Start a New Instance

To start an instance, follow the steps below:

  1. Access the AWS home page.

  2. Click the Sign In to the Console button.
  3. Log in using your account details.
  4. Log in to the Amazon Web Services home page.

  5. Click EC2.

  6. Click Instances.

  7. Click Launch Instance.

  8. Select AWS Marketplace.
  9. Click Select for the relevant version to be deployed.

  1. Select the appropriate instance type.

  2. Click Next: Configure Instance Details.

  1. Ensure you select the correct item (Virtual Private Cloud) in the Network drop-down list.
  2. Ensure that the Auto-assign Public IP option is set to Enable.
  3. Configure any other setting as needed.

  4. Click Review and Launch.

  1. Before launching, click Edit security groups.
  2. Select the Security Group of your choosing or create a new security group.

The default security group has entries that allow connections from any network over the following protocols and ports:

  • TCP port 22 (SSH access for diagnostics)
  • TCP port 443 (user interface and API)

You must add additional security group entries for the following:

  • TCP port 514
  • UDP port 514
    Note: You also need entries for all services on back-end servers to be able to communicate through the AWS firewall. These can be added to the security group now, or later after the services are defined. See the AWS documentation for more information on creating appropriate security group entries.

    The port 514 entries are required to allow managed devices to send Syslog packets to Kemp 360 Central. Use the controls in the screen shown above to add port 514 for both TCP and UDP protocols. The best practice is to create entries for specific networks, rather than allowing access across all networks (0.0.0.0/0).

  1. Click Review and Launch.
  2. Click Launch.

  3. Select the appropriate key pair for your environment. This is the key pair that was created in the Create a New Key Pair section. Use this key pair or another one that you might have. This key pair is needed to connect using SSH.
  4. Select the check box.
  5. Click Launch Instances.

  6. Click View Instances. The Public IP address or Domain Name System (DNS) address can be used to connect to the instance using HTTPS on port 443.

After your instance state is Running, you can connect to your Kemp 360 Central instance. For more information on this, including instructions on how to license Kemp 360 Central, refer to the Kemp 360 Central Feature Description.