[ec2] 9.04

[Micah Walter]

Right, but I was under the impression that once I launched my reserved  
instance, I would be locked into whatever AMI I had chosen. So, for  
example... If today I reserved an instance and launched it using 8.10,  
and then a month later 9.04 came out, I wouldn't be able to launch a  
new 9.04 instance and switch over without paying the reservation fee  
again... does that make sense? Once it's launched, I can't terminate  
it early without forfeiting the lower hourly rate...

@ David - As I was writing this I saw your email, so I will add what I  
think is correct... If you reserve an instance you are charged the up  
front fee right away. Once that payment has been approved you can  
launch your reserved instance at anytime using the command line tool  
or the AWS Console. But you only get the 3 cents fee for that initial  
instance...

-m


On Jul 2, 2009, at 3:45 PM, James Tatum wrote:

> A reserved instance is a billing construct. It's not tied to a
> specific AMI. In effect, you're notifying Amazon of your intent to use
> that bandwidth so they can plan their infrastructure and they're
> giving you a reduced rate for your troubles.
>
> On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 3:37 PM, Micah Walter<micahwalter at me.com>  
> wrote:
>> I know this has been brought up more than a few times on this list
>> before.... but I am about to launch a couple of reserved instances,
>> and I am wondering if it would be beneficial for me to wait for 9.04,
>> or if it is still a ways out...
>>
>> If you were in my shoes, and wanted to launch two reserved instances
>> sometime this month... would you wait? Or would you be more inclined
>> to use 8.10, or some other AMI? Any opinions on this?
>>
>> -micah
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