Section 1: Lab Preparation

1.1 Access the AWS Console

Log in to the AWS Management Console using the workshop access information.

Access the AWS Management Console

Access the Lab Credentials

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Use the student account assigned to you for this workshop.

1.2 Create an SSH Key Pair

You need an SSH key pair to securely access the EC2 instances deployed in the spoke VPCs.

1. Confirm that the selected AWS Region is Cape Town (af-south-1).

   

2. In the AWS Console search bar, enter Key pairs, and open EC2 > Key pairs.

   

3. Select Create key pair.

4. Configure the key pair:

   Setting	Value
   Name	Student01-key or your assigned student ID
   Key pair type	RSA
   Private key file format	.pem

   

5. Select Create key pair.

6. The .pem file downloads automatically. Store it securely.

Important

AWS does not allow the private key file to be downloaded again after creation.

Windows

You can use Windows OpenSSH directly with the .pem file. PuTTY users may need to convert the .pem file to .ppk format.

On macOS or Linux, restrict access to the private key:

chmod 400 Student01-key.pem

You will select this key pair during the CloudFormation deployment.

Next Step

Continue to Section 2: Deployment and Provisioning.