Merge pull request #94 from organicveggie/ebs_optimized

Documentation for launching EBS Optimized instances.
aws · Dec 10, 2012 · ff82752 · ff82752
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diff --git a/lib/aws/ec2/instance_collection.rb b/lib/aws/ec2/instance_collection.rb
@@ -192,6 +192,16 @@ class InstanceCollection < Collection
       #   valid for instances launched outside a VPC (e.g. those
       #   launched without the :subnet option).
       #
+      # @option options [Boolean] :ebs_optimized (false) EBS-Optimized instances 
+      #   enable Amazon EC2 instances to fully utilize the IOPS provisioned on 
+      #   an EBS volume. EBS-optimized instances deliver dedicated throughput 
+      #   between Amazon EC2 and Amazon EBS, with options between 500 Mbps and
+      #   1000 Mbps depending on the instance type used. When attached to 
+      #   EBS-Optimized instances, Provisioned IOPS volumes are designed 
+      #   to deliver within 10% of their provisioned performance 99.9% of the time. 
+      #   *NOTE:* EBS Optimized instances incur an additional service charge. This
+      #   optional is only valid for certain instance types.
+      #
       # @return [Instance or Array] If a single instance is being created,
       #   this returns an {EC2::Instance} to represent the newly
       #   created instance.  Otherwise it returns an array of instance