Amazon Virtual Private Cloud User Guide

Table of Contents
What is Amazon VPC? ................................................................................................................... 1
Amazon VPC Concepts .......................................................................................................... 1
VPCs and Subnets ........................................................................................................ 1
Supported Platforms ...................................................................................................... 2
Accessing the Internet .................................................................................................... 2
Accessing a Corporate or Home Network .......................................................................... 4
How to Get Started with Amazon VPC ....................................................................................... 4
Services that Support Amazon VPC ......................................................................................... 5
Accessing Amazon VPC ......................................................................................................... 5
Pricing for Amazon VPC ......................................................................................................... 6
Amazon VPC Limits ............................................................................................................... 6
Scenarios for Amazon VPC ............................................................................................................. 7
Scenario 1: VPC with a Public Subnet Only ................................................................................ 7
Configuration for Scenario 1 ............................................................................................ 8
Basic Components for Scenario 1 .................................................................................... 8
Routing for Scenario 1 .................................................................................................... 9
Security for Scenario 1 ................................................................................................... 9
Implementing Scenario 1 .............................................................................................. 10
Scenario 2: VPC with Public and Private Subnets ...................................................................... 12
Configuration for Scenario 2 .......................................................................................... 13
Basic Components for Scenario 2 ................................................................................... 13
Routing for Scenario 2 .................................................................................................. 14
Security for Scenario 2 ................................................................................................. 15
Implementing Scenario 2 .............................................................................................. 17
Scenario 3: VPC with Public and Private Subnets and Hardware VPN Access ................................ 22
Configuration for Scenario 3 .......................................................................................... 22
Basic Configuration for Scenario 3 .................................................................................. 23
Routing for Scenario 3 .................................................................................................. 23
Security for Scenario 3 ................................................................................................. 25
Implementing Scenario 3 .............................................................................................. 27
Scenario 4: VPC with a Private Subnet Only and Hardware VPN Access ....................................... 31
Configuration for Scenario 4 .......................................................................................... 31
Basic Components for Scenario 4 ................................................................................... 32
Routing for Scenario 4 .................................................................................................. 33
Security for Scenario 4 ................................................................................................. 33
Implementing Scenario 4 .............................................................................................. 34
Your VPC and Subnets ................................................................................................................. 37
Your VPC ........................................................................................................................... 37
Your New VPC ............................................................................................................ 37
VPC Sizing ................................................................................................................. 38
Connections Between Your VPC and Your Corporate or Home Network ................................. 39
Creating a VPC ........................................................................................................... 39
Deleting Your VPC ........................................................................................................ 40
Subnets in Your VPC ............................................................................................................ 40
Your VPC with Subnets ................................................................................................. 40
Subnet Sizing ............................................................................................................. 42
Subnet Routing ........................................................................................................... 42
Subnet Security ........................................................................................................... 42
Adding a Subnet to Your VPC ......................................................................................... 43
Launching an Instance into Your Subnet ........................................................................... 43
Deleting Your Subnet .................................................................................................... 44
CLI Overview ...................................................................................................................... 44
Your Default VPC and Subnets ....................................................................................................... 46
Default VPC Basics .............................................................................................................. 46
Availability .................................................................................................................. 46

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