Additional info for AWS Users
CloudShark Enterprise 4.0.0 and later is distributed as an OVA virtual machine image. These legacy instructions should only be followed after contacting support@qacafe.com for assistance.
If you already have CloudShark Enterprise installed on a virtual machine, please follow the OVA Migration instructions to upgrade.
CloudShark runs on top of a RHEL-based Linux installation which meets our system requirements. The system can be bare metal hardware, a virtual machine, or on your public or private cloud infrastructure.
CloudShark on AWS EC2
CloudShark supports running on any instance type that is Amazon EBS-Backed. For the best performance choose the Compute Optimized C4 instance type. It is also possible to run on the General Purpose T2 instance type, however, this is better suited to trials or single user CloudShark instances.
As Amazon is always improving their offerings, it’s worth checking the list of instance types frequently to see if there are better options available.
Security Group
By default CloudShark will listen on TCP port 443 for HTTPS to access the Web UI.
Storage Options
CloudShark needs to store files on a persistent disk. Native storage on S3 is not currently supported. Disks are able to be resized after they have been created, but start with a good estimate of how much space you will need.
