aws ec2 create-instance-export-task
Exports a running or stopped instance to an Amazon S3 bucket. For information about the supported operating systems, image formats, and known limitations for the types of instances you can export, see Exporting an instance as a VM Using VM Import/Export in the VM Import/Export User Guide
Options
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
--description <string> | A description for the conversion task or the resource being exported. The maximum length is 255 characters |
--export-to-s3-task <structure> | The format and location for an export instance task |
--instance-id <string> | The ID of the instance |
--target-environment <string> | The target virtualization environment |
--tag-specifications <list> | The tags to apply to the export instance task during creation |
--cli-input-json <string> | Performs service operation based on the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by ``--generate-cli-skeleton``. If other arguments are provided on the command line, the CLI values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally |
--generate-cli-skeleton <string> | Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value ``input``, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for ``--cli-input-json``. If provided with the value ``output``, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command |