Managing versions for single-AMI products on AWS Marketplace - AWS Marketplace
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Managing versions for single-AMI products on AWS Marketplace

When you create an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) based product on AWS Marketplace, you include a specific version of your software. The lifecycle of an AMI-based product for AWS Marketplace doesn't end after you publish the first version. You should keep your product up-to-date with new versions of your software. The following sections show you how to manage your versions, which includes updating version information (such as descriptions and dates), adding new versions, and restricting access to previous versions.

Update version information

After a version is created, it can be helpful to provide updated information to your buyers by modifying the information associated with the version. For example, if you plan to restrict version 1.0 after version 1.1 is released, you can update the description of version 1.0 to direct buyers to version 1.1, with the date that the version will be restricted. You update the version information from the AWS Marketplace Management Portal.

To update version information

  1. Open the AWS Marketplace Management Portal at https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/management/tour/, and then sign in to your seller account.

  2. Go to the Current server product page, on the Server products tab, then select the product that you want to modify.

  3. From the Request changes dropdown, choose Update version information.

  4. On the Update version page, select the version that you want to update.

  5. Update any of the following information that you need to modify:

    • Release notes

    • Usage instructions

    • 64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI) – Details on usage and security group

  6. Select Submit.

  7. Verify that the request appears on the Requests tab with the Under review status.

Note

You can't use this procedure to update the version title, or the AMI associated with the version. Instead, create a new version and restrict the previous version.

You can check the status of your request at any time from the Requests tab of the Server Products page. For more information, see Get the status of a change request.

Add a new version

You can add a new version of your product when you make changes to the product, the base image, or any other time you need to modify the AMI for the product. Add a new version of your product from the AWS Marketplace Management Portal.

Note

For information about creating an AMI for AWS Marketplace, see Best practices for building AMIs for use with AWS Marketplace.

To add a new version

  1. Open the AWS Marketplace Management Portal at https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/management/tour/, and then sign in to your seller account.

  2. Go to the Server products page, on the Current server product tab, then select the product that you want to modify.

  3. From the Request changes dropdown, choose Add new version. The Add a new version form appears, pre-populated with the information from your most recent version.

  4. In the Version information section, provide the following information:

    • Version title – Enter a valid string (for example 1.1 or Version 2.0). It must be unique across the product.

    • Release notes – Enter text to describe details about this version.

  5. In the New Amazon Machine Image (AMI) section, provide the following information:

    • Amazon Machine Image ID – Enter the AMI ID for the AMI that you want to use for this version. You can find the AMI ID from the list of AMIs in the console. The AMI must exist in the US East (N. Virginia) Region, and in your AWS Marketplace Seller account. The snapshot associated with this AMI can't be encrypted.

    • IAM access role ARN – Enter the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for an AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) role that allows AWS Marketplace to gain access to your AMI. For instructions on how to create the IAM role, see Giving AWS Marketplace access to your AMI. Use the standard format for an IAM ARN, for example: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/RoleName. The ARN must exist in your AWS Marketplace Seller account.

    • OS user name – For Linux-based AMIs, enter the name of a user that can be used to sign into the instance. We recommend using ec2-user.

    • Scanning port – Enter the port number that can be used to log into the operating system: the SSH port for a Linux AMI or the RDP port for a Windows AMI.

  6. If it is not already, expand the Configuration settings to publish the AMI to the AWS Marketplace customer website section, then provide the following information:

    • Usage instructions – Enter instructions for using the AMI or a link to more information about using the AMI. For example: To get started with the product, navigate to https://example.com/usage.htm.

    • Endpoint URL – Provide information about how the buyer can access the software after they create an instance. Enter the Protocol (https or http), the Relative URL (for example, /index.html), and the Port (for example, 443) that buyers can use to access your product. (The host name depends on the EC2 instance, so you only need to provide the relative path).

    • Operating system (OS) – Enter the name of the OS used by the AMI (for example, Amazon Linux).

    • OS version – Enter the specific version of the OS in the AMI.

    • Recommended instance type– Choose the instance type that buyers get by default.

    • Security group recommendations – Enter the information for one or more recommendations, including the protocol (TCP or UDP), range of ports to allow, and list of IPv4 CIDR IPs (in the form xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/nn, for example, 192.0.2.0/24).

  7. Select Submit to submit the request to add your new version.

  8. Verify that the request appears on the Requests tab with the Under review status. If there are errors to fix, the page displays the errors in a table at the top of the page, and the specific fields that need to be updated display in red.

You can check the status of your request at any time from the Requests tab of the Server products page. The new version will be reviewed and, if successful, published as a new public version of your product. If there is an issue, the status might be Action required. Select the request to see details, including any issues.

If your request is successful, your existing users receive the following email message. The message notifies them that the new version is available, links to the version's release notes, and suggests that they upgrade to the latest version. As the AWS account root user, you also receive a copy of the email message in the email account that's associated with your AWS account.

Greetings from AWS Marketplace,

Thank you for subscribing to <product-title>

We are writing to inform you that <seller-name> has added a new version to <product-title> on AWS Marketplace. 
As an existing customer, your subscription to the product, any running instances and access to previous versions 
are unaffected. However, <seller-name> does recommend you to update to the latest version, <product-title>/<version-title> 
by visiting <product-detail-page-of-new-listing>.

For additional questions or upgrade information, please contact <seller-name> directly. Click here <link of seller page on MP> 
to visit the seller’s profile page on AWS Marketplace.

Release notes for <product-title>/<version-title>:

<release-notes>

Thank you,
The AWS Marketplace Team
https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com is a registered trademark of Amazon.com, Inc. 
This message was produced and distributed by Amazon Web Services Inc., 410 Terry Ave. North, Seattle, WA 98109-5210

Restrict a version

If you want to prevent buyers from accessing a specific version of your public product, you can restrict that version.

Note

All subscribers can use the current version regardless of the restriction status. AWS Marketplace guidelines require that you continue to offer support to existing buyers for 90 days after restricting the version. Your AMI will be marked as deprecated after the version is restricted. For more information, see Deprecate an AMI in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide for Windows Instances.

To restrict a version

  1. Open the AWS Marketplace Management Portal at https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/management/tour/, and then sign in to your seller account.

  2. Go to the Server products page, on the Current server product tab, then select the product that you want to modify.

  3. From the Request changes dropdown, choose Restrict version.

  4. On the Restrict version page, select the version (or versions) that you want to restrict.

  5. Select Submit to submit your request for review.

  6. Verify that the Requests tab shows the Request status as Under review. When the request completes, the status is Succeeded.

Note

You can't restrict all versions of a product. If you try to restrict the last remaining public version of a product, you will receive an error. To completely remove a product, see Removing a product from AWS Marketplace.

You can check the status of your request at any time from the Requests tab of the Server products page. For more information, see Get the status of a change request.

Note

Restricting a version can take up to 3 days to complete.

If your request is successful, your existing users receive the following email message that notifies them of the version restriction and suggests they use the most recent version available. As the AWS account root user, you also receive a copy of the email message in the email account that's associated with your AWS account.

Greetings from AWS Marketplace,

Thank you for subscribing to <product-title>.

We are writing to inform you that, as of <Version-Restriction-Date>, <Seller Name> will no longer offer version(s) "<version-title>" to new subscribers. Your use and subscription is unaffected for this version(s), however it is recommended that users upgrade to the latest version on AWS Marketplace.

For additional questions or upgrade information, please contact <seller-name> directly. Click here<link of seller page on MP> to visit the seller’s profile page on AWS Marketplace.

Thank you,
The AWS Marketplace Team
https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com is a registered trademark of Amazon.com, Inc. This message was produced and distributed by Amazon Web Services Inc., 410 Terry Ave. North, Seattle, WA 98109-5210