list_compatible_images

list_compatible_images(**kwargs)

This action returns a list of the different Amazon EC2 Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) that are owned by your Amazon Web Services accountthat would be supported for use on a Snow device. Currently, supported AMIs are based on the CentOS 7 (x86_64) - with Updates HVM, Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS (HVM), and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Xenial (HVM) images, available on the Amazon Web Services Marketplace.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.list_compatible_images(
    MaxResults=123,
    NextToken='string'
)

Parameters

• MaxResults (integer) -- The maximum number of results for the list of compatible images. Currently, a Snowball Edge device can store 10 AMIs.
• NextToken (string) -- HTTP requests are stateless. To identify what object comes "next" in the list of compatible images, you can specify a value for NextToken as the starting point for your list of returned images.

Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'CompatibleImages': [
        {
            'AmiId': 'string',
            'Name': 'string'
        },
    ],
    'NextToken': 'string'
}

Response Structure

• (dict) --

  • CompatibleImages (list) --

    A JSON-formatted object that describes a compatible AMI, including the ID and name for a Snow device AMI.

    • (dict) --

      A JSON-formatted object that describes a compatible Amazon Machine Image (AMI), including the ID and name for a Snow device AMI. This AMI is compatible with the device's physical hardware requirements, and it should be able to be run in an SBE1 instance on the device.

      • AmiId (string) --

        The unique identifier for an individual Snow device AMI.

      • Name (string) --

        The optional name of a compatible image.

  • NextToken (string) --

    Because HTTP requests are stateless, this is the starting point for your next list of returned images.

Exceptions

• Snowball.Client.exceptions.InvalidNextTokenException
• Snowball.Client.exceptions.Ec2RequestFailedException