aws:createImage – Create an Amazon Machine Image - AWS Systems Manager

aws:createImage – Create an Amazon Machine Image

Creates an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) from an instance that is either running, stopping, or stopped, and polls for the ImageState to be available.

Input

This action supports the following CreateImage parameters. For more information, see CreateImage.

YAML
name: createMyImage
action: aws:createImage
maxAttempts: 3
onFailure: Abort
inputs:
  InstanceId: i-1234567890abcdef0
  ImageName: AMI Created on{{global:DATE_TIME}}
  NoReboot: true
  ImageDescription: My newly created AMI
JSON
{
    "name": "createMyImage",
    "action": "aws:createImage",
    "maxAttempts": 3,
    "onFailure": "Abort",
    "inputs": {
        "InstanceId": "i-1234567890abcdef0",
        "ImageName": "AMI Created on{{global:DATE_TIME}}",
        "NoReboot": true,
        "ImageDescription": "My newly created AMI"
    }
}
InstanceId

The ID of the instance.

Type: String

Required: Yes

ImageName

The name for the image.

Type: String

Required: Yes

ImageDescription

A description of the image.

Type: String

Required: No

NoReboot

A Boolean literal.

By default, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) attempts to shut down and reboot the instance before creating the image. If the No Reboot option is set to true, Amazon EC2 doesn't shut down the instance before creating the image. When this option is used, file system integrity on the created image can't be guaranteed.

If you don't want the instance to run after you create an AMI from it, first use the aws:changeInstanceState – Change or assert instance state action to stop the instance, and then use this aws:createImage action with the NoReboot option set to true.

Type: Boolean

Required: No

BlockDeviceMappings

The block devices for the instance.

Type: Map

Required: No

Output
ImageId

The ID of the newly created image.

Type: String

ImageState

The current state of the image. If the state is available, the image is successfully registered and can be used to launch an instance.

Type: String