image management 3.4 spec import service api public

Table of Contents Import Service API (Public) ImportInstance ImportVolume DescribeConversionTasks CancelConversionTask

Import Service API (Public)

ImportInstance

Description
(AWS) Creates a new import instance task using metadata from the specified disk image.
Parameter	Description
	Type	Default	Valid Values	Required
Description	A description of the instance being imported.
	Type: String	Default: None		Required: No
LaunchSpecification. Architecture	The architecture of the instance.
	Type: String	Default: None	Valid values: i386 or x86_64	Required: Yes
LaunchSpecification. GroupName.n	One or more security group names.
	Type: String	Default: None		Required: No
LaunchSpecification. UserData	User data to be made available to the instance.
	Type: String	Default: None		Required: No
LaunchSpecification. InstanceType	The instance type. See Available Instance Types for more information.
	Type: String	Default: None		Required: Yes
LaunchSpecification. Placement.AvailabilityZone	The Availability Zone to launch the instance into.
	Type: String	Default: We choose a zone for you		Required: No
LaunchSpecification. Monitoring.Enabled	Specifies whether to enable detailed monitoring for the instance.
	Type: Boolean	Default: false		Required: No
LaunchSpecification. InstanceInitiatedShutdownBehavior	Specifies whether the instance stops or terminates on instance-initiated shutdown.
	Type: String	Default: stop	Valid values: stop or terminate	Required: No
DiskImage.n. Image.Format	The file format of the disk image.
	Type: String	Default: None	Valid values: VMDK or RAW or VHD	Required: Yes
DiskImage.n. Image.Bytes	The number of bytes in the disk image.
	Type: Long	Default: None		Required: Yes
DiskImage.n. Image.ImportManifestUrl	The manifest for the disk image, stored in Amazon S3 and presented here as an Amazon S3 presigned URL.
	Type: String	Default: None		Required: Yes
DiskImage.n. Image.Description	An optional description of the disk image.
	Type: String	Default: None		Required: No
DiskImage.n. Volume.Size	The size, in GB (2^30 bytes), of the Amazon EBS volume that will hold the converted image.
				Required: Yes
Platform	The instance operating system.
	Type: String	Default: None	Linux Other	Required: No
LaunchSpecification.SubnetId	[unsupported] The ID of the subnet to launch the instance into.
	Type: String	Default: None		Required: No
LaunchSpecification.PrivateIpAddress	[unsupported] You can optionally use this parameter to assign the instance a specific available IP address from the IP address range of the subnet.
	Type: String	Default: We selects an IP address from the IP address range of subnet for the instance		Required: No

ImportVolume

Request Type	Description
ImportVolume	(AWS) Creates a new import volume task using metadata from the specified disk image.
	Parameter	Type	Default	Required	Notes
	Parameter	Type	Default	Required	Notes

DescribeConversionTasks

Request Type	Description
DescribeConversionTasks	(AWS) Creates a new import instance task using metadata from the specified disk image.
	Parameter	Type	Default	Required	Notes
	Parameter	Type	Default	Required	Notes

CancelConversionTask

Request Type	Description
CancelConversionTask	(AWS) Cancels an active conversion task. The task can be the import of an instance or volume. The action removes all artifacts of the conversion, including a partially uploaded volume or instance. If the conversion is complete or is in the process of transferring the final disk image, the command fails and returns an exception.
	Parameter	Type	Default	Required	Notes
	Parameter	Type	Default	Required	Notes

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