EC2
@AWS
Get instance metadata from within VM
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-instance-metadata.html
curl http://169.254.169.254/ # Get list of IAM roles curl http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials/ # Get role credentials curl http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials/ROLE_NAME # You'll likely want AccessKeyID, SecretAccessKey, and Token
Get CentOS AMIs
aws --region us-east-1 ec2 describe-images --owners aws-marketplace --filters Name=product-code,Values=aw0evgkw8e5c1q413zgy5pjce
Creating AMIs
Links
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/create-instance-store-ami.html
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/Using_ConvertingS3toEBS.html
Hypervisors
http://www.brendangregg.com/blog/2017-11-29/aws-ec2-virtualization-2017.html
Nitro
Xen
IPv6
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-ipv6-support-for-ec2-instances-in-virtual-private-clouds/