[cloud-guide] Initial fleshing out of Amazon EC2 Sign-up detail

[Stephen Gordon]

commit bb5a4763b034b0a2841ef5f0a8e771b24c544340
Author: Stephen Gordon <stephen.a.gordon at gmail.com>
Date:   Thu Jun 30 08:26:30 2011 +1000

    Initial fleshing out of Amazon EC2 Sign-up detail
    
    - added information for first stages of AWS sign-up
    - added stub section for discussing AWS access credentials

 en-US/AmazonEC2.xml |  100 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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diff --git a/en-US/AmazonEC2.xml b/en-US/AmazonEC2.xml
index 30919be..2179e26 100644
--- a/en-US/AmazonEC2.xml
+++ b/en-US/AmazonEC2.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,106 @@
 	<section>
 		<title>Signing up for an EC2 account</title>
 		<para/>
+		<procedure>
+			<step>
+				<title>Launch Web Browser</title>
+					<para>
+							Launch your web browser and navigate to the Amazon EC2 website. The Amazon EC2 website is located at <ulink url="http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/" />. Click the <guibutton>Sign Up Now</guibutton> button to commence registration.
+					</para>
+			</step>
+			<step>
+					<title>Sign In or Create an AWS Account</title>
+					<para>
+							The first screen of the registration process allows existing users to login by providing their email address and password. New users only need provide their email address to commence registration. To proceed:
+							<itemizedlist>
+									<listitem>
+											<para>
+													Enter your email address in the <guilabel>My e-mail address is:</guilabel> field. This will be your Amazon EC2 username;
+													<!-- TODO: Verify username is the correct term here. -->
+											</para>
+									</listitem>
+									<listitem>
+											<para>
+													Ensure that the <guilabel>I am a new user.</guilabel> radio button is selected.
+											</para>
+									</listitem>
+							</itemizedlist>
+							Once these values have been provided click <guibutton>Sign in using our secure server</guibutton> to proceed with registration.
+					</para>
+			</step>
+			<step>
+					<title>Login Credentials</title>
+					<para>
+							The <guilabel>Login Credentials</guilabel> screen requests entry of the basic authentication tokens that will be associated with your Amazon EC2 account. The basic authentication tokens are your email address, and a password. The email address is effectively the username for the account.
+					</para>
+					<substeps>
+							<step>
+									<para>
+											Enter your full name in the <guilabel>My name is:</guilabel> field.
+									</para>
+							</step>
+							<step>
+									<para>
+											Enter your email address in the <guilabel>My e-mail address is:</guilabel> field.
+									</para>
+							</step>
+							<step>
+									<para>
+											Enter your email address again in the <guilabel>Type it again:</guilabel> field, located immediately after the <guilabel>My e-mail address is:</guilabel> field, to confirm.
+									</para>
+							</step>
+							<step>
+									<para>
+											Enter your desired password in the <guilabel>Enter a new password:</guilabel> field.
+									</para>
+							</step>
+							<step>
+									<para>
+											Enter your desired password again in the <guilabel>Type it again:</guilabel> field, located immediately after the <guilabel>Enter a new password:</guilabel> field.
+									</para>
+							</step>
+					</substeps>
+					<para>
+							Click <guibutton>Continue</guibutton> to proceed to the next step in the registration process.
+					</para>
+					<important>
+						<title>Important — Password Security</title>
+						<para>
+							It is important that a secure password is used for accessing Amazon Web Services. Amazon recommend that you do not write down your password. Use a password that is at least 8 characters long. It should contain a mix of uppercase, lowercase, and numeric characters. It should also contain at least one special character.
+						</para>
+					</important>
+			</step>
+			<step>
+				<title>Contact Information</title>
+				<para>
+					The <guilabel>Contact Information</guilabel> screen requests entry name, address, and a phone number. Fields with a <literal>*</literal> next to them are required. Registration will not be allowed to proceed if they are not populated.
+				</para>
+				<para>
+					Enter the required information, then click the link to review the <guilabel>Amazon Web Services Customer Agreement</guilabel>. The Amazon Web Services Customer Agreement is also available by directly accessing <ulink url="http://aws.amazon.com/agreement/" />. It is necessary to review and indicate that you argee with the terms defined in the agreement prior to completing Amazon Web Services registration. 
+				</para>
+				<para>
+					Check the box labeled <guilabel>Check here to indicate that you have read and agree to the terms of the Amazon Web Services Customer Agreement</guilabel>. Click the <guibutton>Create Account and Continue</guibutton> button to proceed with registration.
+				</para>
+			</step>
+<!--
+			<step>
+				<title>Payment Method</title>		
+				<para/>
+			</step>
+			<step>
+				<title>Identity Verification</title>
+				<para />
+			</step>
+			<step>
+				<title>Confirmation</title>
+				<para/>
+			</step>
+-->
+		</procedure>
+	</section>
+	<section>
+		<title>Access Identifiers</title>
+		<para/>
 	</section>
 	<section>
 		<title>AMIs and the available Fedora AMIs</title>