create_AWS_instances.py

import boto, boto.ec2, time

# creds for AWS user 
aws_access_key_id 	  = "sdvsdvsdvsdvsdvsdv"
aws_secret_access_key = "sdvsdvsdvsdvsdvsdvsdv"

Windows_Server_2003_R2_Base_64bit_imageID = "ami-b9f2d789"
Ubuntu_Server_14_04_LTS_imageID = "ami-23ebb513"

AMIs = {
	"Oregon"   : "ami-1111111", # us-west-2
	"Virginia" : "ami-2222222"  # us-east-1
}

def create_instances(region , img_id, instance_num, inst_type, sec_groups, key_pair_name, avail_zone, mock_run=True):
	# make the connection to AWS with my creds
	conn = boto.ec2.connect_to_region(					region_name	= region, # eg us-east-1
									  aws_access_key_id 	= aws_access_key_id,
									  aws_secret_access_key = aws_secret_access_key,
									  )
	#
	reservations = conn.run_instances(
		max_count 		= instance_num, # number of instances to launch
		dry_run 		= mock_run, 	# check launch request but dont do it!
		image_id 		= img_id,		# the AMI id to launch from
		instance_type		= inst_type,
		security_groups		= sec_groups,	# must be list 
		key_name		= key_pair_name,
		placement 		= avail_zone	# the availability zone within the region
	)

	return conn,reservations

create_instances(region="us-east-1", img_id=AMIs["Virginia"], instance_num=1, inst_type="t2.micro",key_pair_name="keyname", mock_run=False)
create_instances(region="us-west-2", img_id=AMIs["Oregon"], instance_num=1 , inst_type="t2.micro", key_pair_name="keyname", mock_run=False)