Exports a running or stopped instance to an S3 bucket.
ec2_create_instance_export_task(Description, ExportToS3Task, InstanceId,
TargetEnvironment)A description for the conversion task or the resource being exported. The maximum length is 255 bytes.
The format and location for an instance export task.
[required] The ID of the instance.
The target virtualization environment.
svc$create_instance_export_task(
Description = "string",
ExportToS3Task = list(
ContainerFormat = "ova",
DiskImageFormat = "VMDK"|"RAW"|"VHD",
S3Bucket = "string",
S3Prefix = "string"
),
InstanceId = "string",
TargetEnvironment = "citrix"|"vmware"|"microsoft"
)
For information about the supported operating systems, image formats, and known limitations for the types of instances you can export, see Exporting an Instance as a VM Using VM Import/Export in the VM Import/Export User Guide.