Running Oracle EBusiness Suite on AWS

A common question for Oracle EBusiness Suite users or potential users is 'Where do I get started?'.  Here is some information to help with:

1. Where not to start :
• Don't use video as the AMIs don't exist : 
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7asomw97TU
• Dont' use these AMIs as the don't work properly:
• https://aws.amazon.com/amis/oracle-e-business-suite-12-1-3-app-tier-64-bit
• https://aws.amazon.com/amis/oracle-e-business-suite-12-1-3-database-64-bit-ovm
2. It is best to create your own AMI or using an existing Linux AMI:
• Creating your own AMI : http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/creating-an-ami.html
• You can use any version of Linux from Oracle or other vendors that you wish.  One of the most popular Linux AMIs used is:
• https://aws.amazon.com/amis/oracle-enterprise-linux-5-5-64-bit
3. Instructions for installing Oracle EBusiness Suite vision demo
• http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E18727_01/doc.121/e12842/toc.htm
4. Creating you own AMI 'gold imagine' 
• This can be done by performing a snapshot of EC2 instance (or instances) once you have the Oracle EBusiness Suite up and running:
• http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/datacenter/how-to-create-a-new-ami-from-a-snapshot-and-launch-a-new-vm/5349
5. CloudFormation : You will want to use CloudFormation templates to automate the process of configuring the security groups, VPC, and the EC2 instances required:
• http://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
6. Test drives : The Oracle EBusiness Suite test drive labs are a great place to start:
• http://aws.amazon.com/solutions/global-solution-providers/oracle/labs/#Oracle_Applications