Amazon EC2 is an Amazon Web service that provides scalable compute-capacity in the cloud. Specifically, EC2 provides
the ability to run virtual machine (VM) instances on Amazon's cloud infrastructure. EC2 is elastic, which means instances
can be spun up or down on the fly. EC2 is also configurable. You can choose from a large set of VM images that come
pre-installed with the latest operating systems and applications. Or, you can upload your own custom VM images to EC2.
You can also choose the exact CPU, memory, and storage configurations to suit your computing needs.

The Amazon EC2 Adapter, in conjunction with Cisco Workload Automation, can be used to define, launch, control, and
monitor jobs submitted to EC2 on a scheduled basis. The Adapter integrates seamlessly in an enterprise scheduling
environment.

The Amazon EC2 Adapter includes the following features:

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Connection management to monitor system status with a live connection to the EC2 Server.

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EC2 job management includes the following:

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Scheduling and monitoring of jobs from a centralized work console with Cisco Workload Automation.

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Defined dependencies and events with Cisco Workload Automation for scheduling control.

Instance Types

There are several instance types to choose from, each with different configurations of memory and CPU capacity.

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Standard Instances

– Well suited for most applications.