Creating Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

Overview

You can start up AWS services in a predefined virtual network that is logically separated using Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC). This virtual network has the advantage of leveraging the scalable infrastructure of AWS while closely resembling a conventional network you would manage in your own data center.

To create an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console.
2. In the Search box, search for VPC and choose VPC from the results.

The VPC dashboard pane appears.

3. Click Create VPC.

The Step 1: Select a VPC Configuration pane appears.

4. Choose VPC with Public and Private Subnets and then click Select.

The Step 2: VPC with Public and Private Subnets pane appears.

5. Do the following:
   1. In the IPv4 CIDR block box, type the required IPv4 CIDR.
   2. For IPv6 CIDR block, click No IPv6 CIDR Block.
   3. In the VPC name box, type a name for the VPC.
   4. In the Public subnet’s IPv4 CIDR box, type the required subnet.
   5. In the Availability Zone list, choose No Preference or the required zone.
   6. In the Public subnet name box, type a name.
   7. For Enable DNS hostnames, click Yes.
   8. In the Hardware tenancy list, choose Default.
6. Click Create VPC.

The newly created VPC appears in the Your VPCs pane.