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update AMI select instructions because something happened to the old way of accessing 1.4.0 AMI...

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Sagar Karandikar 2019-01-27 14:35:46 -08:00
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docs/Initial-Setup/Setting-up-your-Manager-Instance.rst
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@ -11,22 +11,37 @@ Since we will deploy the heavy lifting to separate ``c4.4xlarge`` and
we will use a ``c4.4xlarge``,
running the AWS FPGA Developer AMI (be sure to subscribe if you have not done so. See :ref:`ami-subscription`).
Head to the `EC2 Management
Console <https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home>`__. In the top
right corner, ensure that the correct region is selected.
.. Head to the `EC2 Management
.. Console <https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home>`__. In the top
.. right corner, ensure that the correct region is selected.
To launch a manager instance, follow these steps:
1. From the main page of the EC2 Management Console, click
1. Head to the FPGA Developer AMI Page on AWS Marketplace:
`https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/B06VVYBLZZ <https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/B06VVYBLZZ>`__
2. Click the ``Continue to Subscribe`` button in the top-right.
3. On the following page, select ``Continue to Configuration``.
4. On the following page, you will be presented with several dropdown menus:
1. Do not change ``Fulfillment Option``.
2. For ``Software Version``, select ``1.4.0 (May 08, 2018)``. You MUST use this version. **DO NOT USE ANY OTHER VERSION.**
3. For ``Region``, select your desired region.
4. Click ``Continue to Launch`` in the top-right.
5. On the following page, in the ``Choose Action`` dropdown, select ``Launch
through EC2``. Upon doing this, the options after this dropdown will
disappear and you will be presented with a ``Launch`` button, which you
should click.
.. 1. From the main page of the EC2 Management Console, click
``Launch Instance``. We use an on-demand instance here, so that your
data is preserved when you stop/start the instance, and your data is
not lost when pricing spikes on the spot market.
2. When prompted to select an AMI, search in the ``Community AMIs`` tab for
.. 6. When prompted to select an AMI, search in the ``Community AMIs`` tab for
"FPGA" and select the option that starts with ``FPGA Developer AMI - 1.4.0``.
**DO NOT USE ANY OTHER VERSION.**
3. When prompted to choose an instance type, select the instance type of
6. When prompted to choose an instance type, select the instance type of
your choosing. A good choice is a ``c4.4xlarge``.
4. On the "Configure Instance Details" page:
7. On the "Configure Instance Details" page:
1. First make sure that the ``firesim`` VPC is selected in the
drop-down box next to "Network". Any subnet within the ``firesim``
@ -44,15 +59,15 @@ To launch a manager instance, follow these steps:
This will pre-install all of the dependencies needed to run FireSim on your instance.
5. On the next page ("Add Storage"), increase the size of the root EBS
8. On the next page ("Add Storage"), increase the size of the root EBS
volume to ~300GB. The default of 150GB can quickly become tight as
you accumulate large Vivado reports/outputs, large waveforms, XSim outputs,
and large root filesystems for simulations. You can get rid of the
small (5GB) secondary volume that is added by default.
6. You can skip the "Add Tags" page, unless you want tags.
7. On the "Configure Security Group" page, select the ``firesim``
9. You can skip the "Add Tags" page, unless you want tags.
10. On the "Configure Security Group" page, select the ``firesim``
security group that was automatically created for you earlier.
8. On the review page, click the button to launch your instance.
11. On the review page, click the button to launch your instance.
Make sure you select the ``firesim`` key pair that we setup earlier.