Config.xml File

• Ec2SetPassword—Generates a new password on instance launch.

  By default, Amazon EC2 disables this after the first launch. To continue generating random passwords, set this to Enabled,

• Ec2SetComputerName—When enabled, sets the hostname to the internal DNS name of the instance and reboots.

• Ec2InitializeDrives—Initializes and formats the instance stores during startup. For more information on instance storage, see Instance Storage.

• Ec2ConfigureRDP—Sets up a self-signed certificate on the instance, so users can securely access the instance using Remote Desktop.

• Ec2OutputRDPCert—Copies the Remote Desktop certificate information to the console, so the user can verify it against the thumbprint

• Ec2EventLog—Puts eventlog entries on the console based on the configuration of the eventlogconfig file.

EventLogConfig.xml File

• Category—Event log key to monitor.

  For more information, go to the Microsoft Web Site,

• Errortype—The type of error (i.e., Error, Warning, Information).

  For more information, go to the Microsoft Web Site,

• AppName—The event source or application that logged the event.

  For more information, go to the Microsoft Web Site,

• NumEntries—The number of events stored for this category.

• LastMessageTime—To prevent the same message from being pushed repeatedly, the service updates this every time it pushes a message.

Example

 <EventLogConfig>
  <Event>
    <Category>System</Category>
    <ErrorType>Error</ErrorType>
    <NumEntries>3</NumEntries>
    <LastMessageTime>2008-09-10T00:00:00.000Z</LastMessageTime>
    <AppName></AppName>
  </Event>
  <Event>
    <Category>Application</Category>
    <ErrorType>Error</ErrorType>
    <NumEntries>3</NumEntries>
    <LastMessageTime>2008-09-10T00:00:00.000Z</LastMessageTime>
    <AppName>Ec2Config</AppName>
  </Event>
</EventLogConfig>