Document history for VM Import/Export
The following table describes the documentation for this release of VM Import/Export.
Change | Description | Date |
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Export a VM from an AMI |
Added support for exporting a VM file based on an Amazon Machine Image (AMI). |
23 August 2019 |
Import VMs with multiple volumes as images |
Added support for importing VMs as an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) using the ImportImage API. ImportInstance also supports importing VMs with multiple volumes. The new API improves performance and flexibility. |
23 April 2015 |
Import Linux virtual machines |
Added support for importing Linux instances. |
16 December 2013 |
Export a VM from an instance |
Added support for exporting Windows Server instances that you originally imported into Amazon EC2. Added support for exporting Linux instances to Citrix Xen, Microsoft Hyper-V, and VMware vSphere. |
25 May 2012 |
Import in VHD file format |
Added support for importing virtual machine image files in VHD format. With this release, VM Import now supports RAW, VHD, and VMDK (VMware ESX-compatible) image formats. |
24 August 2011 |