Attach the VSS-enabled snapshot policy to your instance profile - Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
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Attach the VSS-enabled snapshot policy to your instance profile

To grant permissions for VSS-enabled snapshots for your instance, you attach the AWSEC2VssSnapshotPolicy managed policy to your instance profile role as follows. It's important to ensure that your instance meets all System requirements.

Note

To use the managed policy, your instance must have the AwsVssComponents package version 2.3.1 or later installed. For version history, see AwsVssComponents package versions.

If you have a prior version of the AwsVssComponents package installed on your instance, see Legacy policy.

  1. Open the IAM console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/iam/.

  2. In the navigation pane, choose Roles to see a list of IAM roles that you have access to.

  3. Select the Role name link for the role that's attached to your instance. This opens the role detail page.

  4. To attach the managed policy, choose Add permissions, located in the upper right corner of the list panel. Then select Attach policies from the dropdown list.

  5. To streamline results, enter the policy name in the search bar (AWSEC2VssSnapshotPolicy).

  6. Select the checkbox next to the name of the policy to attach, and choose Add permissions.