Use RegisterImage with a CLI - Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
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Use RegisterImage with a CLI

The following code examples show how to use RegisterImage.

CLI
Amazon CLI

Example 1: To register an AMI using a manifest file

The following register-image example registers an AMI using the specified manifest file in Amazon S3.

aws ec2 register-image \
    --name my-image \
    --image-location amzn-s3-demo-bucket/myimage/image.manifest.xml

Output:

{
    "ImageId": "ami-1234567890EXAMPLE"
}

For more information, see Amazon Machine Images (AMI) in the Amazon EC2 User Guide.

Example 2: To register an AMI using a snapshot of a root device

The following register-image example registers an AMI using the specified snapshot of an EBS root volume as device /dev/xvda. The block device mapping also includes an empty 100 GiB EBS volume as device /dev/xvdf.

aws ec2 register-image \
    --name my-image \
    --root-device-name /dev/xvda \
    --block-device-mappings DeviceName=/dev/xvda,Ebs={SnapshotId=snap-0db2cf683925d191f} DeviceName=/dev/xvdf,Ebs={VolumeSize=100}

Output:

{
    "ImageId": "ami-1a2b3c4d5eEXAMPLE"
}

For more information, see Amazon Machine Images (AMI) in the Amazon EC2 User Guide.

  • For API details, see RegisterImage in Amazon CLI Command Reference.

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell V4

Example 1: This example registers an AMI using the specified manifest file in Amazon S3.

Register-EC2Image -ImageLocation amzn-s3-demo-bucket/my-web-server-ami/image.manifest.xml -Name my-web-server-ami

  • For API details, see RegisterImage in Amazon Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V4).

Tools for PowerShell V5

Example 1: This example registers an AMI using the specified manifest file in Amazon S3.

Register-EC2Image -ImageLocation amzn-s3-demo-bucket/my-web-server-ami/image.manifest.xml -Name my-web-server-ami

  • For API details, see RegisterImage in Amazon Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5).

For a complete list of Amazon SDK developer guides and code examples, see Create Amazon EC2 resources using an Amazon SDK. This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.