AWS-CreateImage - AWS Systems Manager Automation runbook reference

AWS-CreateImage

Description

Create a new Amazon Machine Image (AMI) from an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance.

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Document type

Automation

Owner

Amazon

Platforms

Linux, macOS, Windows

Parameters

  • AutomationAssumeRole

    Type: String

    Description: (Optional) The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) role that allows Systems Manager Automation to perform the actions on your behalf. If no role is specified, Systems Manager Automation uses the permissions of the user that starts this runbook.

  • InstanceId

    Type: String

    Description: (Required) The ID of the EC2 instance.

  • NoReboot

    Type: Boolean

    Description: (Optional) Do not reboot the instance before creating the image.

Required IAM permissions

The AutomationAssumeRole parameter requires the following actions to use the runbook successfully.

{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "ec2:CreateImage",
                "ec2:DescribeImages"
            ],
            "Resource": [
                "*"
            ]
        }
    ]
}