Create VPC

Use the Create VPC activity to create a new virtual private cloud (VPC).

A VPC is a virtual network dedicated to your AWS account. You can launch AWS resources, such as Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances into a VPC.

Usage

Complete the following properties to use this activity:

• Create VPC - Specify the following information or click the Variable Reference icon to choose a variable:
  • Name Tag - Enter the name tag for the virtual private cloud (VPC).
  • IPV4 CIDR Block - Enter the IPv4 Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) block for VPC.
  • IPV6 CIDR Block - Choose one of the following IPv6 Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) block for VPC.
  • No IPv6 CIDR Block - Click this radio button if you have no IPv6 CIDR block.
  • Amazon Provided IPv6 CIDR Block - Click this radio button if you have Amazon provided IPv6 CIDR block.
  • Instance Tenancy - Choose one of the following tenancy values from the drop-down list.
    • Default - An instance launched into the VPC runs on shared hardware, by default, unless you explicitly specify a different tenancy during instance launch.
    • Dedicated - An instance launched into the VPC is a dedicated instance, by default, unless you explicitly specify a tenancy of host during instance launch. You cannot specify a tenancy of default during instance launch.