Overview
Our approach for setting up a cluster is illustrated in the diagram below. From our desktop we create an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account. We then create a small machine from which we create a manage the cluster. We also create a shared volume which all the machines in the cluster can use as common storage.
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In the web console go to Services > IAM (look for an icon of a green key)
Click "UsersCreate individual IAM users"
Click "Manage Users" and then "Create new New Users". This will open a dialog.
Enter a user name, e.g. "ClusterAdminSvc" and click "SaveCreate". You will be prompted to download the users credentialsNext click "Download Credentials". For security reasons this can only be done once, so take care to ensure the file is downloaded and placed somewhere safe and secure. Inside the file are two random strings, the user's "Access Key Id" and the "Secret Access Key" which will be used below.
Go back to Services > IAM (icon of a green key). Click on "Policies" in left window. Search for AmazonEC2FullAccess Click on the check box to the left of the newly created user, then click on the "Permissions" tab in the window that appears below.
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