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OpenSolaris 2008.11 64-bit AMI is a public AMI provided by Sun Microsystems

Submitted By:	nextgenec2
AMI ID:	ami-4b638422
AMI Manifest:	sun-osol-2008-11/2008.11_64_1.0.img.manifest.xml
License:	Public
Operating System:	Linux/Unix
Europe AMI ID:	ami-99a68eed

Sun Microsystems Inc. is pleased to announce the release of 64-bit OpenSolaris 2008.11 base AMI On Amazon EC2's cloud computing service. This 64-bit AMI gives you the power and security of OpenSolaris combined with the flexibility of Amazon's cloud computing service, and is optimized for for EC2's cloud computing environment.

Description

This AMI supports 64-bit Instance sizes including m1.large (Large Instance Type), m1.xlarge (Extra Large Instance Type) and c1.xlarge (High CPU Extra Large Instance Type).

For more details on these instance types visit

To run the AMI with Large Instance type, execute following command.
ec2-run-instances ami-4b638422 -k <your-keypair> --instance-type m1.large

To run the AMI with Extra Large Instance type, execute following command.
ec2-run-instances ami-4b638422 -k <your-keypair> --instance-type m1.xlarge

To run the AMI with High CPU Extra Large Instance type, execute following command.
ec2-run-instances ami-4b638422 -k <your-keypair> --instance-type c1.xlarge

64-bit AMI Rebundling Changes:

Replace the ec2-bundle-image command in the Getting Started Guide (Page 10)with the following:

ec2-bundle-image -c $EC2_CERT -k $EC2_PRIVATE_KEY \
--kernel aki-846483ed --ramdisk ari-876483ee \
--block-device-mapping "root=rpool/52@0,ami=0,ephemeral0=1,ephemeral1=2,ephemeral2=3,ephemeral3=4" \
--user $EC2_USER_ACCOUNT_NUMBER --arch x86_64 \
-i $DIRECTORY/$IMAGE -d $DIRECTORY/parts

For OpenSolaris 2008.11 32bit base AMI, Please see
http://blogs.sun.com/ec2/entry/opensolaris_2008_11_on_amazon

For Other AMIs provided by Sun Microsystems, Please see
http://blogs.sun.com/ec2/entry/opensolaris_based_ami_catalog_on

Support:

For technical support during Beta period, please contact ec2-solaris-support[AT]SUN[DOT]COM.
Please check OpenSolaris on Amazon EC2 blog for latest updates and new information about OpenSolaris AMIs.
The "OpenSolaris on Amazon EC2 Getting Started Guide" is located at:
http://www.sun.com/third-party/global/amazon/Sun_AmazonEC2_GettingStartedGuide.pdf
Register for OpenSolaris AMIs here.

OpenSolaris AMI License for Amazon EC2

http://www.sun.com/third-party/global/amazon/license/ami/

OpenSolaris is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the US and other countries.

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