Deploying a custom ISO to AWS

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jackhammer replied

12 January 2016, 21:43
If you want to ami a custom os then install that on VMware or virtualbox. Then create an ova and upload to s3 and then import your ova as an ami.
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SpontaneousOrder replied

3 January 2016, 15:06
Originally posted by b0redom View Post

Hi All,
Looking for a bit of a pointer on this. A customer has asked me to spin up a couple of VMs in AWS for them. The only potential fly in the ointment is that they need to install a custom OS.

All of the reference material I've found seems to imply you can only use a basic ISO from the marketplace and the customise it (either using Chef or by creating a new base OS and then snapshotting it).

Is it even possible to install a custom OS inside AWS?

Regards....

b0redom

It used to be, certainly. You build a custom ami and upload that.
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RSoles replied

3 January 2016, 13:46
Interesting question.
I've not done it myself; only used Ubuntu or Amazon Linux.
Some discussion here:-
amazon ec2 - Create New EC2 Instance with Custom ISO - Stack Overflow
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b0redom started a topic Deploying a custom ISO to AWS

3 January 2016, 11:04
Deploying a custom ISO to AWS

Hi All,
Looking for a bit of a pointer on this. A customer has asked me to spin up a couple of VMs in AWS for them. The only potential fly in the ointment is that they need to install a custom OS.

All of the reference material I've found seems to imply you can only use a basic ISO from the marketplace and the customise it (either using Chef or by creating a new base OS and then snapshotting it).

Is it even possible to install a custom OS inside AWS?

Regards....

b0redom
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