Step 2: Set Up the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) (original) (raw)

Step 2: Set Up the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) - Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics for SQL Applications Developer Guide

Follow the steps to download and configure the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI).

To set up the AWS CLI

Download and configure the AWS CLI. For instructions, see the following topics in the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide:
- Getting Set Up with the AWS Command Line Interface
- Configuring the AWS Command Line Interface
Add a named profile for the administrator user in the AWS CLI config file. You use this profile when executing the AWS CLI commands. For more information about named profiles, see Named Profiles in the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide.

[profile adminuser]  
aws_access_key_id = adminuser access key ID  
aws_secret_access_key = adminuser secret access key  
region = aws-region

For a list of available AWS Regions, see Regions and Endpoints in the_Amazon Web Services General Reference_. 3. Verify the setup by entering the following help command at the command prompt:

aws help

Next Step

Step 3: Create Your Starter Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics Application

Step 1: Set Up an Account

Step 3: Create Your Starter Analytics Application

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