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User Guide for Linux Instances

Launch a New Instance

Use the following procedure to create a test instance with the required AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) role. The role enables the instance to communicate with the Systems Manager (SSM) API. You must assign the IAM role when you create the new instance. You can't assign a role to an instance that is already running.

If you want to assign the role to one of your existing instances, you must create an image of the instance, launch an instance from that image, and assign the IAM role as you launch the instance. For more information, see Creating an Amazon EBS-Backed Linux AMI.

To create an instance that uses a Systems Manager-supported role

  1. Open the Amazon EC2 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/.

  2. Select a supported region.

  3. Choose Launch Instance and select a Linux Amazon Machine Image (AMI).

  4. Choose your instance type and then choose Next: Configure Instance Details.

  5. In Auto-assign Public IP, choose Enable.

  6. Beside IAM role choose Create new IAM role. The IAM console opens in a new tab.

    1. Choose Create New Role.

    2. In Step 1: Set Role Name, enter a name that identifies this role as a Systems Manager role.

    3. In Step 2: Select Role Type, choose Amazon EC2 Role for Simple Systems Manager. The system skips Step 3: Establish Trust because this is a managed policy.

    4. In Step 4: Attach Policy, choose AmazonEC2RoleforSSM.

    5. Choose Next Step, and then choose Create Role.

    6. Close the tab with the IAM console.

  7. In the Amazon EC2 console, choose the Refresh button beside Create New IAM role.

  8. From IAM role, choose the role you just created.

  9. Complete the wizard to launch the new instance. Make a note of the instance ID. You will need to specify this ID later in this walkthrough.