Part 4 - AWS Migration project step by step

Опубликовано: 21 Июль 2026
на канале: Enayat Meer
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VM import/export links: Enayat Meer, video 4

AWS cli:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/lates...

1) vm import export:

https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/vm-import/

2) Trust-policy.json and import-policy.json link:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vm-import...


3) Importing a vM as an image using VM Import/Export - AWS

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vm-import...

create a role command - copied from website: Below is the original line

aws iam create-role --role-name vmimport --assume-role-policy-document
"file://C:\import\trust-policy.json"

replace file path with your saved file: Below are customized lines with my own

file path for 3 json files

1A ) aws iam create-role --role-name vmimport --assume-role-policy-document

"file://C:\AWS-ova\trust-policy.json"

2A ) aws iam put-role-policy --role-name vmimport --policy-name vmimport --

policy-document "file://C:\AWS-ova\role-policy.json"

3A ) aws ec2 import-image --description "Windows 8 ova" --disk-containers

"file://C:\AWS-ova\containers.json"

for new image with office and Note++

aws ec2 import-image --description "Windows 8 ova host 2" --disk-containers

"file://C:\aws-ova2\Windows 8 OVA only\containers.json"


to monitor the import:link for online info:https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vm-

import/latest/userguide/vmimport-image-import.html#export-vm-image

aws ec2 describe-import-image-tasks -import-task-ids import-ami

0ec53f19b6ff8f4d3 [relace this image ID with your own ID]


Monitoring the import

== Below is customized line for monitoring exported image to AWS

4A ) aws ec2 describe-import-image-tasks -import-task-ids import-ami

048a7964ac18b3750