aws ec2 create-instance-export-task

Exports a running or stopped instance to an Amazon S3 bucket. AWS CLI reference

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Examples

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To export an instance

The following create-instance-export-task example creates a task to export the instance i-1234567890abcdef0 to the Amazon S3 bucket myexportbucket.

aws ec2 create-instance-export-task --description "RHEL5 instance" --instance-id i-1234567890abcdef0 --target-environment vmware --export-to-s3-task DiskImageFormat=vmdk,ContainerFormat=ova,S3Bucket=myexportbucket,S3Prefix=RHEL5

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--descriptionA description for the conversion task or the resource being exported.

--instance-idThe ID of the instance.

--target-environmentThe target virtualization environment.

--export-to-s3-taskThe format and location for an export instance task.

Its output

{
    "ExportTask": {
        "State": "active",
        "InstanceExportDetails": {
            "InstanceId": "i-1234567890abcdef0",
            "TargetEnvironment": "vmware"
        },
        "ExportToS3Task": {
            "S3Bucket": "myexportbucket",
            "S3Key": "RHEL5export-i-fh8sjjsq.ova",
            "DiskImageFormat": "vmdk",
            "ContainerFormat": "ova"
        },
        "Description": "RHEL5 instance",
        "ExportTaskId": "export-i-fh8sjjsq"
    }
}

For more information, see Export an EC2 instance as a VM using VM Import/Export in the VM Import/Export User Guide.

Options

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--descriptionA description for the conversion task or the resource being exported.

--export-to-s3-taskThe format and location for an export instance task.

--instance-idThe ID of the instance.

--tag-specificationsThe tags to apply to the export instance task during creation.

--target-environmentThe target virtualization environment.