[ec2] 9.04

[James Tatum]

No, that's incorrect. Launch and terminate all you want. If you
reserve two instances, and run an average of three, your average bill
will be for the cost of two reserved instances and one on-demand
instance. There's no designator for whether an instance is reserved or
not.

Instances (reserved or otherwise) are built for failure. Termination
is an expected (if not normal) event.

You can't pick which instance is reserved and which isn't. It just
shows up on your bill.

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 3:53 PM, Micah Walter<micahwalter at me.com> wrote:
> 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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