tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238405.post5683168624974826933..comments2024-03-18T02:04:50.380-07:00Comments on Agile Testing: Experiences with Amazon EC2 and EBSGrig Gheorghiuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863511617654196370noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238405.post-2323110786113156042010-01-31T17:11:02.010-08:002010-01-31T17:11:02.010-08:00As already noted, you can just save a personal A...As already noted, you can just save a personal AMI image of your current machine state,-- then boot from that. Or as many as you need to be sure you have the state you need. <br /><br />You *REALLY SHOULD* update the article to reflect this.Ken Thomashttp://www.1kenthomas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238405.post-16360930623904154122009-03-26T05:59:00.000-07:002009-03-26T05:59:00.000-07:00Hi Grig, I am just started reading about Amazon E...Hi Grig, <BR/>I am just started reading about Amazon EC2..One basic doubt i have is , After selecting my AMI from Elasic FireFox UI, Created instance and it is running, Now i want to install my application on the Instance and get the End point for the application. How to do that?<BR/>Thanks<BR/>ArutArulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251255993034574090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238405.post-15349161546243105732008-09-12T14:53:00.000-07:002008-09-12T14:53:00.000-07:00Adam -- thanks for your comment. I did say"The nex...Adam -- thanks for your comment. I did say<BR/><BR/>"The next step is to ssh into your AMI and format the raw block storage into a file system"<BR/><BR/>...but it's true I didn't specify the exact command line. <BR/><BR/>You only need to do this once though. All other times you just need to mount the already formatted volume.<BR/><BR/>GrigGrig Gheorghiuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863511617654196370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238405.post-79720413149646843332008-09-12T14:50:00.000-07:002008-09-12T14:50:00.000-07:00You forgot to include the step on formatting the d...You forgot to include the step on formatting the device before mounting:<BR/><BR/>mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdhAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238405.post-85734460304554045382008-09-01T21:37:00.000-07:002008-09-01T21:37:00.000-07:00Good post!You could also bundle your own AMI (http...Good post!<BR/><BR/>You could also bundle your own AMI (http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonEC2/dg/2006-06-26/bundling-an-ami.html), based off the one you started with, so you can save the hassle of reinstalling everything upon each reboot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238405.post-62668772364430696682008-09-01T19:52:00.000-07:002008-09-01T19:52:00.000-07:00Deuce -- you're right, running a bare-bones AMI ru...Deuce -- you're right, running a bare-bones AMI runs you $72/mo. I just started to run my AMI a few days ago, but I'll post about a more exact cost at the end of this month.<BR/><BR/>GrigGrig Gheorghiuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863511617654196370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238405.post-36819160785528064992008-09-01T18:33:00.000-07:002008-09-01T18:33:00.000-07:00How does this work out cost-wise on a monthly basi...How does this work out cost-wise on a monthly basis? I started to look at this, but an AMI instance alone was $74 a month before bandwith, storage, etc. <BR/><BR/>It does seem like a very cool idea to have things scripted out this way though. Thanks for the write up!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055907953855852577noreply@blogger.com