Create an AWS Cloud Environment

Create an AWS cloud environment in NavOps so that workload manager execution nodes can be deployed in the cloud. Provide information about the cloud environment such as region, OS image, subnet id, security group id and tags.

Open a browser window and login to your AWS Management Console. Open a second browser window and login to NavOps.
  1. Navigate to the NavOps browser window.
  2. Go to Clouds, and then select Environments.
  3. Click Add Environment.
  4. Click Select in the required AWS credential tile.
  5. For Region, select a region from the list that matches the region selected in AWS.
    Figure 1. AWS Region

    AWS Region
  6. For Environment Name, enter a name for the cloud environment.
  7. Navigate to the cloud provider browser window.
  8. Click the AWS logo located in the left-hand corner of the web page.
  9. Using the search box located under AWS services, enter EC2.
  10. Click the EC2 search result.
    The EC2 dashboard is opened.
  11. Click AMIs from the menu located on the left-hand side of the web page.
  12. Select the Amazon Machine Image (AMI) created for cloud deployment by enabling the check box next to its name.
  13. In the Details tab located at the bottom of the web page, hover over the AMI ID.
    A copy to clipboard icon is displayed.
  14. Click the copy to clipboad icon.
  15. Navigate to the NavOps browser window.
  16. For OS Image, paste the AMI ID copied from AWS.
  17. Navigate to the cloud provider browser window.
  18. Click the AWS logo located in the left-hand corner of the web page.
  19. Using the search box located under AWS services, enter VPC.
  20. Click the VPC search result.
    The VPC dashboard is opened.
  21. Click Subnets from the menu located on the left-hand side of the web page.
  22. Select the subnet for the scaling VPC by enabling the check box next to its name.
  23. In the Description tab located at the bottom of the web page, hover over the Subnet ID.
    A copy to clipboard icon is displayed.
  24. Click the copy to clipboard icon.
  25. Navigate to the NavOps browser window.
  26. For Subnet ID, paste the Subnet ID copied from AWS.
    To configure the cloud environment so that cloud nodes can be deployed in several Availability Zones the Zones must be in a single region, provide a comma-separated list of subnet IDs.
  27. Navigate to the cloud provider browser window.
  28. Click Security Groups from the NETWORK & SECURITY menu located on the left-hand side of the web page.
  29. Select the Security Group associated with the VPC and the VM by enabling the check box next to its Group ID.
  30. In the Description tab located at the bottom of the web page, hover over the Group ID.
    A copy to clipboard icon is displayed.
  31. Click the copy to clipboard icon.
  32. Navigate to the NavOps browser window.
  33. For Security Group ID, paste the Group ID copied from AWS. You can add multiple ids separated by a comma.
  34. For Tags, enter a key-value pair to add a label to the cloud node and press ENTER.
    A tag is a label that is assigned to a cloud node. Tags enable cloud nodes to be categorized in different ways, for example, by purpose, owner, or environment.
    The key-value pair must be entered as key:value. The key must be less than 36 characters and the value must be less than 43 characters. The length of both the key + value should be less than 80 characters. Valid values are alphanumeric, dash (-) and an underscore ( _ ).
    Once the tag is added, it will appear within its own bubble.
    Figure 2. Key-Value Tag

    Key-Value Tag
  35. Repeat the previous step to add more tags.
    Figure 3. Additional Tags

    Additional Tags
    Tip: To remove a tag click on the 'x' located within the tag bubble.
  36. Click Save to create the AWS Cloud Environment.