Amazon Web Services EC2 Linux Out Of Box Catalog items

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
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    Summary of Amazon Web Services EC2 Linux Out Of Box Catalog items

    The Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 Linux Out Of Box (OOB) Catalog items provide a streamlined way to request Linux virtual machines (VMs) on EC2. This functionality allows customers to deploy instances with specific configurations, including the installation of the Agent Client Collector (ACC) and the ability to attach additional disks. The catalog is updated as of March 12, 2026, and is tailored for cloud services deployment in Australia.

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    Key Features

    • Order a Linux VM: Customers can request a Linux instance of any type on EC2, with ACC installation being mandatory for production uses.
    • Disk Management: Up to 10 additional disks can be requested for the VM. No approval is needed for the first two disks, but additional disks require administrator approval.
    • Security Enhancements: The option to assign a Network Security Group is available, enhancing security by restricting network access to the VM.
    • Compliance Checks: A cloud configuration scan is automatically performed to ensure the instance complies with established policies. Violations will trigger a 'Follow up required' status.
    • Tagging: All deployed resources will have key-value tags assigned for better management, though updates to public cloud tags will be resolved in future releases.

    Key Outcomes

    By utilizing the AWS EC2 Linux OOB catalog items, customers can efficiently deploy compliant and secure Linux instances tailored to their operational needs. The automated compliance checks and tagging features enhance resource management and security, ensuring a robust cloud deployment experience.

    Cloud Services Catalog Linux VM with agent client collector (ACC), up to 10 additional disks on EC2 or with security groups.

    This is a fully functional sample catalog item that can be used to request a Linux instance of any instance type from Amazon EC2.

    The video demonstrates how to order an Amazon Web Services EC2 Linux virtual machine.

    Linux VM orders and features:

    Order Features

    Order a Linux virtual machine on EC2, that allows installation of agent client collector. ACC is compulsory for production instances. VM sizes other than t2.nano, t2.micro require approval. Cloud configuration scan is run for compliance checking.

    For instance types other than t2.nano and t2.micro, approval is needed from administrator, by policy. The catalog item has built in client rules to drive an ACC (Agent Client Collector) installation when the deployment environment is marked for production.

    To select the credential alias key for ACC deployment from mid, the appropriate ACC admin role permissions are required to be bestowed to the user. For prerequisites check “Deploy ACC-* in post provisioning” below. The work-flow automation runs a CCG scan on the deployed Linux instance and checks the policy rule with the configuration of the VM. If there is any violation, the stack will be set with 'Follow up required' state to notify that the stack deployment is not as per norms.

    Order a Linux virtual machine on EC2 and specify up to 10 additional disk. For up to two disks, no approval is necessary. Seek approval for anything beyond that.

    This catalog item form allows ordering up to 10 additional disks (volumes) attached to the VM of varying sizes and types. If more than two additional disks are added to the request, seek approval from administrator, by policy.

    Order a secure Linux virtual machine with enhanced security by assigning a Network Security Group for highest level of security.

    This catalog item form allows capability to assign one Network Security Group to the compute instance so that the network access to the VM is restricted. Security groups are listed for the selected VPC and subnets.
    Note:

    Tag (key-value) is assigned to all deployed resources. Example: VM, network, storage as present in the stack.

    The key-value is updated only in the cmdb_key_value table, not in public cloud at this time. This will be fixed in future releases to update the tags in cloud.