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Launch Cloud Management Platform (CMP) from AWS Marketplace

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Subscribe to the CMP AMI

  1. Log in to AWS.
  2. Go to AWS Marketplace.
  3. From the left-hand menu, select Discover products.
  4. Search for CloudBolt.
  5. Select CloudBolt Cloud Management Platform.
  6. Select View purchase options.
  7. Select Subscribe.
  8. Select Accept Terms to subscribe and wait for the subscription process to complete.
  9. Select View Subscription.
  10. Select your subscription.
  11. Select Launch new instance.
  12. Select Launch from EC2 Console.
  13. Select a Region. The default is US East (N. Virginia).
  14. Select Launch from EC2 and proceed to the next section.

Configure the appliance

Provide a name and tags

Enter a name for the instance. CloudBolt recommends adding at least a Name tag to identify the instance.

Choose instance type

  1. Select an instance type with at least 4 vCPUs and 16 GB of memory, such as m5.xlarge. See Hardware guidelines.

Add a key pair

A key pair consists of a public key that AWS stores and a private key file that you store, allowing you to connect to your instance securely.

  1. Select Create new key pair.

  2. Enter a Key pair name.

  3. Select Create key pair.

  4. Select Download key pair and store it securely.

Configure network settings

  1. Select a VPC or AWS EC2 network for the instance.

  2. Select a Subnet. To access CMP from your browser, the subnet must have port 443 exposed.

  3. Create or select an existing security group.

  4. Change the Security group name to an identifiable label.

  5. Change the Description to an identifiable label.

  6. Select the security group you would like to use for this instance.

    Add the following rules to the security group as required:

    Type Protocol Port range Source Description
    SSH TCP 22 My IP or a range from your network administrator. Restrict this port to trusted IP addresses. Administrator access to the appliance. Not required for end users.
    HTTP TCP 80 Match the source you set for HTTPS. Optional. Redirects browsers to HTTPS when https:// is not specified.
    HTTPS TCP 443 0.0.0.0/0, or route traffic through a web application gateway. User access to the CMP web UI.

Configure storage

  1. Size: 50 GB for a minimal install; increase to 100 GB for a production installation.
  2. Encryption: Recommended. Choose a KMS Key.
  3. Volume Type: gp3

Launch Cloud Management Platform

  1. Select Launch instance.

  2. Locate your instance in the EC2 Instances dashboard, then select its Instance ID.

  3. Under Public IPv4 address, select Open Address.

    At this stage, there will be no valid certificate for your appliance, so bypass the security warning in your browser to continue.

  4. Create your administrator account, choose your license, and complete the Setup Wizard. See Complete initial setup.