2.1.1. Learn how to Use the AWS Management Console to launch EC2 instance using Public AMI#

Public AMI contains the software and data to run 2016_12SE3 using CMAQv5.3.3#

Software was pre-installed and saved to a public ami.

The input data was also transferred from the AWS Open Data Program and installed on the EBS volume.

This chapter describes the process used in the AWS Web interface to configure and create a c6a.2xlarge ec2 instance using a public ami. With additional instructions to use ssh to login and run CMAQ for the 2016_12SE3 domain.

Login to the AWs Consol and select EC2#

Login to AWS and then select EC2

Click on the orange “Launch Instance” button#

Click on Launch Instance

Enter the ami name: ami-019eb54acc4924d3f in the Search box and return or enter.#

Search for AMI

Click on the Community AMI tab and then and click on the orange “Select” button

Choose Public AMI with CMAQ pre-installed

Note this AMI was built for the following architecture, and can be used by the c6a - hpc6a family of instances#

Canonical, Ubuntu, 22.04 LTS, amd64 jammy image build on 2023-05-16

Search for c6a.2xlarge Instance Type and select#

Select c6a.2xlarge instance type

Select key pair name or create a new key pair#

Select key pair name or create new key pair

Use the default Network Settings#

Use default network settings

Configure Storage#

The AMI is preconfigured to use 500 GiB of gp3 as the root volume (Not encrypted)

Configure Storage

Select the Pull-down options for Advanced details#

Scroll down until you see option to Specify CPU cores

Click the checkbox for “Specify CPU cores”

Then select 4 Cores, and 1 thread per core

Select Advanced Details

Advanced Details turn off hyperthreading

In the Summary Menu, select Launch Instance#

Launch instance

Wait until the Status check has been completed and the Instance State is running#

Instance State running

Use the ssh command to login to the c6a.2xlarge instance#

ssh -v -Y -i ~/downloads/your-pem.pem ubuntu@xx.xxx.xxx.xxx