Step 2: Set Up the Amazon Command Line Interface (Amazon CLI) - Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics for SQL Applications Developer Guide
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Services or capabilities described in Amazon Web Services documentation might vary by Region. To see the differences applicable to the China Regions, see Getting Started with Amazon Web Services in China (PDF).

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Step 2: Set Up the Amazon Command Line Interface (Amazon CLI)

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

Important

You don't need the Amazon CLI to perform the steps in the Getting Started exercise. However, some of the exercises in this guide use the Amazon CLI. You can skip this step and go to Step 3: Create Your Starter Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics Application, and then set up the Amazon CLI later when you need it.

To set up the Amazon CLI

  1. Download and configure the Amazon CLI. For instructions, see the following topics in the Amazon Command Line Interface User Guide:

  2. Add a named profile for the administrator user in the Amazon CLI config file. You use this profile when executing the Amazon CLI commands. For more information about named profiles, see Named Profiles in the Amazon 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 Amazon Web Services 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

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Step 3: Create Your Starter Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics Application