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NAME

       euca-run-instances - Eucalyptus tool: Starts instances.

DESCRIPTION

       Starts instances.

       euca-run-instances    [-n,   --instance-count   count]   [-g,   --group
       group_name]  [-k,  --key  keyname]   [--addressing   addressing]   [-t,
       --instance-type instance_type] [-z, --availability-zone zone] [--kernel
       kernel_id] [--ramdisk ramdisk_id] [-h,  --help]  [--version]  [--debug]
       image_id

       REQUIRED PARAMETERS

       image_id                        identifier for the image to run.

       OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

       -n, --instance-count            Number of instances to run.

       -g,  --group                      Security  group  to  run the instance
       under.

       -k, --key                       Name of a (previously created)  keypair
       to associate with this reservation.

       -d,  --user-data                  User data for instances read from the
       command line.

       -f, --user-data-file            User data for instances as a  filename.

       --addressing                    Addressing mode (e.g., private).

       -t, --instance-type             VM Image type to run the instance(s) as
       (default: m1.small).

       -z,  --availability-zone           Availability   zone   to   run   the
       instance(s) in.

       --kernel                         Id  of the kernel to be used to launch
       instance(s).

       --ramdisk                       Id of the ramdisk to be used to  launch
       instance(s).

       -a, --access-key                User’s Access Key ID.

       -s, --secret-key                User’s Secret Key.

       -U, --url                       URL of the Cloud to connect to.

       --config                         Read  credentials  and  cloud settings
       from the

              specified   config   file   (defaults   to   $HOME/.eucarc    or
              /etc/euca2ools/eucarc).

       -h, --help                      Display this help message.

       --version                       Display the version of this tool.

       --debug                         Turn on debugging.

       Euca2ools  will  use the environment variables EC2_URL, EC2_ACCESS_KEY,
       EC2_SECRET_KEY, EC2_CERT, EC2_PRIVATE_KEY, S3_URL,  EUCALYPTUS_CERT  by
       default.

euca-run-instances     Version: 1.AprilD2010