[ec2] 9.04

[Micah Walter]

oh... this changes everything :)

-m


On Jul 2, 2009, at 3:57 PM, James Tatum wrote:

> 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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