Getting started

The migration script, stack_exporter.py, is a Python script that you can run locally, or on an EC2 instance. Before running the script, be sure all prerequisites are met. For more about the prerequisites, see Prerequisites.

The steps in the following sections show you how to migrate your OpsWorks stacks to Systems Manager Application Manager.

Topics

• Step 1: Prepare your environment for running the script
• Step 2: Download the migration script
• Step 3: Set up your environment to run the script
• Step 4: Run the script
• Step 5: Provision a CloudFormation stack
• Step 6: Review the provisioned resources
• Step 7: Start an instance
• Step 8: Review the instance
• Step 9: Monitor and run operations on your instances using Systems Manager Application Manager