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# getInstances

Purpose
Get and/or start from atl to atm instances
Synopsis
`function getInstances(ecf:EC2Conf, atl:integer, atm:integer, timeout:integer, verbose:boolean):list of EC2instance`
Arguments

ecf | An AEC2 configuration
atl | Minimum number of instance to run
atm | Maximum number of instance to run (if positive)
timeout | Maximum delay to start a new instance
verbose | Verbosity option of waitInstanceReady

Return value
List of running instances
Further information
This routine gets the list of running instances and starts additional ones if the current number is inferior to atl
Parent Topic Main functions of the AEC2 package

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