How VM Import/Export works

To use your VM in Amazon EC2, you must first export it from the virtualization environment, and then import it into Amazon EC2 as either an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) or an instance. You must decide whether you will import your VMs as AMIs or instances.

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Compare image import and instance import processes in VM Import/Export
Image import overview
Instance import overview

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Accessing VM Import/Export

Compare image import with instance import