Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:43:54 -0700 From: Michael Sierchio <kudzu@tenebras.com> To: "Don O'Neil" <lists@lizardhill.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: EC2 Instances Future Message-ID: <CAHu1Y73iS1%2BLYHGriFdv21xX-LV4Dd=x_BZ4dt8Tk9cvg_qOnQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <019801ce3664$36a4e9d0$a3eebd70$@com> References: <20130410170001.M48286@ezo.net> <CAHu1Y73UH07RaeDtea_-ujbguWwkC5bde8T0wQOcpUJivjMo7Q@mail.gmail.com> <019801ce3664$36a4e9d0$a3eebd70$@com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
I have constructed several AMIs. If I get a sense for which flavor of instance/OS combos are of interest, I can roll a few and make them available. - M On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 8:25 PM, Don O'Neil <lists@lizardhill.com> wrote: > Have you made any AMI's based on this method? I would love to deploy a > medium or large instance that isn't subject to the 'tax', but don't really > know where to start to build one like this. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Michael Sierchio > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 1:05 PM > To: jflowers > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: EC2 Instances Future > > I still follow Colin's original pattern of using a minimal "Linux" > grub boot EBS device (1GB), ext2fs, with the root partition being on another > (ufs2) EBS device. This works very well, with a couple of caveats - > > - Install e2fsprogs (pkg or port) - you will need it, on occasion when > modifying the boot device (after mounting rw). > > - Kernel upgrades are tricky, so be careful > > - Edit /etc/freebsd-update.conf intelligently to prevent unintended > consequences > > Apart from that, I have been running i386 and amd64 instances this way, both > 8.3 and 9.1, without difficulty (apart from some Xen clock weirdness in > 8.3). > > No Windoze Tax. ;-) > > - M > > > On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 10:05 AM, jflowers <jflowers@ezo.net> wrote: >> Is there anything likely to be available in the future (3 months to a >> year) to avoid the Windows tax on FreeBSD instances for the smaller >> (t1.micro, m1.small, m1.medium) types? I understand the problem but >> don't find anything much online about a possible solution. Probably >> because I don't understand as much as I think. >> >> Thanks. >> >> -- >> Jim Flowers <jflowers@ezo.net> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?CAHu1Y73iS1%2BLYHGriFdv21xX-LV4Dd=x_BZ4dt8Tk9cvg_qOnQ>