If this account you're using has never created a Spot Fleet, create one now: -1. Switch to the region. (The second drop-down box in from the upper right.) -1. Switch to EC2. (In the _Services_ menu, under _Compute_.) +1: Switch to the region. (The second drop-down box in from the upper right.) +1: Switch to EC2. (In the _Services_ menu, under _Compute_.) 1: Click on "Spot Requests" in the list on the left (under _INSTANCES_). 1: Click the "Request Spot Instances" button. 1: Click the "Next" button.