I'm new to EC2. I went through the process of creating an instance. I used a p3-2xl because the hardware fit my needs. However, I didn't know much about AMIs, so I just picked Windows Server 2016 in the "quick start" section. I had all kinds of trouble with the server. Obviously RDP did not work because the software I'm using could not see the graphics card. After multiple failed attempts to get VNC communicating (TightVNC, UltraVNC...) I finally found this:
When using Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), GPUs that use the WDDM driver model are replaced with a non-accelerated Remote Desktop display driver. To access your GPU hardware, you must use a different remote access tool, such as Teradici Cloud Access Software, NICE Desktop Cloud Visualization (DCV), or VNC. You can also use one of the GPU AMIs from the AWS Marketplace because they provide remote access tools that support 3D acceleration.
The only AMI I found when searching for GPU and Windows was "Microsoft Windows Server 2016 with NVIDIA Tesla Driver". But upon reading the description, I don't see any mention of any remote tools preinstalled. It looks like it's just the driver, which I already installed manually. I don't want to spend the time and money launching that one only to discover I'm in the exact same place.
So I guess my question is, is there a Windows AMI somewhere that has remote access already set up for 3D/graphics processing software?
Any input or tips would be greatly appreciated.
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