EC2 / Client / import_instance

import_instance#

EC2.Client.import_instance(**kwargs)#

Note

We recommend that you use the ImportImage API. For more information, see Importing a VM as an image using VM Import/Export in the VM Import/Export User Guide.

Creates an import instance task using metadata from the specified disk image.

This API action is not supported by the Command Line Interface (CLI). For information about using the Amazon EC2 CLI, which is deprecated, see Importing a VM to Amazon EC2 in the Amazon EC2 CLI Reference PDF file.

This API action supports only single-volume VMs. To import multi-volume VMs, use ImportImage instead.

For information about the import manifest referenced by this API action, see VM Import Manifest.

Request Syntax

response = client.import_instance(
    Description='string',
    DiskImages=[
        {
            'Description': 'string',
            'Image': {
                'Bytes': 123,
                'Format': 'VMDK'|'RAW'|'VHD',
                'ImportManifestUrl': 'string'
            },
            'Volume': {
                'Size': 123
            }
        },
    ],
    DryRun=True|False,
    LaunchSpecification={
        'AdditionalInfo': 'string',
        'Architecture': 'i386'|'x86_64'|'arm64'|'x86_64_mac'|'arm64_mac',
        'GroupIds': [
            'string',
        ],
        'GroupNames': [
            'string',
        ],
        'InstanceInitiatedShutdownBehavior': 'stop'|'terminate',
        'InstanceType': 'a1.medium'|'a1.large'|'a1.xlarge'|'a1.2xlarge'|'a1.4xlarge'|'a1.metal'|'c1.medium'|'c1.xlarge'|'c3.large'|'c3.xlarge'|'c3.2xlarge'|'c3.4xlarge'|'c3.8xlarge'|'c4.large'|'c4.xlarge'|'c4.2xlarge'|'c4.4xlarge'|'c4.8xlarge'|'c5.large'|'c5.xlarge'|'c5.2xlarge'|'c5.4xlarge'|'c5.9xlarge'|'c5.12xlarge'|'c5.18xlarge'|'c5.24xlarge'|'c5.metal'|'c5a.large'|'c5a.xlarge'|'c5a.2xlarge'|'c5a.4xlarge'|'c5a.8xlarge'|'c5a.12xlarge'|'c5a.16xlarge'|'c5a.24xlarge'|'c5ad.large'|'c5ad.xlarge'|'c5ad.2xlarge'|'c5ad.4xlarge'|'c5ad.8xlarge'|'c5ad.12xlarge'|'c5ad.16xlarge'|'c5ad.24xlarge'|'c5d.large'|'c5d.xlarge'|'c5d.2xlarge'|'c5d.4xlarge'|'c5d.9xlarge'|'c5d.12xlarge'|'c5d.18xlarge'|'c5d.24xlarge'|'c5d.metal'|'c5n.large'|'c5n.xlarge'|'c5n.2xlarge'|'c5n.4xlarge'|'c5n.9xlarge'|'c5n.18xlarge'|'c5n.metal'|'c6g.medium'|'c6g.large'|'c6g.xlarge'|'c6g.2xlarge'|'c6g.4xlarge'|'c6g.8xlarge'|'c6g.12xlarge'|'c6g.16xlarge'|'c6g.metal'|'c6gd.medium'|'c6gd.large'|'c6gd.xlarge'|'c6gd.2xlarge'|'c6gd.4xlarge'|'c6gd.8xlarge'|'c6gd.12xlarge'|'c6gd.16xlarge'|'c6gd.metal'|'c6gn.medium'|'c6gn.large'|'c6gn.xlarge'|'c6gn.2xlarge'|'c6gn.4xlarge'|'c6gn.8xlarge'|'c6gn.12xlarge'|'c6gn.16xlarge'|'c6i.large'|'c6i.xlarge'|'c6i.2xlarge'|'c6i.4xlarge'|'c6i.8xlarge'|'c6i.12xlarge'|'c6i.16xlarge'|'c6i.24xlarge'|'c6i.32xlarge'|'c6i.metal'|'cc1.4xlarge'|'cc2.8xlarge'|'cg1.4xlarge'|'cr1.8xlarge'|'d2.xlarge'|'d2.2xlarge'|'d2.4xlarge'|'d2.8xlarge'|'d3.xlarge'|'d3.2xlarge'|'d3.4xlarge'|'d3.8xlarge'|'d3en.xlarge'|'d3en.2xlarge'|'d3en.4xlarge'|'d3en.6xlarge'|'d3en.8xlarge'|'d3en.12xlarge'|'dl1.24xlarge'|'f1.2xlarge'|'f1.4xlarge'|'f1.16xlarge'|'g2.2xlarge'|'g2.8xlarge'|'g3.4xlarge'|'g3.8xlarge'|'g3.16xlarge'|'g3s.xlarge'|'g4ad.xlarge'|'g4ad.2xlarge'|'g4ad.4xlarge'|'g4ad.8xlarge'|'g4ad.16xlarge'|'g4dn.xlarge'|'g4dn.2xlarge'|'g4dn.4xlarge'|'g4dn.8xlarge'|'g4dn.12xlarge'|'g4dn.16xlarge'|'g4dn.metal'|'g5.xlarge'|'g5.2xlarge'|'g5.4xlarge'|'g5.8xlarge'|'g5.12xlarge'|'g5.16xlarge'|'g5.24xlarge'|'g5.48xlarge'|'g5g.xlarge'|'g5g.2xlarge'|'g5g.4xlarge'|'g5g.8xlarge'|'g5g.16xlarge'|'g5g.metal'|'hi1.4xlarge'|'hpc6a.48xlarge'|'hs1.8xlarge'|'h1.2xlarge'|'h1.4xlarge'|'h1.8xlarge'|'h1.16xlarge'|'i2.xlarge'|'i2.2xlarge'|'i2.4xlarge'|'i2.8xlarge'|'i3.large'|'i3.xlarge'|'i3.2xlarge'|'i3.4xlarge'|'i3.8xlarge'|'i3.16xlarge'|'i3.metal'|'i3en.large'|'i3en.xlarge'|'i3en.2xlarge'|'i3en.3xlarge'|'i3en.6xlarge'|'i3en.12xlarge'|'i3en.24xlarge'|'i3en.metal'|'im4gn.large'|'im4gn.xlarge'|'im4gn.2xlarge'|'im4gn.4xlarge'|'im4gn.8xlarge'|'im4gn.16xlarge'|'inf1.xlarge'|'inf1.2xlarge'|'inf1.6xlarge'|'inf1.24xlarge'|'is4gen.medium'|'is4gen.large'|'is4gen.xlarge'|'is4gen.2xlarge'|'is4gen.4xlarge'|'is4gen.8xlarge'|'m1.small'|'m1.medium'|'m1.large'|'m1.xlarge'|'m2.xlarge'|'m2.2xlarge'|'m2.4xlarge'|'m3.medium'|'m3.large'|'m3.xlarge'|'m3.2xlarge'|'m4.large'|'m4.xlarge'|'m4.2xlarge'|'m4.4xlarge'|'m4.10xlarge'|'m4.16xlarge'|'m5.large'|'m5.xlarge'|'m5.2xlarge'|'m5.4xlarge'|'m5.8xlarge'|'m5.12xlarge'|'m5.16xlarge'|'m5.24xlarge'|'m5.metal'|'m5a.large'|'m5a.xlarge'|'m5a.2xlarge'|'m5a.4xlarge'|'m5a.8xlarge'|'m5a.12xlarge'|'m5a.16xlarge'|'m5a.24xlarge'|'m5ad.large'|'m5ad.xlarge'|'m5ad.2xlarge'|'m5ad.4xlarge'|'m5ad.8xlarge'|'m5ad.12xlarge'|'m5ad.16xlarge'|'m5ad.24xlarge'|'m5d.large'|'m5d.xlarge'|'m5d.2xlarge'|'m5d.4xlarge'|'m5d.8xlarge'|'m5d.12xlarge'|'m5d.16xlarge'|'m5d.24xlarge'|'m5d.metal'|'m5dn.large'|'m5dn.xlarge'|'m5dn.2xlarge'|'m5dn.4xlarge'|'m5dn.8xlarge'|'m5dn.12xlarge'|'m5dn.16xlarge'|'m5dn.24xlarge'|'m5dn.metal'|'m5n.large'|'m5n.xlarge'|'m5n.2xlarge'|'m5n.4xlarge'|'m5n.8xlarge'|'m5n.12xlarge'|'m5n.16xlarge'|'m5n.24xlarge'|'m5n.metal'|'m5zn.large'|'m5zn.xlarge'|'m5zn.2xlarge'|'m5zn.3xlarge'|'m5zn.6xlarge'|'m5zn.12xlarge'|'m5zn.metal'|'m6a.large'|'m6a.xlarge'|'m6a.2xlarge'|'m6a.4xlarge'|'m6a.8xlarge'|'m6a.12xlarge'|'m6a.16xlarge'|'m6a.24xlarge'|'m6a.32xlarge'|'m6a.48xlarge'|'m6g.metal'|'m6g.medium'|'m6g.large'|'m6g.xlarge'|'m6g.2xlarge'|'m6g.4xlarge'|'m6g.8xlarge'|'m6g.12xlarge'|'m6g.16xlarge'|'m6gd.metal'|'m6gd.medium'|'m6gd.large'|'m6gd.xlarge'|'m6gd.2xlarge'|'m6gd.4xlarge'|'m6gd.8xlarge'|'m6gd.12xlarge'|'m6gd.16xlarge'|'m6i.large'|'m6i.xlarge'|'m6i.2xlarge'|'m6i.4xlarge'|'m6i.8xlarge'|'m6i.12xlarge'|'m6i.16xlarge'|'m6i.24xlarge'|'m6i.32xlarge'|'m6i.metal'|'mac1.metal'|'p2.xlarge'|'p2.8xlarge'|'p2.16xlarge'|'p3.2xlarge'|'p3.8xlarge'|'p3.16xlarge'|'p3dn.24xlarge'|'p4d.24xlarge'|'r3.large'|'r3.xlarge'|'r3.2xlarge'|'r3.4xlarge'|'r3.8xlarge'|'r4.large'|'r4.xlarge'|'r4.2xlarge'|'r4.4xlarge'|'r4.8xlarge'|'r4.16xlarge'|'r5.large'|'r5.xlarge'|'r5.2xlarge'|'r5.4xlarge'|'r5.8xlarge'|'r5.12xlarge'|'r5.16xlarge'|'r5.24xlarge'|'r5.metal'|'r5a.large'|'r5a.xlarge'|'r5a.2xlarge'|'r5a.4xlarge'|'r5a.8xlarge'|'r5a.12xlarge'|'r5a.16xlarge'|'r5a.24xlarge'|'r5ad.large'|'r5ad.xlarge'|'r5ad.2xlarge'|'r5ad.4xlarge'|'r5ad.8xlarge'|'r5ad.12xlarge'|'r5ad.16xlarge'|'r5ad.24xlarge'|'r5b.large'|'r5b.xlarge'|'r5b.2xlarge'|'r5b.4xlarge'|'r5b.8xlarge'|'r5b.12xlarge'|'r5b.16xlarge'|'r5b.24xlarge'|'r5b.metal'|'r5d.large'|'r5d.xlarge'|'r5d.2xlarge'|'r5d.4xlarge'|'r5d.8xlarge'|'r5d.12xlarge'|'r5d.16xlarge'|'r5d.24xlarge'|'r5d.metal'|'r5dn.large'|'r5dn.xlarge'|'r5dn.2xlarge'|'r5dn.4xlarge'|'r5dn.8xlarge'|'r5dn.12xlarge'|'r5dn.16xlarge'|'r5dn.24xlarge'|'r5dn.metal'|'r5n.large'|'r5n.xlarge'|'r5n.2xlarge'|'r5n.4xlarge'|'r5n.8xlarge'|'r5n.12xlarge'|'r5n.16xlarge'|'r5n.24xlarge'|'r5n.metal'|'r6g.medium'|'r6g.large'|'r6g.xlarge'|'r6g.2xlarge'|'r6g.4xlarge'|'r6g.8xlarge'|'r6g.12xlarge'|'r6g.16xlarge'|'r6g.metal'|'r6gd.medium'|'r6gd.large'|'r6gd.xlarge'|'r6gd.2xlarge'|'r6gd.4xlarge'|'r6gd.8xlarge'|'r6gd.12xlarge'|'r6gd.16xlarge'|'r6gd.metal'|'r6i.large'|'r6i.xlarge'|'r6i.2xlarge'|'r6i.4xlarge'|'r6i.8xlarge'|'r6i.12xlarge'|'r6i.16xlarge'|'r6i.24xlarge'|'r6i.32xlarge'|'r6i.metal'|'t1.micro'|'t2.nano'|'t2.micro'|'t2.small'|'t2.medium'|'t2.large'|'t2.xlarge'|'t2.2xlarge'|'t3.nano'|'t3.micro'|'t3.small'|'t3.medium'|'t3.large'|'t3.xlarge'|'t3.2xlarge'|'t3a.nano'|'t3a.micro'|'t3a.small'|'t3a.medium'|'t3a.large'|'t3a.xlarge'|'t3a.2xlarge'|'t4g.nano'|'t4g.micro'|'t4g.small'|'t4g.medium'|'t4g.large'|'t4g.xlarge'|'t4g.2xlarge'|'u-6tb1.56xlarge'|'u-6tb1.112xlarge'|'u-9tb1.112xlarge'|'u-12tb1.112xlarge'|'u-6tb1.metal'|'u-9tb1.metal'|'u-12tb1.metal'|'u-18tb1.metal'|'u-24tb1.metal'|'vt1.3xlarge'|'vt1.6xlarge'|'vt1.24xlarge'|'x1.16xlarge'|'x1.32xlarge'|'x1e.xlarge'|'x1e.2xlarge'|'x1e.4xlarge'|'x1e.8xlarge'|'x1e.16xlarge'|'x1e.32xlarge'|'x2iezn.2xlarge'|'x2iezn.4xlarge'|'x2iezn.6xlarge'|'x2iezn.8xlarge'|'x2iezn.12xlarge'|'x2iezn.metal'|'x2gd.medium'|'x2gd.large'|'x2gd.xlarge'|'x2gd.2xlarge'|'x2gd.4xlarge'|'x2gd.8xlarge'|'x2gd.12xlarge'|'x2gd.16xlarge'|'x2gd.metal'|'z1d.large'|'z1d.xlarge'|'z1d.2xlarge'|'z1d.3xlarge'|'z1d.6xlarge'|'z1d.12xlarge'|'z1d.metal'|'x2idn.16xlarge'|'x2idn.24xlarge'|'x2idn.32xlarge'|'x2iedn.xlarge'|'x2iedn.2xlarge'|'x2iedn.4xlarge'|'x2iedn.8xlarge'|'x2iedn.16xlarge'|'x2iedn.24xlarge'|'x2iedn.32xlarge'|'c6a.large'|'c6a.xlarge'|'c6a.2xlarge'|'c6a.4xlarge'|'c6a.8xlarge'|'c6a.12xlarge'|'c6a.16xlarge'|'c6a.24xlarge'|'c6a.32xlarge'|'c6a.48xlarge'|'c6a.metal'|'m6a.metal'|'i4i.large'|'i4i.xlarge'|'i4i.2xlarge'|'i4i.4xlarge'|'i4i.8xlarge'|'i4i.16xlarge'|'i4i.32xlarge'|'i4i.metal'|'x2idn.metal'|'x2iedn.metal'|'c7g.medium'|'c7g.large'|'c7g.xlarge'|'c7g.2xlarge'|'c7g.4xlarge'|'c7g.8xlarge'|'c7g.12xlarge'|'c7g.16xlarge'|'mac2.metal'|'c6id.large'|'c6id.xlarge'|'c6id.2xlarge'|'c6id.4xlarge'|'c6id.8xlarge'|'c6id.12xlarge'|'c6id.16xlarge'|'c6id.24xlarge'|'c6id.32xlarge'|'c6id.metal'|'m6id.large'|'m6id.xlarge'|'m6id.2xlarge'|'m6id.4xlarge'|'m6id.8xlarge'|'m6id.12xlarge'|'m6id.16xlarge'|'m6id.24xlarge'|'m6id.32xlarge'|'m6id.metal'|'r6id.large'|'r6id.xlarge'|'r6id.2xlarge'|'r6id.4xlarge'|'r6id.8xlarge'|'r6id.12xlarge'|'r6id.16xlarge'|'r6id.24xlarge'|'r6id.32xlarge'|'r6id.metal'|'r6a.large'|'r6a.xlarge'|'r6a.2xlarge'|'r6a.4xlarge'|'r6a.8xlarge'|'r6a.12xlarge'|'r6a.16xlarge'|'r6a.24xlarge'|'r6a.32xlarge'|'r6a.48xlarge'|'r6a.metal'|'p4de.24xlarge'|'u-3tb1.56xlarge'|'u-18tb1.112xlarge'|'u-24tb1.112xlarge'|'trn1.2xlarge'|'trn1.32xlarge'|'hpc6id.32xlarge'|'c6in.large'|'c6in.xlarge'|'c6in.2xlarge'|'c6in.4xlarge'|'c6in.8xlarge'|'c6in.12xlarge'|'c6in.16xlarge'|'c6in.24xlarge'|'c6in.32xlarge'|'m6in.large'|'m6in.xlarge'|'m6in.2xlarge'|'m6in.4xlarge'|'m6in.8xlarge'|'m6in.12xlarge'|'m6in.16xlarge'|'m6in.24xlarge'|'m6in.32xlarge'|'m6idn.large'|'m6idn.xlarge'|'m6idn.2xlarge'|'m6idn.4xlarge'|'m6idn.8xlarge'|'m6idn.12xlarge'|'m6idn.16xlarge'|'m6idn.24xlarge'|'m6idn.32xlarge'|'r6in.large'|'r6in.xlarge'|'r6in.2xlarge'|'r6in.4xlarge'|'r6in.8xlarge'|'r6in.12xlarge'|'r6in.16xlarge'|'r6in.24xlarge'|'r6in.32xlarge'|'r6idn.large'|'r6idn.xlarge'|'r6idn.2xlarge'|'r6idn.4xlarge'|'r6idn.8xlarge'|'r6idn.12xlarge'|'r6idn.16xlarge'|'r6idn.24xlarge'|'r6idn.32xlarge'|'c7g.metal'|'m7g.medium'|'m7g.large'|'m7g.xlarge'|'m7g.2xlarge'|'m7g.4xlarge'|'m7g.8xlarge'|'m7g.12xlarge'|'m7g.16xlarge'|'m7g.metal'|'r7g.medium'|'r7g.large'|'r7g.xlarge'|'r7g.2xlarge'|'r7g.4xlarge'|'r7g.8xlarge'|'r7g.12xlarge'|'r7g.16xlarge'|'r7g.metal'|'c6in.metal'|'m6in.metal'|'m6idn.metal'|'r6in.metal'|'r6idn.metal'|'inf2.xlarge'|'inf2.8xlarge'|'inf2.24xlarge'|'inf2.48xlarge'|'trn1n.32xlarge'|'i4g.large'|'i4g.xlarge'|'i4g.2xlarge'|'i4g.4xlarge'|'i4g.8xlarge'|'i4g.16xlarge'|'hpc7g.4xlarge'|'hpc7g.8xlarge'|'hpc7g.16xlarge'|'c7gn.medium'|'c7gn.large'|'c7gn.xlarge'|'c7gn.2xlarge'|'c7gn.4xlarge'|'c7gn.8xlarge'|'c7gn.12xlarge'|'c7gn.16xlarge'|'p5.48xlarge'|'m7i.large'|'m7i.xlarge'|'m7i.2xlarge'|'m7i.4xlarge'|'m7i.8xlarge'|'m7i.12xlarge'|'m7i.16xlarge'|'m7i.24xlarge'|'m7i.48xlarge'|'m7i-flex.large'|'m7i-flex.xlarge'|'m7i-flex.2xlarge'|'m7i-flex.4xlarge'|'m7i-flex.8xlarge'|'m7a.medium'|'m7a.large'|'m7a.xlarge'|'m7a.2xlarge'|'m7a.4xlarge'|'m7a.8xlarge'|'m7a.12xlarge'|'m7a.16xlarge'|'m7a.24xlarge'|'m7a.32xlarge'|'m7a.48xlarge'|'m7a.metal-48xl'|'hpc7a.12xlarge'|'hpc7a.24xlarge'|'hpc7a.48xlarge'|'hpc7a.96xlarge'|'c7gd.medium'|'c7gd.large'|'c7gd.xlarge'|'c7gd.2xlarge'|'c7gd.4xlarge'|'c7gd.8xlarge'|'c7gd.12xlarge'|'c7gd.16xlarge'|'m7gd.medium'|'m7gd.large'|'m7gd.xlarge'|'m7gd.2xlarge'|'m7gd.4xlarge'|'m7gd.8xlarge'|'m7gd.12xlarge'|'m7gd.16xlarge'|'r7gd.medium'|'r7gd.large'|'r7gd.xlarge'|'r7gd.2xlarge'|'r7gd.4xlarge'|'r7gd.8xlarge'|'r7gd.12xlarge'|'r7gd.16xlarge'|'r7a.medium'|'r7a.large'|'r7a.xlarge'|'r7a.2xlarge'|'r7a.4xlarge'|'r7a.8xlarge'|'r7a.12xlarge'|'r7a.16xlarge'|'r7a.24xlarge'|'r7a.32xlarge'|'r7a.48xlarge'|'c7i.large'|'c7i.xlarge'|'c7i.2xlarge'|'c7i.4xlarge'|'c7i.8xlarge'|'c7i.12xlarge'|'c7i.16xlarge'|'c7i.24xlarge'|'c7i.48xlarge'|'mac2-m2pro.metal'|'r7iz.large'|'r7iz.xlarge'|'r7iz.2xlarge'|'r7iz.4xlarge'|'r7iz.8xlarge'|'r7iz.12xlarge'|'r7iz.16xlarge'|'r7iz.32xlarge'|'c7a.medium'|'c7a.large'|'c7a.xlarge'|'c7a.2xlarge'|'c7a.4xlarge'|'c7a.8xlarge'|'c7a.12xlarge'|'c7a.16xlarge'|'c7a.24xlarge'|'c7a.32xlarge'|'c7a.48xlarge'|'c7a.metal-48xl'|'r7a.metal-48xl'|'r7i.large'|'r7i.xlarge'|'r7i.2xlarge'|'r7i.4xlarge'|'r7i.8xlarge'|'r7i.12xlarge'|'r7i.16xlarge'|'r7i.24xlarge'|'r7i.48xlarge'|'dl2q.24xlarge'|'mac2-m2.metal'|'i4i.12xlarge'|'i4i.24xlarge'|'c7i.metal-24xl'|'c7i.metal-48xl'|'m7i.metal-24xl'|'m7i.metal-48xl'|'r7i.metal-24xl'|'r7i.metal-48xl'|'r7iz.metal-16xl'|'r7iz.metal-32xl'|'c7gd.metal'|'m7gd.metal'|'r7gd.metal'|'g6.xlarge'|'g6.2xlarge'|'g6.4xlarge'|'g6.8xlarge'|'g6.12xlarge'|'g6.16xlarge'|'g6.24xlarge'|'g6.48xlarge'|'gr6.4xlarge'|'gr6.8xlarge'|'c7i-flex.large'|'c7i-flex.xlarge'|'c7i-flex.2xlarge'|'c7i-flex.4xlarge'|'c7i-flex.8xlarge'|'u7i-12tb.224xlarge'|'u7in-16tb.224xlarge'|'u7in-24tb.224xlarge'|'u7in-32tb.224xlarge'|'u7ib-12tb.224xlarge'|'c7gn.metal'|'r8g.medium'|'r8g.large'|'r8g.xlarge'|'r8g.2xlarge'|'r8g.4xlarge'|'r8g.8xlarge'|'r8g.12xlarge'|'r8g.16xlarge'|'r8g.24xlarge'|'r8g.48xlarge'|'r8g.metal-24xl'|'r8g.metal-48xl'|'mac2-m1ultra.metal',
        'Monitoring': True|False,
        'Placement': {
            'AvailabilityZone': 'string',
            'Affinity': 'string',
            'GroupName': 'string',
            'PartitionNumber': 123,
            'HostId': 'string',
            'Tenancy': 'default'|'dedicated'|'host',
            'SpreadDomain': 'string',
            'HostResourceGroupArn': 'string',
            'GroupId': 'string'
        },
        'PrivateIpAddress': 'string',
        'SubnetId': 'string',
        'UserData': {
            'Data': 'string'
        }
    },
    Platform='Windows'
)

Parameters:

Description (string) – A description for the instance being imported.
DiskImages (list) –
The disk image.
- (dict) –
  
  Describes a disk image.
  - Description (string) –
    
    A description of the disk image.
  - Image (dict) –
    
    Information about the disk image.
    - Bytes (integer) – [REQUIRED]
      
      The size of the disk image, in GiB.
    - Format (string) – [REQUIRED]
      
      The disk image format.
    - ImportManifestUrl (string) – [REQUIRED]
      
      A presigned URL for the import manifest stored in Amazon S3 and presented here as an Amazon S3 presigned URL. For information about creating a presigned URL for an Amazon S3 object, read the “Query String Request Authentication Alternative” section of the Authenticating REST Requests topic in the Amazon Simple Storage Service Developer Guide.
      
      For information about the import manifest referenced by this API action, see VM Import Manifest.
  - Volume (dict) –
    
    Information about the volume.
    - Size (integer) – [REQUIRED]
      
      The size of the volume, in GiB.
DryRun (boolean) – Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.
LaunchSpecification (dict) –
The launch specification.
- AdditionalInfo (string) –
  
  Reserved.
- Architecture (string) –
  
  The architecture of the instance.
- GroupIds (list) –
  
  The security group IDs.
  - (string) –
- GroupNames (list) –
  
  The security group names.
  - (string) –
- InstanceInitiatedShutdownBehavior (string) –
  
  Indicates whether an instance stops or terminates when you initiate shutdown from the instance (using the operating system command for system shutdown).
- InstanceType (string) –
  
  The instance type. For more information about the instance types that you can import, see Instance Types in the VM Import/Export User Guide.
- Monitoring (boolean) –
  
  Indicates whether monitoring is enabled.
- Placement (dict) –
  
  The placement information for the instance.
  - AvailabilityZone (string) –
    
    The Availability Zone of the instance.
    
    If not specified, an Availability Zone will be automatically chosen for you based on the load balancing criteria for the Region.
    
    This parameter is not supported for CreateFleet.
  - Affinity (string) –
    
    The affinity setting for the instance on the Dedicated Host.
    
    This parameter is not supported for CreateFleet or ImportInstance.
  - GroupName (string) –
    
    The name of the placement group that the instance is in. If you specify GroupName, you can’t specify GroupId.
  - PartitionNumber (integer) –
    
    The number of the partition that the instance is in. Valid only if the placement group strategy is set to partition.
    
    This parameter is not supported for CreateFleet.
  - HostId (string) –
    
    The ID of the Dedicated Host on which the instance resides.
    
    This parameter is not supported for CreateFleet or ImportInstance.
  - Tenancy (string) –
    
    The tenancy of the instance. An instance with a tenancy of dedicated runs on single-tenant hardware.
    
    This parameter is not supported for CreateFleet. The host tenancy is not supported for ImportInstance or for T3 instances that are configured for the unlimited CPU credit option.
  - SpreadDomain (string) –
    
    Reserved for future use.
  - HostResourceGroupArn (string) –
    
    The ARN of the host resource group in which to launch the instances.
    
    If you specify this parameter, either omit the Tenancy parameter or set it to host.
    
    This parameter is not supported for CreateFleet.
  - GroupId (string) –
    
    The ID of the placement group that the instance is in. If you specify GroupId, you can’t specify GroupName.
- PrivateIpAddress (string) –
  
  [EC2-VPC] An available IP address from the IP address range of the subnet.
- SubnetId (string) –
  
  [EC2-VPC] The ID of the subnet in which to launch the instance.
- UserData (dict) –
  
  The Base64-encoded user data to make available to the instance.
  - Data (string) –
    
    The user data. If you are using an Amazon Web Services SDK or command line tool, Base64-encoding is performed for you, and you can load the text from a file. Otherwise, you must provide Base64-encoded text.
Platform (string) –
[REQUIRED]

The instance operating system.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'ConversionTask': {
        'ConversionTaskId': 'string',
        'ExpirationTime': 'string',
        'ImportInstance': {
            'Description': 'string',
            'InstanceId': 'string',
            'Platform': 'Windows',
            'Volumes': [
                {
                    'AvailabilityZone': 'string',
                    'BytesConverted': 123,
                    'Description': 'string',
                    'Image': {
                        'Checksum': 'string',
                        'Format': 'VMDK'|'RAW'|'VHD',
                        'ImportManifestUrl': 'string',
                        'Size': 123
                    },
                    'Status': 'string',
                    'StatusMessage': 'string',
                    'Volume': {
                        'Id': 'string',
                        'Size': 123
                    }
                },
            ]
        },
        'ImportVolume': {
            'AvailabilityZone': 'string',
            'BytesConverted': 123,
            'Description': 'string',
            'Image': {
                'Checksum': 'string',
                'Format': 'VMDK'|'RAW'|'VHD',
                'ImportManifestUrl': 'string',
                'Size': 123
            },
            'Volume': {
                'Id': 'string',
                'Size': 123
            }
        },
        'State': 'active'|'cancelling'|'cancelled'|'completed',
        'StatusMessage': 'string',
        'Tags': [
            {
                'Key': 'string',
                'Value': 'string'
            },
        ]
    }
}

Response Structure

(dict) –
- ConversionTask (dict) –
  
  Information about the conversion task.
  - ConversionTaskId (string) –
    
    The ID of the conversion task.
  - ExpirationTime (string) –
    
    The time when the task expires. If the upload isn’t complete before the expiration time, we automatically cancel the task.
  - ImportInstance (dict) –
    
    If the task is for importing an instance, this contains information about the import instance task.
    - Description (string) –
      
      A description of the task.
    - InstanceId (string) –
      
      The ID of the instance.
    - Platform (string) –
      
      The instance operating system.
    - Volumes (list) –
      
      The volumes.
      - (dict) –
        
        Describes an import volume task.
        
        AvailabilityZone (string) –
        
        The Availability Zone where the resulting instance will reside.
        
        BytesConverted (integer) –
        
        The number of bytes converted so far.
        
        Description (string) –
        
        A description of the task.
        
        Image (dict) –
        
        The image.
        
        Checksum (string) –
        
        The checksum computed for the disk image.
        
        Format (string) –
        
        The disk image format.
        
        ImportManifestUrl (string) –
        
        A presigned URL for the import manifest stored in Amazon S3. For information about creating a presigned URL for an Amazon S3 object, read the “Query String Request Authentication Alternative” section of the Authenticating REST Requests topic in the Amazon Simple Storage Service Developer Guide.
        
        For information about the import manifest referenced by this API action, see VM Import Manifest.
        
        Size (integer) –
        
        The size of the disk image, in GiB.
        
        Status (string) –
        
        The status of the import of this particular disk image.
        
        StatusMessage (string) –
        
        The status information or errors related to the disk image.
        
        Volume (dict) –
        
        The volume.
        
        Id (string) –
        
        The volume identifier.
        
        Size (integer) –
        
        The size of the volume, in GiB.
  - ImportVolume (dict) –
    
    If the task is for importing a volume, this contains information about the import volume task.
    - AvailabilityZone (string) –
      
      The Availability Zone where the resulting volume will reside.
    - BytesConverted (integer) –
      
      The number of bytes converted so far.
    - Description (string) –
      
      The description you provided when starting the import volume task.
    - Image (dict) –
      
      The image.
      - Checksum (string) –
        
        The checksum computed for the disk image.
      - Format (string) –
        
        The disk image format.
      - ImportManifestUrl (string) –
        
        A presigned URL for the import manifest stored in Amazon S3. For information about creating a presigned URL for an Amazon S3 object, read the “Query String Request Authentication Alternative” section of the Authenticating REST Requests topic in the Amazon Simple Storage Service Developer Guide.
        
        For information about the import manifest referenced by this API action, see VM Import Manifest.
      - Size (integer) –
        
        The size of the disk image, in GiB.
    - Volume (dict) –
      
      The volume.
      - Id (string) –
        
        The volume identifier.
      - Size (integer) –
        
        The size of the volume, in GiB.
  - State (string) –
    
    The state of the conversion task.
  - StatusMessage (string) –
    
    The status message related to the conversion task.
  - Tags (list) –
    
    Any tags assigned to the task.
    - (dict) –
      
      Describes a tag.
      - Key (string) –
        
        The key of the tag.
        
        Constraints: Tag keys are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 127 Unicode characters. May not begin with aws:.
      - Value (string) –
        
        The value of the tag.
        
        Constraints: Tag values are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 256 Unicode characters.