VM Import/Export Processes

VM Import/Export has processes for eligible resources that you can use to import into and export out of the AWS Cloud. You can import individual disks, or whole VMs that meet the respective requirements of the import process. You can also export an Amazon EC2 instance or an AMI in a supported file format. For more information on resources that are eligible for export, see Considerations for instance export and Considerations for image export.

Contents

• Importing a VM as an image using VM Import/Export
  • Export your VM from its virtualization environment
  • Programmatic modifications to VMs
  • Import your VM as an image
    • Prerequisites
    • Upload the image to Amazon S3
    • Import the VM
  • Monitor an import image task
  • Cancel an import image task
  • Next steps
• Importing a disk as a snapshot using VM Import/Export
  • Prerequisites
  • Start an import snapshot task
  • Monitor an import snapshot task
  • Cancel an import snapshot task
  • Next steps
• Importing a VM as an instance using VM Import/Export
  • Limitations
  • Prerequisites
• Exporting an instance as a VM using VM Import/Export
  • Prerequisites
  • Considerations for instance export
  • Start an instance export task
  • Monitor an instance export task
  • Cancel an instance export task
• Exporting a VM directly from an Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
  • Prerequisites
  • Considerations for image export
  • Start an export image task
  • Monitor an export image task
  • Cancel an export image task