Creating a reserved queue - MediaConvert
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Creating a reserved queue

If you decide to purchase additional capacity for your reserved queue, you can. For more information, see Purchasing additional RTS. The following tabs show different options for creating a reserved queue.

Console

To create a reserved queue by using the MediaConvert console:

  1. Open the Queues page in the MediaConvert console.

  2. Choose Create reserved queue.

  3. Enter a Reserved queue name. Optionally enter a Description.

  4. Optionally, use the Reserved transcode slots (RTS) calculator to help determine how many RTS that you need.

  5. In the Commitment to purchase RTS for reserved queue section, enter the number of reserved transcode slots (RTS) that you want to purchase.

  6. Review and agree to the pricing and time commitment. After you commit to your pricing plan, you can't cancel it. Optionally, select Auto renew yearly.

  7. Choose Create reserved queue. Then review your reserved queue details and choose Purchase.

Amazon CLI

The following create-queue example creates a reserved queue with one RTS slot and a 12-month commitment.

aws mediaconvert create-queue \
	--region region-name-1 \
	--pricing-plan RESERVED \
	--reservation-plan-settings "Commitment=ONE_YEAR,RenewalType=EXPIRE,ReservedSlots=1" \
	--name ReservedQueue1 \
	--description "Example reserved queue description." \
	--tags "KeyName1=string1,KeyName2=string2"

For more information about how to create a reserved queue by using the Amazon CLI, see the Amazon CLI Command Reference.