AWS EC2

Overview of the AWS EC2 BDK Book.

Overview

Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud for running applications. This integration enables automated instance management, server provisioning, and cloud infrastructure automation workflows. Scale computing resources dynamically and optimize cloud infrastructure operations.

Prerequisites

1. Add the Book to Your Agent

To use the AWS EC2 (BDK) Book, you need to add it to your agent. This allows the agent to learn and execute the automation procedures in the Book. Follow the steps below to get started:

1. Go to Books from the left navigation menu.

2. Click on + New Book.

3. Search for EC2 (BDK) and click on the book.

4. You'll be prompted for connectivity details if the book requires configuration.

5. Click on Add to finish adding the book to your agent.

6. Publish your agent.

Connectivity

This section outlines the available methods for connecting to the Book, along with the required configuration details for each.

Connect using AWS Access key ID, AWS Secret Access Key, AWS Region, AWS Role ARN and AWS External ID

Assumes a role using the provided AWS credentials.

Label	Description	Type
AWS Access key ID	The AWS Access Key ID for the initial authentication.	text
AWS Secret Access Key	The AWS Secret Access Key for the initial authentication.	sensitive
AWS Region	The AWS Region for the initial authentication.	text
AWS Role ARN	The ARN of the role to assume.	text
AWS External ID	An optional external ID that might be required by the role's trust policy.	sensitive

Connect using AWS Access key ID, AWS Secret Access Key and AWS Region

Connects to an API using the provided API key.

Label	Description	Type
AWS Access key ID	The AWS Access Key ID	text
AWS Secret Access Key	The AWS Secret Access Key	sensitive
AWS Region	The AWS Region	text