commit bb5a4763b034b0a2841ef5f0a8e771b24c544340
Author: Stephen Gordon <stephen.a.gordon(a)gmail.com>
Date: Thu Jun 30 08:26:30 2011 +1000
Initial fleshing out of Amazon EC2 Sign-up detail
- added information for first stages of AWS sign-up
- added stub section for discussing AWS access credentials
en-US/AmazonEC2.xml | 100 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 files changed, 100 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/en-US/AmazonEC2.xml b/en-US/AmazonEC2.xml
index 30919be..2179e26 100644
--- a/en-US/AmazonEC2.xml
+++ b/en-US/AmazonEC2.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,106 @@
<section>
<title>Signing up for an EC2 account</title>
<para/>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <title>Launch Web Browser</title>
+ <para>
+ Launch your web browser and navigate to the Amazon EC2 website. The Amazon EC2
website is located at <ulink
url="http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/" />. Click
the <guibutton>Sign Up Now</guibutton> button to commence registration.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <title>Sign In or Create an AWS Account</title>
+ <para>
+ The first screen of the registration process allows existing users to login by
providing their email address and password. New users only need provide their email
address to commence registration. To proceed:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Enter your email address in the <guilabel>My e-mail address
is:</guilabel> field. This will be your Amazon EC2 username;
+ <!-- TODO: Verify username is the correct term here. -->
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Ensure that the <guilabel>I am a new user.</guilabel> radio
button is selected.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ Once these values have been provided click <guibutton>Sign in using our
secure server</guibutton> to proceed with registration.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <title>Login Credentials</title>
+ <para>
+ The <guilabel>Login Credentials</guilabel> screen requests entry of
the basic authentication tokens that will be associated with your Amazon EC2 account. The
basic authentication tokens are your email address, and a password. The email address is
effectively the username for the account.
+ </para>
+ <substeps>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Enter your full name in the <guilabel>My name is:</guilabel>
field.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Enter your email address in the <guilabel>My e-mail address
is:</guilabel> field.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Enter your email address again in the <guilabel>Type it
again:</guilabel> field, located immediately after the <guilabel>My e-mail
address is:</guilabel> field, to confirm.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Enter your desired password in the <guilabel>Enter a new
password:</guilabel> field.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Enter your desired password again in the <guilabel>Type it
again:</guilabel> field, located immediately after the <guilabel>Enter a new
password:</guilabel> field.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </substeps>
+ <para>
+ Click <guibutton>Continue</guibutton> to proceed to the next step in
the registration process.
+ </para>
+ <important>
+ <title>Important — Password Security</title>
+ <para>
+ It is important that a secure password is used for accessing Amazon Web Services.
Amazon recommend that you do not write down your password. Use a password that is at least
8 characters long. It should contain a mix of uppercase, lowercase, and numeric
characters. It should also contain at least one special character.
+ </para>
+ </important>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <title>Contact Information</title>
+ <para>
+ The <guilabel>Contact Information</guilabel> screen requests entry name,
address, and a phone number. Fields with a <literal>*</literal> next to them
are required. Registration will not be allowed to proceed if they are not populated.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Enter the required information, then click the link to review the
<guilabel>Amazon Web Services Customer Agreement</guilabel>. The Amazon Web
Services Customer Agreement is also available by directly accessing <ulink
url="http://aws.amazon.com/agreement/" />. It is necessary to review and
indicate that you argee with the terms defined in the agreement prior to completing Amazon
Web Services registration.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Check the box labeled <guilabel>Check here to indicate that you have read and
agree to the terms of the Amazon Web Services Customer Agreement</guilabel>. Click
the <guibutton>Create Account and Continue</guibutton> button to proceed with
registration.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+<!--
+ <step>
+ <title>Payment Method</title>
+ <para/>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <title>Identity Verification</title>
+ <para />
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <title>Confirmation</title>
+ <para/>
+ </step>
+-->
+ </procedure>
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>Access Identifiers</title>
+ <para/>
</section>
<section>
<title>AMIs and the available Fedora AMIs</title>