Launching an enterprise geodatabase instance

Enterprise geodatabase (EGDB) on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) is an optional component of ArcGIS Server on Amazon EC2. Once an ArcGIS Server instance is deployed, follow these steps to deploy an Amazon EC2 instance using an enterprise geodatabase Amazon Machine Image (AMI):

Steps:

1. Open a Web browser to the AWS Management Console.
2. Click Sign in to the AWS Console and sign in with your Amazon user name and password. Not all existing Amazon accounts are able to access EC2 instances. Contact your system administrator or Amazon if you are unsure about the account to use in this step.
3. If it is not already open, go to the Amazon EC2 Console Dashboard by clicking EC2 Dashboard under the Navigation window.
4. Choose from the Region drop-down list the region in which you want to launch an instance.
5. Click Launch Instance under Getting Started on the Console Dashboard.
6. Click the Community AMIs tab and search for ESRI.
7. Choose the ArcGIS Enterprise Geodatabase Windows AMI and click Select

   The Request Instance Wizard moves to the Instance Details section.

8. Type the number of EGDB instances you want to launch.
9. Choose the zone from the Availability Zone list.
   Note:

   You must use the same region for your EGDB instance as you did for your ArcGIS Server instance. Also, try to use the same availability zone. If you create the instances in different zones, performance may be slow.

10. Choose the size of the instance from the Instance Type list.

    The size you choose depends on the amount of memory you need balanced with the the amount you want to pay.

11. Choose to launch an EC2 instance and click Continue.
12. Choose any advanced settings you want from the Advanced Instance Options dialog box, then click Continue.
13. You can define tags for your instance to help you identify it.
14. At this point you need to create a key pair, which you will later use to retrieve the administrator password of the EC2 instance. Click Create a new Key Pair, then do the following:
    1. Type a name for the key pair.
    2. Click Create & Download your Key Pair.
    3. Allow your browser to download the file, which has a .pem extension. Save it in a safe place.
    4. Click Continue.

    When you create subsequent instances, you can click Choose from your existing Key Pairs and select the key pair you just created.

15. Click Continue to move to the Configure Firewall section.
It is recommended that you use a different security group for your EGDB instance than you used for your ArcGIS Server instance. Therefore, create a new security group at this time.
16. Choose Create a new Security Group.
17. Type a name and description for the security group.
18. Create rules to define access to the EGDB instance.

    See Common security group configurations for information on firewall configurations for EGDB instances.

19. Click Continue and review your setting. When you finish reviewing your settings, click Launch.
It may take several minutes (15 to 30) to start your new instance.
20. Click the link to view the instance list. The status of your instance changes to running shortly after it is launched. However, it takes several minutes for the instance to actually start.
    Tip:

    To be sure the instance is truly started, right-click it in the instances list and click Get System Log. (Or, if you are viewing the instances in Elasticfox, click Show Console Output.) If the instance is ready, the log shows "Windows is Ready to use." Until the instance is running, you cannot connect to it.

    If this message never appears, or you see errors in this log, terminate the instance and launch a new one.

21. Obtain your administrator password for the instance.
    1. Right-click the instance, and click Get Windows Password.

       The Retrieve Default Windows Administrator Password dialog box opens.

    2. Navigate to the location of your key pair file that you created in step 11.

       The file name is <key_pair_name>.pem.

    3. Open the file in a text editor.
    4. Copy all of the text from the file and paste it into the Private Key text box on the Retrieve Default Windows Administrator Password dialog box.
    5. Click Decrypting.

       Your decrypted password is returned. Either memorize this or record it. You can change it after you log in to the instance.

22. Assign an elastic IP to the deployed EGDB instance.

    If you do not assign an elastic IP to your EGDB instance, when you stop the instance, such as at the end of the day, then restart it, your public DNS will have changed. This breaks your connection from your ArcGIS Server instance to your EGDB instance.

    Note:

    When you restart your EGDB instance, you must reassociate the elastic IP with your EGDB instance.

Now that your EGDB instance has been launched and is running, use Remote Desktop to connect to the EGDB instance server and alter the passwords of the default server administrator and database login roles.