Run Xtract Universal in a VM on AWS EC2

The following article shows how to run Xtract Universal in a virtual machine on an AWS EC2.

AWS enables running virtual servers (instances) in the cloud, see AWS Documentation: EC2. Theobald Software offers Xtract Universal as an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) for the following customer purposes:

• Xtract Universal evaluation
• Hosting of Xtract Universal in the cloud

The Xtract Universal AMI can be selected when launching an instance in AWS.

Pre-Configured Settings

When starting an Xtract Universal instance, the following settings are pre-configured:

Prerequisites

• Access to an AWS account
• Access to the EC2 console

There are multiple ways to start using Xtract Universal in EC2:

• Set Up from the AWS Marketplace
• Set Up directly from the EC2 Console

Set Up from the AWS Marketplace

Follow the steps below to set up Xtract Universal from the AWS Marketplace:

1. Log in to AWS marketplace and open the Xtract Universal product page in AWS.
2. Click [Continue to Subscribe] to subscribe to Xtract Universal.
   
3. Click [Continue to Configuration] to select a software version and a region for hosting Xtract Universal.
4. Click [Continue to Launch].
   
5. In Choose Action select Launch through EC2 to access all options for configuring a virtual machine in EC2.
6. Click [Launch]. The EC2 console opens.
7. Set up your virtual machine, see AWS Documentation: Launch an Instance. The Xtract Universal AMI is already selected.
   
8. Start the EC2 instance and connect to it, see AWS Documentation: Connect to an Instance.
9. When connected, the Xtract Universal Designer is located on the Desktop. Start the Xtract Universal Designer.
10. Set up an SAP connection and extractions, see Documentation: Getting Started.

Set Up from the EC2 Console

Follow the steps below to set up Xtract Universal directly from the EC2 console:

1. Open the Amazon EC2 console.
2. In the EC2 console dashboard, click [Launch instance].
   
3. In the Quick Start tab of Application and OS Images (Amazon Machine Image) click [Browse more AMIs].
   
4. Enter "Xtract Universal" in the search bar. Xtract Universal is listed under AWS Marketplace AMIs.
5. Click [Select]. The application returns to the EC2 console.
   
6. Set up your virtual machine, see AWS Documentation: Launch an Instance. The Xtract Universal AMI is already selected.
   
7. Start the EC2 instance and connect to it, see AWS Documentation: Connect to an Instance.
8. When connected, the Xtract Universal Designer is located on the Desktop. Start the Xtract Universal Designer.
9. Set up an SAP connection and extractions, see Documentation: Getting Started.