EC2 Dedicated Hosts

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Post by jeffbarr » Mon, Nov 23, 2015, 10:07 PM UTC

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Post by jwrigh13 » Mon, Nov 23, 2015, 10:34 PM UTC

Now how long will it take for Amazon to release a dedicated host marketplace where you can sell unused space on your dedicated hosts?

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Post by nodesocket » Mon, Nov 23, 2015, 10:35 PM UTC

If you setup a dedicated host, does that also include local SSD disks, or do you have to still use EBS?

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Post by dandroid1 » Mon, Nov 23, 2015, 10:37 PM UTC

jwrigh13 wrote: post #2

Now how long will it take for Amazon to release a dedicated host marketplace where you can sell unused space on your dedicated hosts?

Doesn't that defeat the purpose of obtaining a dedicated host?

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Post by idlewords » Mon, Nov 23, 2015, 10:37 PM UTC

All the advantages of a dedicated server without the hassle of saving tons of money.

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Post by andrewstuart2 » Mon, Nov 23, 2015, 10:38 PM UTC

Man, I'd really like to just see bare metal from them. To me that was part of the allure of containers -- so much more efficient than multiple VMs and yet you get a lot of similar benefits, as long as you don't mind some security tradeoffs.

Running ECS is cool and all, and I know they do some container-specific VM optimizations, but I still know I'm running a kernel on a kernel, even if my VMs happen to share a host. I'd love seeing the flexibility of the ECS software, but on metal.

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Post by jeffbarr » Mon, Nov 23, 2015, 10:39 PM UTC

nodesocket wrote: post #3

If you setup a dedicated host, does that also include local SSD disks, or do you have to still use EBS?

A Dedicated Host contains EC2 instances. You would still use EBS if you need storage other that what's available on the instances.

Per the EC2 Instance Types page (https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/), many of the instance types already include SSD storage.

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Post by toomuchtodo » Mon, Nov 23, 2015, 10:40 PM UTC

dandroid1 wrote: post #4

jwrigh13 wrote: post #2

Now how long will it take for Amazon to release a dedicated host marketplace where you can sell unused space on your dedicated hosts?

Doesn't that defeat the purpose of obtaining a dedicated host?

Technically, its the equivalent of a leaseback. It may make sense depending on the profitability of the arbitrage you're targeting.

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Post by notnarb » Mon, Nov 23, 2015, 10:42 PM UTC

To save a trip to the calculator:

$2.341 (m3 host / hour) * 24 hours * 30 days = $1685.52

before the "up to 70%" reservation discount.

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Post by nodesocket » Mon, Nov 23, 2015, 10:42 PM UTC

jeffbarr wrote: post #7

nodesocket wrote: post #3

If you setup a dedicated host, does that also include local SSD disks, or do you have to still use EBS?

A Dedicated Host contains EC2 instances. You would still use EBS if you need storage other that what's available on the instances. Per the EC2 Instance Types page ( https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/ ), many of the instance types already include SSD storage.

Thanks Jeff for the response. Appreciate that you personally respond.

Wouldn't dedicated I/O be a big plus and selling point for dedicated instances?