[HADOOP-5753] allow user to specify ami image for hadoop ec2 launch script

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Component/s: contrib/cloud
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Joydeep Sen Sarma
• Created: 28/Apr/09 06:43
• Updated: 06/Jan/10 17:52
• Resolved: 06/Jan/10 17:52

Description

ec2 launch scripts don't allow user to specify an ami of their choice (other than by modifying the scripts of course). it would be preferable if the standard script allowed for an override via env variables - it would be easier to build wrapper scripts that launched other amis if this were allowed.