def METHOD_NAME(prof=None, instances=None, opts=None, **kwargs):
    """
    Create a cloud vm with the given profile and instances, instances can be a
    list or comma-delimited string
    CLI Example:
    .. code-block:: bash
        salt-run cloud.profile prof=my-ec2 instances=node1,node2,node3
    """
    if prof is None and "profile" in kwargs:
        prof = kwargs["profile"]
    if prof is None:
        return {"Error": "A profile (or prof) must be defined"}
    if instances is None and "names" in kwargs:
        instances = kwargs["names"]
    if instances is None:
        return {"Error": "One or more instances (comma-delimited) must be set"}
    client = _get_client()
    if isinstance(opts, dict):
        client.opts.update(opts)
    info = client.METHOD_NAME(prof, instances, **salt.utils.args.clean_kwargs(**kwargs))
    return info