AWS - HowTo launch & connect to MacOS in AWS EC2

 

In this blog, let us see the most exciting steps of launching an AWS EC2 with MacOS. Yay !!

Pre-requisite:

• An active AWS account
• Permissions or Service quotas to launch an dedicated host. Please refer to here https://cloudgoddess.blogspot.com/2021/09/aws-howto-raise-request-for-any-service.html  to raise request for AWS EC2 Dedicated host quotas, as dedicated host does not come with free tier account(s)
• As an additional note, refer here https://cloudgoddess.blogspot.com/2021/10/aws-howto-create-aws-dedicated-host-for.html  to launch on AWS Dedicated Host, which in turn becomes one of the step here, in this blog

Steps:

• Are we not excited to see a MacOS in our EC2? Well, if yes, follow the steps as below for the excitement
• From the AWS EC2 Console, launch EC2 using "Big Sur" AMI

• Select "mac1.metal" from "Instance Type" 

• Select the "Dedicated Host" from "Configure Instance Details" page; Also, create a new "Dedicated Host" from AWS EC2 Console or from "Allocate a new host" option in the "Configure Instance Details" page as highlighted below

• Follow the next sections of parameters like Tags, Storage and security group, as like any other EC2 launch steps
• Now create a pem file for out "Big Sur" image of EC2
• Click Launch and watch the EC2 console for the instance to show up as below

• To really experience, connect this new EC2 with PUTTY

• Finally our AWS EC2 with MacOS is now ready !!

Points to note:

• Subnet of Dedicated Host & AWS EC2 Instance should be one and the same
• Dedicated Host should either be created before hand or while creating this Instance using "Allocate New Host" in "Configure Instance Details" page