## AWS EC2 - Spot Instances ### Objectives A. Create two Spot instances using a Spot Request with the following properties: * Amazon Linux 2 AMI * 2 instances as target capacity (at any given point of time) while each one has 2 vCPUs and 3 GiB RAM B. Create a single Spot instance using Amazon Linux 2 and t2.micro ### Solution A. Create Spot Fleets: 1. Go to EC2 service 2. Click on "Spot Requests" 3. Click on "Request Spot Instances" button 4. Set the following values for parameters: * Amazon Linux 2 AMI * Total target capacity -> 2 * Check "Maintain target capacity" * vCPUs: 2 * Memory: 3 GiB RAM 5. Click on Launch B. Create a single Spot instance: 1. Go to EC2 service 2. Click on "Instances" 3. Click on "Launch Instances" 4. Choose "Amazon Linux 2 AMI" and click on "Next" 5. Choose t2.micro and click on "Next: Configure Instance Details" 6. Select "Request Spot instances" 7. Set Maximum price above current price 8. Click on "Review and Launch"