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View image resource details

On the image details page in the Image Builder console, you can view details for a specific image resource that you own. You can also use commands or actions with the Image Builder API, SDKs, or Amazon CLI to get image details.

For more information about resources that another Amazon Web Services account shared with you through a Amazon Resource Access Manager (Amazon RAM) resource share, see Access Amazon resources shared with you in the Amazon RAM User Guide.

View image details in the Image Builder console

The image detail page in the Image Builder console includes a summary section, with additional information grouped into tabs. The page heading is the name and build version of the recipe that created the image. If a tab doesn't apply to your image, the tab is inactive and doesn't display data.

Summary section

The summary section spans the width of the page and includes the following details. These details are always displayed.

Recipe

The recipe name and version that doesn't include the build version. For example, if the build version is sample-linux-recipe | 1.0.1/2, the recipe is sample-linux-recipe | 1.0.1, and the build version is 2.

Date created

The date and time when Image Builder created the image build version.

Image status

The current status of the image build version. Status can relate to the image build or disposition. For example, during the build process, you might see a status of Building or Distributing. For disposition of the image, you might see a status of Deprecated or Deleted.

Reason for failure

The reason for the image status. The Image Builder console only displays the reason when the build fails (Image status equals Failed).

Output resources tab

The Output resources tab lists output and distribution details for the image resource that is currently displayed. The information that Image Builder displays depends on the type of recipe that the pipeline used to create the image, as follows.

Image recipe

  • Region – The distribution Region for the output Amazon Machine Image (AMI) that is specified in the Image column.

  • Image – The ID of the AMI that Image Builder distributed to the destination. This ID is linked to the Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) page in the Amazon EC2 console.

    Note

    Image Builder creates the AMI after it creates the output image resource, and before it distributes the AMI to the destination.

  • Name – The name of the AMI that Image Builder distributed to the destination.

  • Description – The optional description from the image recipe that the pipeline used to create the output image resource.

  • Account – The Amazon Web Services account that owns the currently displayed Image Builder image resource.

Container recipe

Image Builder displays the following details for output created from a container recipe.

  • Region – The distribution Region for the container image that is specified in the Image URI column.

  • Image URI – The URI of the output container image that Image Builder distributed to the ECR repository in the destination Region.

Note

Image Builder displays one row per destination. The output image always has at least one entry for distribution to the account that created the image. Additional destinations can include distributions across Regions, Amazon Web Services accounts, or Amazon Organizations. For more information, see Manage Image Builder distribution settings.

Infrastructure configuration tab

The Infrastructure configuration tab displays the Amazon EC2 infrastructure settings that Image Builder used to build and test the image that is currently displayed. Image Builder always displays the name of the infrastructure configuration resource (Configuration name) and its Amazon Resource Name (ARN). If your infrastructure configuration sets the values, additional infrastructure details can include the following

  • Instance types

  • An instance profile

  • Network infrastructure

  • Security group settings

  • An Amazon S3 location where Image Builder stores application logs

  • An Amazon EC2 key pair for troubleshooting

  • An Amazon SNS topic for event notifications

For more information, see Manage Image Builder infrastructure configuration.

Distribution settings tab

The Distribution settings tab displays settings that Image Builder used to distribute your output images. Image Builder always displays the name of the distribution configuration resource (Configuration name) and its Amazon Resource Name (ARN). Additional distribution details depend on the type of recipe that the Image Builder pipeline used to create the image, as follows:

Image recipe

If your distribution configuration resource sets the values, additional distribution details can include the following,:

  • Region – The distribution Region for the output Amazon Machine Image (AMI).

  • Output AMI name – The name of the AMI that Image Builder distributed to the destination.

  • Encryption (KMS key) – If configured, the Amazon KMS key that Image Builder uses to encrypt the image for distribution to the target Region.

  • Target accounts for distribution – If you configured cross-account distribution, this column displays a comma-separated list of Amazon Web Services accounts to share the output image with in the target Region.

  • Principals with shared permission – A comma-separated list of the Amazon principals that have permission to launch your image, for example, Amazon Web Services accounts or groups, Amazon Organizations or organizational units (OUs).

    Note

    When you grant permission for other principals to launch your image, you still own the image. Amazon bills your account for all of the instances that Amazon EC2 launches from your image.

  • Target accounts for faster launch configuration – The Amazon Web Services accounts where EC2 Fast Launch distributes pre-provisioned snapshots for launch.

  • Associated license configurations – The License Manager license configuration ARNs that are associated with the AMI in the specified Region.

  • Launch template configuration – Identifies an Amazon EC2 launch template to use for a specific account.

  • Set launch template default version – Sets the specified Amazon EC2 launch template as the default launch template for the specified Amazon Web Services account.

Container recipe

Container distributions always include the following details:

  • Region – The distribution Region for the container image specified in the Image URI column.

  • Image URI – The URI of the output container image that Image Builder distributed to the Amazon ECR repository in the destination Region.

Note

Image Builder displays one row per destination. The output image always has at least one entry for distribution to the account that created the image. Additional destinations can include distributions across Regions, Amazon Web Services accounts, or Amazon Organizations. For more information, see Manage Image Builder distribution settings.

Workflow tab

Workflows define the sequence of steps that Image Builder performs when it creates a new image. All images have build and test workflows. Containers have an additional workflow for distribution. The Workflow tab displays the applicable workflows that Image Builder ran for your image.

Filter workflow types

Image Builder initially displays the build or import workflow summary and workflow steps by default. However, the Workflow filter shows all of the workflows that are in progress or completed for your image. To view a different workflow, select from the list.

Image workflows that produce AMI output can have build, import, or test workflows. Container workflows that produce container output can have build, test, or distribution workflows.

Note

If the workflow hasn't started yet, it doesn't appear in the list. For example, if your image build that has both build and test workflows configured has just started, the build workflow is the only workflow type that appears in the list. When the test workflow begins, Image Builder adds it to the list.

Following the Workflow filter, the selected workflow shows a runtime summary that includes the following details for every workflow type:

Workflow status

The current runtime status for this workflow. Values can include the following:

  • Pending

  • Skipped

  • Running

  • Completed

  • Failed

  • Rollback-in-progress

  • Rollback-completed

Execution ID

A unique identifier that Image Builder assigns to keep track of runtime resources each time it runs a workflow.

Start

The timestamp when the runtime instance of this workflow started.

End

The timestamp when this runtime instance of the workflow finished.

Total steps

The total number of steps in the workflow. This should equal the sum of the step counts for steps that succeeded, were skipped, and failed.

Steps succeeded

A runtime count for the number of steps in the workflow that ran successfully.

Steps failed

A runtime count for the number of steps in the workflow that failed.

Steps skipped

A runtime count for the number of steps in the workflow that were skipped.

The details in the following list report the current status for all of the steps in this runtime instance of the workflow. Image Builder displays the same details for all image types.

Step #

A number that represents the order in which Image Builder runs the workflow steps.

Step ID

A unique identifier for the workflow step, assigned at runtime.

Step status

The current runtime status of the specified workflow step.

Rollback status

The current rollback status if this runtime instance of the workflow failed.

Step name

The name of the specified workflow step.

Start

The timestamp when the specified step for this runtime instance of the workflow started.

End

The timestamp when the specified step for this runtime instance of the workflow finished.

Security findings tab

If you've activated scanning, the Security findings tab displays Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) findings. Amazon Inspector identified these findings on the test instance that Image Builder launched to create your new image. To ensure that Image Builder captures findings for your image, you must configure scanning as follows:

  1. Activate Amazon Inspector scans for your account. For more information, see Getting started with Amazon Inspector in the Amazon Inspector User Guide.

  2. Activate security findings for the pipeline that creates this image. When you activate security findings for your pipeline, Image Builder saves a snapshot of the findings before it terminates the test instance. For more information, see Configure security scans for Image Builder images in the Amazon Web Services Management Console

The Security findings tab includes the following details for each vulnerability that Amazon Inspector identified for your image.

Severity

The severity level of the CVE finding. Values are as follows:

  • Untriaged

  • Informational

  • Low

  • Medium

  • High

  • Critical

Finding ID

The unique identifier for the CVE finding that Amazon Inspector detected for your image when it scanned the test instance. The ID is linked to the Security findings > By vulnerability page. For more information, see Manage security findings for Image Builder images in the Amazon Web Services Management Console.

Source

The source of the vulnerability information for the CVE finding.

Age

The number of days since the finding was first observed for your image.

Inspector score

The score that Amazon Inspector assigned for the CVE finding.

Tags tab

The Tags tab displays any tags that you have defined for your image.

Get image policy details from the Amazon CLI

The following example shows how to get the details of an image policy with its Amazon Resource Name (ARN).

aws imagebuilder get-image-policy --image-arn arn:aws:imagebuilder:us-west-2:123456789012:image/example-image/2019.12.02