The amis folder contains the packer scripts to a AWS Machine Image (AMI) of MPAS.
It is organized by Operating System (OS) with folder name convention such as OS-pc-mpas
Each OS folder has in their respective variables.json file that holds the same variables.
Here is a description of the variables and their default value:
| Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| application_name | Application name | String | mpas | no |
| application_version | MPAS version | String | 7.1 | no |
| aws_region | AWS Region where packer will create the instance | String | us-east-1 | no |
| company_name | Company Name used as AMI name prefix | String | None | yes |
| encrypt_boot | Encrypt snaphot and AMI | Boolean | False | no |
| env | AWS environment type: dev, stating, prod | String | dev | no |
| name | Name used as AMI name in the middle | String | [OS]-base | no |
| instance_type | EC2 instance type | String | m5zn.3xlarge | no |
| intel_serial_number | Intel license serial number | String | None | no |
| parallel_cluster_version | ParallelCluster version to base AMI from | String | 3.4.1 | no |
| public_ip | Assign an elastic public IP | Boolean | True | no |
| ssh_interface | SSH interface either SSH or Session Manager | String | session_manager | no |
| state | AMI state: active, deprecated, obsolete | String | active | no |