Create and launch the AMI virtual appliance as an Amazon EC2 instance

The following steps summarize how to set up a running instance of the API Gateway Appliance as an Amazon EC2 image:

Open the Amazon EC2 console (https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/).
Click Launch Instance.
Follow the steps in the launch wizard to launch your first instance. For more information, see the following AWS documentation:
- Setting Up with Amazon EC2
- Launch an Amazon EC2 Instance

Note

You can select the default values for a number of options (for example, instance parameters, sizing, and storage) or you can enter your own preferred values, depending on your particular deployment environment. Some recommendations are provided in System requirements for AMI. After the instance has been created, see API Gateway Appliance initial setup for hardening guidelines.

After the instance starts, its state changes to running, and it receives a public DNS name.
To connect to the system, use the public DNS of the instance (for example, ec2-187-73-18-214.compute-1.amazonaws.com).

Follow these guidelines when using the launch wizard:

Enter the Amazon Machine Image (AMI) ID provided to you for the API Gateway Appliance to find the correct AMI configuration.
Select the US East (N.Virginia) region, as the API Gateway Appliance AMI is only available in the US East (N.Virginia) region.
Select the appropriate EC2 instance type to configure the hardware (for example, t2.medium). For more details on image sizing, see System requirements for AMI.
Choose an existing key pair or create a new key pair. A key pair is required to log in to the appliance AMI image.
Choose an existing security group or create a new security group and ensure that you create rules to allow access to the following ports:

Access requirement	TCP port
Business traffic for API Gateway	8080
Management traffic for Node Manager	8090
Management traffic for API Gateway instance	8085
SSH access	22
Web Administration Interface	10000
API Manager (if enabled)	8075
KPS (for multihost/multinode, see the API Gateway Key Property Store User Guide)	7000 7199 9160

Note

If you add API Gateway instances, or if you want to use different ports for business or management traffic, you must open the ports in the API Gateway Appliance firewall, and in the AWS security group. For more information, see Allow access to ports on AMI.