I have some issues with finding the source code of Amazon EC2 compatible kernels. There is a tutorial in Amazon EC2 documentation of how to run instances with custom kernels, but those must be from the Amazon EC2 compatible kernels. It is hard to find sources for the Amazon EC2 kernels though, according to this conversation:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ec2debian/OKDnCZQikEc
The following post explains how to compile a kernel from source and register it to EC2, but this kernel must be an Amazon EC2 compatible kernel, and the provided links to download it are broken:
http://alestic.com/2008/05/kernel-modules-2-6-21
I need to have the kernel from source in order to compile the OrangeFS kernel module.
So do you think that there is a place to find the source of an Amazon EC2 kernel?
Many thanks,
Dimos
Best Answer
Orangefs also available through the amazon marketplace https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/seller-profile?id=f34f2eeb-dcc6-4e41-90e1-92fbd146db9f
it supports an automated deployment via cloud formation templates, easier than dealing with compiling the source.