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Exasol on AWS versions in the AWS Marketplace

Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG)

  • Simply pay for what you use
  • Charged on an hourly basis
  • Billed through the cloud Marketplace
  • This offering includes community support


This is the default version used in the deployment templates.

If you are not sure which version to choose, this version is most probably the version you should use.

(Link to the marketplace offering https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/B01FXIPXV4 )

Bring-Your-Own-License (BYOL)

  • Select this option if you already have a valid Exasol license for the selected configuration or if you plan to purchase a license.
  • The license file is required to operate this product


(Link to marketplace offering: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/B01IVOPPN8)


(info)  We recommend reading the getting started guides before launching a database system.

Getting started

We recommend setting up Exasol as cluster. This offers the following advantages:

    • Scalability: easily scale out a cluster by adding additional nodes to process more data and to serve more concurrent users
    • High availability: When a nodes failes the system automatically tries to repair this node or include a standby node into the system (if a standby node was configured).

However, for small data sizes and evaluation purposes a single-node system might be sufficient.

Setting up a cluster using our CloudFormation templates is as easy as setting up a single node system.

Cluster Installation

The recommended cluster installation method is AWS CloudFormation. The following guide explains step-by-step how to conveniently deploy an Exasol cluster using an AWS CloudFormation template::   SOL-605 - Getting issue details... STATUS


Cluster Quick Launch

If you just want to start a preconfigured cluster as quickly as possible just follow the instruction below:

 Quick Launch Instructions (Click to Expand)

Click one of the buttons below (the left on if you want to use an existing VPC, the right button otherwise) to iniate a preconfigured CloudFormation based deployment of a 5-node cluster (good for approx. 2 TB of uncompressed raw data).

1)   (using an existing VPC)      (generating a new VPC)

2) Just press "Next" to proceed to the configuration options, then define passwords for the administrative users, select the target spress 2 times "Next".

3) Acknowledge the statement (checkbox) at the bottom of the screen and start the deployment by pressing the create button.

Please note that the deployment may take approximately 20-30 minutes before you can connect to the system.

For more information on the configuration parameters, how to change the configuration and how to connect to the database please refer to the full guide: SOL-605 - Getting issue details... STATUS


In case you need full control over all parameters (e.g. setting the AMI-ID manually or configuring the number and size of the attached data disks) you might use our advanced templates: SOL-636 - Getting issue details... STATUS


Single node installation

The recommended single-node installation method is AWS CloudFormation. The following guide explains step-by-step how to conveniently deploy an Exasol single node database system using an AWS CloudFormation template:  SOL-633 - Getting issue details... STATUS


Single Node Quick Launch

In case just want to start a preconfigured single node system as quickly as possible just follow the instruction below:

 Quick Launch Instructions (Click to Expand)

Click one of the buttons below (the left one if you want to deploy the node to an existing VPC, the right button if you want to create a new VPC) to iniate a preconfigured CloudFormation based deployment of a sinlge-node system (good for approx. 500GB of uncompressed raw data).

1)   (use existing VPC)     (generate new VPC) 

2) Just press "Next" to proceed to the configuration options, then define passwords for the administrative users, select the target spress 2 times "Next".

3) Acknowledge the statement (checkbox) at the bottom of the screen and start the deployment by pressing the create button.

Please note that the deployment may take approximately 15-25 minutes before you can connect to the system.

For more information on the configuration parameters, how to change the configuration and how to connect to the database please refer to the full guide: SOL-633 - Getting issue details... STATUS


In case the installation via CloudFormation is not possible (e.g. due to missing user privileges) you can install Exasol using the AWS console or the markeplace page as well. The following guide explains how:  SOL-377 - Getting issue details... STATUS




Support & Troubleshooting

This offer includes assistance from the Exasol Community (Community Support) and access to the Exasol Solution Center.

For troubleshooting & and information on how to register for community support please refer to  SOL-382 - Getting issue details... STATUS  and to the solution documents listed below.

More Information 

Recommendations for using Exasol on AWS

Recommended instance families: m4, m5, r4, r5, c5

Recommended storage: gp2 EBS storage

Backup storage: S3

Minimum size of main memory: 16 GB

Storage Configuration

Instance-integrated hard drives (ephemeral storage) and EBS volumes are supported for data storage.

In a production environment, we recommend using high-available EBS drives, as these provide maximum reliability and durability.

For EBS type we recommend using at least General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes.For high IO requirements we recommend Provisioned IOPS SSD (io1).

For data backup & restore ( SOL-354 - Getting issue details... STATUS as well as data import & export ( EXASOL-1678 - Getting issue details... STATUS ) Exasol supports cost-efficient S3 storage.

Exasol AMI: Determine AMI ID and activate AMI for manual launch

The AMI-ID can be found in the AWS Marketplace offering:

Access https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/B01FXIPXV4 (Pay-As-You-Go, community support only) or https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/B01IVOPPN8 (Bring-Your-Own-License)

Select "Continue"

Select "Manual Launch"

Select "Accept Software Terms" ( (warning) Otherwise you will not be able to succesfully launch the AMI)

The AMI-ID can be found on the "Manual Launch" tab

Release Notes

EXASOL-2161 - Getting issue details... STATUS

EXASOL-2032 - Getting issue details... STATUS

Upgrade Information

5.0.x   -  (warning) It is not possible to upgrade a 5.0.x AWS installation to a 6.0.x. Please backup the data, install a new cluster, and import data in this case

6.0.1   -  (warning) if you consider upgrading AWS 6.0.1 to any later version, you need to apply the patch attached to this issue while the nodes are still running. Just upload it through EXAOperation in the Software tab: DOWNLOAD-564 - Getting issue details... STATUS

Further Documentation & Tools

For clients, drivers and the standard Exasol manual, please visit the Exasol User Portal

Please note that AWS specific information can be only found in this section and is not contained in the standard user manual.


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