AWS EC2 Server Group Launch Settings on Spinnaker

AWS EC2 Launch Templates Setup

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Please note that you should only proceed with this if you have AWS EC2 configured as a cloud provider. These features require 1.24 (although some features were launched in previous releases leading up to 1.24).

AWS uses launch templates to specify instance configuration information. Launch templates are the successor of launch configurations. This means that any new instance configuration feature from AWS will only be supported by launch templates.

Spinnaker still supports launch configurations for backwards compatibility, but recommends enabling launch templates to access any new features that AWS adds.

AWS EC2 Launch Templates

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Launch Template Support must be enabled in order to use the features described in this page. Follow guidelines here to enable the feature set.

Note: The features supported in the UI (Deck) come with tool tips that can help you learn the new features. Consider trying them out in Deck, especially if they are new to you.

Feature Configuration

Once launch templates support is enabled in Clouddriver, a new set of features are unlocked. Some of them are tied to the EC2 launch template directly like IMDSV2 and others require a launch template to be used in order to support features like SpotAllocationStrategy ( MixedInstancesPolicy features).