Introduction to AWS

Total Marks: $10$

Due: $5$th August $2024$

AWS EC$2$ instance creation

For the assignment you will first create an AWS account $(3$ Marks$).$ If you do not already have an AWS account, please create one. You can create your AWS account here:

https:$//$aws$.$amazon.com$/.$ When signing up you will need to verify your account using a phone and have a credit or debit card available to attach to your account.

Once you have created your AWS account, you need to

Create a new EC$2$ instance. AWS provides $750$ hours of $t2.$micro instances free per month for $12$ month for new accounts.

https:$//$aws$.$amazon.com$/$ec$2/$getting$-$started$/(2$ Marks$)$

Once the EC$2$ instance is created, execute the given python script on the machine and save the text output. The output contains your name and student id along with information about your machine encoded. This output needs to be submitted for the assignment. $(2$ Marks$)$

Install AWS CLI.

https:$//$docs$.$aws.amazon.com$/$cli$/$latest$/$userguide$/$cli$-$chap$-$welcome.html

Using aws ec$2$ run$-$instances, create a new EC$2$ t$2.$micro instance. $(2$ Marks$)$

Run aws ec$2$ describe$-$instances and save the text output. This output needs to be submitted for the assignment. $(1$ Mark$)$

Terminate your instances.

Submission

Your submission should be submitted to Moodle by $5^{th}$ August. Your submission should include your full name, student id$,$ AWS Account ID$,$ the output of the python script, and the output of aws ec$2$ describe$-$instances, and a screenshot of your EC$2$ dashboard showing your created instances.

Note: After submitting this assignment an AWS organisation invite will be sent to the AWS Account ID provided here.