deleted when the instance is terminated.
8. Click the Add Device button to add this storage.
  Added storage displays as a row in the table under the Storage area.
9. You can delete existing storage by clicking the minus button on the right side of the storage list item.
Click the Launch Instance button to launch your new instance(s) or Cancel abandon your changes.