Overview
This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for technical support and maintenance provided by ProComputers.
This is a ready to use minimal AlmaLinux 8 ARM/aarch64 image, mainly used as a common base system on top of which other appliances could be built and tested.
Login using 'ec2-user' and ssh public key authentication. Root login is disabled.
This AlmaLinux 8 ARM image is specifically designed to run on the powerful AWS Graviton and Graviton2 ARM processors.
ProComputers is a proud sponsor of the AlmaLinux OS Foundation .
If this image does not suit your needs, please choose another one from our popular image list below:
Other AlmaLinux images:
- AlmaLinux 8 (x86_64 architecture)
- AlmaLinux 9 (x86_64 architecture)
- AlmaLinux 8 with LVM
- AlmaLinux 9 with LVM
- AlmaLinux 8 with Latest Updates
- AlmaLinux 9 with Latest Updates
Other images designed to run on the powerful AWS Graviton ARM processors:
Highlights
- This image is built using AlmaLinux 8 'Minimal Install' group of packages. It contains just enough packages to run within AWS, bring up an SSH Server and allow users to login. Cloud-init is included as well.
- In this AlmaLinux 8 AMI, root partition and filesystem extends automatically during boot if instance volume is bigger than the default 8 GiB one. Using GPT (GUID Partition Table) that allows instance volumes bigger than 2 TiB.
- Within all our AlmaLinux8 images, the Enhanced Networking using ENA (i.e., Elastic Network Adapter) is enabled. SELinux is enabled as well. All security updates available at the release date are included.
Details
Typical total price
$0.067/hour
Pricing
Instance type | Product cost/hour | EC2 cost/hour | Total/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
m6g.medium | $0.10 | $0.038 | $0.138 |
m6g.large | $0.10 | $0.077 | $0.177 |
m6g.xlarge | $0.20 | $0.154 | $0.354 |
m6g.2xlarge | $0.40 | $0.308 | $0.708 |
m6g.4xlarge | $0.80 | $0.616 | $1.416 |
m6g.8xlarge | $1.60 | $1.232 | $2.832 |
m6g.12xlarge | $2.40 | $1.848 | $4.248 |
m6g.16xlarge | $3.20 | $2.464 | $5.664 |
m6g.metal | $2.40 | $2.464 | $4.864 |
m6gd.medium | $0.10 | $0.045 | $0.145 |
Additional AWS infrastructure costs
Type | Cost |
|---|---|
EBS General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes | $0.10/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
Vendor refund policy
The instance can be terminated at anytime to stop incurring charges. No refund available.
Legal
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Delivery details
64-bit (Arm) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
- Repackaged on a 8 GiB volume using AlmaLinux 8.7 'Minimal Install' group of packages and latest security updates available at the release date.
- Kernel package has been upgraded to latest version 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8.aarch64.
Additional details
Usage instructions
Ssh to the instance public IP and login as 'ec2-user' using the key specified at launch time. Use 'sudo su -' in order to get a root prompt. For more information please visit the links below:
- Connect to your Linux instance from Windows using PuTTY: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/putty.html
- Connect to your Linux instance using SSH: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AccessingInstancesLinux.html
Resources
Vendor resources
Support
Vendor support
For support and maintenance issues related to all AMIs bundled by ProComputers.com, please visit https://www.procomputers.com/support.html .
AWS infrastructure support
AWS Support is a one-on-one, fast-response support channel that is staffed 24x7x365 with experienced and technical support engineers. The service helps customers of all sizes and technical abilities to successfully utilize the products and features provided by Amazon Web Services.
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