diff --git a/tools/aws_benchmarking/paddle_banchmarking_aws.py b/tools/aws_benchmarking/paddle_banchmarking_aws.py
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+#   Copyright (c) 2018 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import argparse
+import os
+import json
+import math
+import time
+import base64
+
+import netaddr
+import boto3
+import namesgenerator
+import paramiko
+
+# You must have aws_access_key_id, aws_secret_access_key, region set in
+# ~/.aws/credentials and ~/.aws/config
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+parser.add_argument(
+    '--vpc_id',
+    type=str,
+    default="",
+    help="The VPC in which you wish to run test")
+parser.add_argument(
+    '--subnet_id',
+    type=str,
+    default="",
+    help="The Subnet_id in which you wish to run test")
+parser.add_argument(
+    '--security_group_id',
+    type=str,
+    default="",
+    required=True,
+    help="required, the security group id associated with your VPC")
+parser.add_argument(
+    '--pserver_instance_type',
+    type=str,
+    default="p2.xlarge",
+    help="your pserver instance type")
+parser.add_argument(
+    '--trainer_instance_type',
+    type=str,
+    default="p2.xlarge",
+    help="your trainer instance type")
+parser.add_argument(
+    '--key_name',
+    type=str,
+    default="",
+    required=True,
+    help="required, key pair name")
+parser.add_argument(
+    '--task_name',
+    type=str,
+    default="",
+    help="the name you want to identify your job")
+parser.add_argument(
+    '--pserver_image_id',
+    type=str,
+    default="ami-1ae93962",
+    help="ami id for system image, default one has nvidia-docker ready")
+parser.add_argument(
+    '--trainer_image_id',
+    type=str,
+    default="ami-1ae93962",
+    help="ami id for system image, default one has nvidia-docker ready")
+
+parser.add_argument(
+    '--trainer_count', type=int, default=1, help="Trainer count")
+
+parser.add_argument(
+    '--pserver_count', type=int, default=1, help="Pserver count")
+
+parser.add_argument(
+    '--pserver_bash_file',
+    type=str,
+    required=False,
+    default=os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "pserver.sh.template"),
+    help="pserver bash file path")
+
+parser.add_argument(
+    '--trainer_bash_file',
+    type=str,
+    required=False,
+    default=os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "trainer.sh.template"),
+    help="trainer bash file path")
+
+parser.add_argument('--pem_path', type=str, help="private key file")
+
+parser.add_argument(
+    '--pserver_port', type=str, default="5436", help="pserver port")
+
+parser.add_argument(
+    '--docker_image', type=str, default="busybox", help="training docker image")
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+ec2client = boto3.client('ec2')
+
+
+def create_subnet():
+    # if no vpc id provided, list vpcs
+    if not args.vpc_id:
+        print("no vpc provided, trying to find the default one")
+        vpcs_desc = ec2client.describe_vpcs(
+            Filters=[{
+                "Name": "isDefault",
+                "Values": ["true", ]
+            }], )
+        if len(vpcs_desc["Vpcs"]) == 0:
+            raise ValueError('No default VPC')
+        args.vpc_id = vpcs_desc["Vpcs"][0]["VpcId"]
+        vpc_cidrBlock = vpcs_desc["Vpcs"][0]["CidrBlock"]
+
+        print("default vpc fount with id %s and CidrBlock %s" %
+              (args.vpc_id, vpc_cidrBlock))
+
+    if not vpc_cidrBlock:
+        print("trying to find cidrblock for vpc")
+        vpcs_desc = ec2client.describe_vpcs(
+            Filters=[{
+                "Name": "vpc-id",
+                "Values": [args.vpc_id, ],
+            }], )
+        if len(vpcs_desc["Vpcs"]) == 0:
+            raise ValueError('No VPC found')
+        vpc_cidrBlock = vpcs_desc["Vpcs"][0]["CidrBlock"]
+        print("cidrblock for vpc is %s" % vpc_cidrBlock)
+
+    # list subnets in vpc in order to create a new one
+
+    print("trying to find ip blocks for new subnet")
+    subnets_desc = ec2client.describe_subnets(
+        Filters=[{
+            "Name": "vpc-id",
+            "Values": [args.vpc_id, ],
+        }], )
+
+    ips_taken = []
+    for subnet_dec in subnets_desc["Subnets"]:
+        ips_taken.append(subnet_dec["CidrBlock"])
+
+    ip_blocks_avaliable = netaddr.IPSet(
+        [vpc_cidrBlock]) ^ netaddr.IPSet(ips_taken)
+    # adding 10 addresses as buffer
+    cidr_prefix = 32 - math.ceil(
+        math.log(args.pserver_count + args.trainer_count + 10, 2))
+    if cidr_prefix <= 16:
+        raise ValueError('Too many nodes to fit in current VPC')
+
+    for ipnetwork in ip_blocks_avaliable.iter_cidrs():
+        try:
+            subnet_cidr = ipnetwork.subnet(int(cidr_prefix)).next()
+            print("subnet ip block found %s" % (subnet_cidr))
+            break
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    if not subnet_cidr:
+        raise ValueError(
+            'No avaliable subnet to fit required nodes in current VPC')
+
+    print("trying to create subnet")
+    subnet_desc = ec2client.create_subnet(
+        CidrBlock=str(subnet_cidr), VpcId=args.vpc_id)
+
+    subnet_id = subnet_desc["Subnet"]["SubnetId"]
+
+    subnet_waiter = ec2client.get_waiter('subnet_available')
+    # sleep for 1s before checking its state
+    time.sleep(1)
+    subnet_waiter.wait(SubnetIds=[subnet_id, ])
+
+    print("subnet created")
+
+    print("adding tags to newly created subnet")
+    ec2client.create_tags(
+        Resources=[subnet_id, ],
+        Tags=[{
+            "Key": "Task_name",
+            'Value': args.task_name
+        }])
+    return subnet_id
+
+
+def generate_task_name():
+    return namesgenerator.get_random_name()
+
+
+def script_to_str(file_path):
+    if not file_path:
+        return "echo $PSERVER_HOSTS"
+    file = open(file_path, 'r')
+    text = file.read().strip()
+    file.close()
+    return text
+
+
+def run_instances(image_id, instance_type, count, role, cmd=""):
+    if cmd:
+        cmd = base64.b64encode(cmd)
+    response = ec2client.run_instances(
+        ImageId=image_id,
+        InstanceType=instance_type,
+        MaxCount=count,
+        MinCount=count,
+        UserData=cmd,
+        DryRun=False,
+        InstanceInitiatedShutdownBehavior="stop",
+        KeyName=args.key_name,
+        NetworkInterfaces=[{
+            'DeviceIndex': 0,
+            'SubnetId': args.subnet_id,
+            "AssociatePublicIpAddress": True,
+            'Groups': args.security_group_ids
+        }],
+        TagSpecifications=[{
+            'ResourceType': "instance",
+            'Tags': [{
+                "Key": 'Task_name',
+                "Value": args.task_name
+            }, {
+                "Key": 'Role',
+                "Value": role
+            }]
+        }])
+
+    instance_ids = []
+    for instance in response["Instances"]:
+        instance_ids.append(instance["InstanceId"])
+
+    if len(instance_ids) > 0:
+        print(str(len(instance_ids)) + " instance(s) created")
+    else:
+        print("no instance created")
+    #create waiter to make sure it's running
+
+    print("waiting for instance to become accessible")
+    waiter = ec2client.get_waiter('instance_status_ok')
+    waiter.wait(
+        Filters=[{
+            "Name": "instance-status.status",
+            "Values": ["ok"]
+        }, {
+            "Name": "instance-status.reachability",
+            "Values": ["passed"]
+        }, {
+            "Name": "instance-state-name",
+            "Values": ["running"]
+        }],
+        InstanceIds=instance_ids)
+
+    instances_response = ec2client.describe_instances(InstanceIds=instance_ids)
+
+    return instances_response["Reservations"][0]["Instances"]
+
+
+def create_pservers():
+    return run_instances(
+        image_id=args.pserver_image_id,
+        instance_type=args.pserver_instance_type,
+        count=args.pserver_count,
+        role="PSERVER", )
+
+
+def create_trainers(kickoff_cmd, pserver_endpoints_str):
+    responses = []
+    for i in xrange(args.trainer_count):
+        cmd = kickoff_cmd.format(
+            PSERVER_HOSTS=pserver_endpoints_str,
+            DOCKER_IMAGE=args.docker_image,
+            TRAINER_INDEX=str(i))
+        print(cmd)
+        responses.append(
+            run_instances(
+                image_id=args.trainer_image_id,
+                instance_type=args.trainer_instance_type,
+                count=1,
+                role="TRAINER",
+                cmd=cmd, )[0])
+    return responses
+
+
+def cleanup(task_name):
+    #shutdown all ec2 instances
+    instances = ec2client.describe_instances(Filters=[{
+        "Name": "tag",
+        "Value": "Task_name=" + task_name
+    }])
+
+    instance_ids = []
+    for instance in instances["Reservations"][0]["Instances"]:
+        instance_ids.append(instance["InstanceId"])
+
+    ec2client.stop_instances(InstanceIds=instance_ids)
+
+    instance_stop_waiter = ec2client.get_waiter('instance_stopped')
+    instance_stop_waiter.wait(InstanceIds=instance_ids)
+
+    #delete the subnet created
+
+    subnet = ec2client.describe_subnets(Filters=[{
+        "Name": "tag",
+        "Value": "Task_name=" + task_name
+    }])
+
+    ec2client.delete_subnet(SubnetId=subnet["Subnets"][0]["SubnetId"])
+
+    # no subnet delete waiter, just leave it.
+
+    return
+
+
+def main():
+    if not args.task_name:
+        args.task_name = generate_task_name()
+        print("task name generated", args.task_name)
+
+    if not args.subnet_id:
+        print("creating subnet for this task")
+        args.subnet_id = create_subnet()
+        print("subnet %s created" % (args.subnet_id))
+
+    if not args.pem_path:
+        args.pem_path = os.path.expanduser("~") + "/" + args.key_name + ".pem"
+    if args.security_group_id:
+        args.security_group_ids = (args.security_group_id, )
+
+    print("creating pservers")
+    pserver_create_response = create_pservers()
+    print("pserver created, collecting pserver ips")
+
+    pserver_endpoints = []
+    for pserver in pserver_create_response:
+        pserver_endpoints.append(pserver["NetworkInterfaces"][0][
+            "PrivateIpAddress"] + ":" + args.pserver_port)
+
+    pserver_endpoints_str = ",".join(pserver_endpoints)
+
+    # ssh to pservers to start training
+    ssh_key = paramiko.RSAKey.from_private_key_file(args.pem_path)
+    ssh_client = paramiko.SSHClient()
+    ssh_client.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
+
+    print("kicking off pserver training process")
+    for pserver in pserver_create_response:
+        try:
+            ssh_client.connect(
+                hostname=pserver["PublicIpAddress"],
+                username="ubuntu",
+                pkey=ssh_key)
+            cmd = (script_to_str(args.pserver_bash_file)).format(
+                PSERVER_HOSTS=pserver_endpoints_str,
+                DOCKER_IMAGE=args.docker_image)
+            print(cmd)
+            stdin, stdout, stderr = ssh_client.exec_command(command=cmd)
+            if stderr.read():
+                raise Exception(
+                    "Error while kicking off pserver training process")
+            #print(stdout.read())
+        except Exception, e:
+            print e
+            cleanup(args.task_name)
+        finally:
+            ssh_client.close()
+
+    print("creating trainers and kicking off trainer training process")
+    create_trainers(
+        kickoff_cmd=script_to_str(args.trainer_bash_file),
+        pserver_endpoints_str=pserver_endpoints_str)
+
+
+def print_arguments():
+    print('-----------  Configuration Arguments -----------')
+    for arg, value in sorted(vars(args).iteritems()):
+        print('%s: %s' % (arg, value))
+    print('------------------------------------------------')
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print_arguments()
+    main()
diff --git a/tools/aws_benchmarking/pserver.sh.template b/tools/aws_benchmarking/pserver.sh.template
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+nvidia-docker run -i -e "TRAINING_ROLE=PSERVER"  -e "PSERVER_HOSTS={PSERVER_HOSTS}" {DOCKER_IMAGE}
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diff --git a/tools/aws_benchmarking/requirements.txt b/tools/aws_benchmarking/requirements.txt
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+++ b/tools/aws_benchmarking/requirements.txt
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+netaddr==0.7.19
+boto3==1.6.21
+namesgenerator==0.3
+paramiko==2.4.1
diff --git a/tools/aws_benchmarking/trainer.sh.template b/tools/aws_benchmarking/trainer.sh.template
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+++ b/tools/aws_benchmarking/trainer.sh.template
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+nvidia-docker run -i -e "TRAINER_INDEX={TRAINER_INDEX}" -e "TRAINING_ROLE=TRAINER"  -e "PSERVER_HOSTS={PSERVER_HOSTS}" {DOCKER_IMAGE}
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