EC2: Copy-EC2Image Cmdlet | AWS Tools for PowerShell

Synopsis

Calls the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud CopyImage API operation.

Syntax

Copy-EC2Image
-SourceImageId <String>
-SourceRegion <String>
-Description <String>
-Name <String>
-ClientToken <String>
-Encrypted <Boolean>
-KmsKeyId <String>
-Force <SwitchParameter>

Description

Initiates the copy of an AMI from the specified source Region to the current Region. You specify the destination Region by using its endpoint when making the request. Copies of encrypted backing snapshots for the AMI are encrypted. Copies of unencrypted backing snapshots remain unencrypted, unless you set Encrypted during the copy operation. You cannot create an unencrypted copy of an encrypted backing snapshot. For more information about the prerequisites and limits when copying an AMI, see Copying an AMI in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide.

Parameters

-ClientToken <String>

Unique, case-sensitive identifier you provide to ensure idempotency of the request. For more information, see How to Ensure Idempotency in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide.

Required?	False
Position?	5
Accept pipeline input?	False

-Description <String>

A description for the new AMI in the destination Region.

Required?	False
Position?	3
Accept pipeline input?	False

-Encrypted <Boolean>

Specifies whether the destination snapshots of the copied image should be encrypted. You can encrypt a copy of an unencrypted snapshot, but you cannot create an unencrypted copy of an encrypted snapshot. The default CMK for EBS is used unless you specify a non-default AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) CMK using KmsKeyId. For more information, see Amazon EBS Encryption in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide.

Required?	False
Position?	Named
Accept pipeline input?	False

-Force <SwitchParameter>

This parameter overrides confirmation prompts to force the cmdlet to continue its operation. This parameter should always be used with caution.

Required?	False
Position?	Named
Accept pipeline input?	False

-KmsKeyId <String>

An identifier for the AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) customer master key (CMK) to use when creating the encrypted volume. This parameter is only required if you want to use a non-default CMK; if this parameter is not specified, the default CMK for EBS is used. If a KmsKeyId is specified, the Encrypted flag must also be set. To specify a CMK, use its key ID, Amazon Resource Name (ARN), alias name, or alias ARN. When using an alias name, prefix it with "alias/". For example:

Key ID: 1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab
Key ARN: arn:aws:kms:us-east-2:111122223333:key/1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab
Alias name: alias/ExampleAlias
Alias ARN: arn:aws:kms:us-east-2:111122223333:alias/ExampleAlias

AWS parses KmsKeyId asynchronously, meaning that the action you call may appear to complete even though you provided an invalid identifier. This action will eventually report failure. The specified CMK must exist in the Region that the snapshot is being copied to.

Required?	False
Position?	Named
Accept pipeline input?	False

-Name <String>

The name of the new AMI in the destination Region.

Required?	False
Position?	4
Accept pipeline input?	False

-SourceImageId <String>

The ID of the AMI to copy.

Required?	False
Position?	1
Accept pipeline input?	True (ByValue, )

-SourceRegion <String>

The name of the Region that contains the AMI to copy.

Required?	False
Position?	2
Accept pipeline input?	False

Common Credential and Region Parameters

-AccessKey <String>

The AWS access key for the user account. This can be a temporary access key if the corresponding session token is supplied to the -SessionToken parameter.

Required?	False
Position?	Named
Accept pipeline input?	False

-Credential <AWSCredentials>

An AWSCredentials object instance containing access and secret key information, and optionally a token for session-based credentials.

Required?	False
Position?	Named
Accept pipeline input?	False

-ProfileLocation <String>

Used to specify the name and location of the ini-format credential file (shared with the AWS CLI and other AWS SDKs)

If this optional parameter is omitted this cmdlet will search the encrypted credential file used by the AWS SDK for .NET and AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio first. If the profile is not found then the cmdlet will search in the ini-format credential file at the default location: (user's home directory)\.aws\credentials. Note that the encrypted credential file is not supported on all platforms. It will be skipped when searching for profiles on Windows Nano Server, Mac, and Linux platforms.

If this parameter is specified then this cmdlet will only search the ini-format credential file at the location given.

As the current folder can vary in a shell or during script execution it is advised that you use specify a fully qualified path instead of a relative path.

Required?	False
Position?	Named
Accept pipeline input?	False

-ProfileName <String>

The user-defined name of an AWS credentials or SAML-based role profile containing credential information. The profile is expected to be found in the secure credential file shared with the AWS SDK for .NET and AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio. You can also specify the name of a profile stored in the .ini-format credential file used with the AWS CLI and other AWS SDKs.

Required?	False
Position?	Named
Accept pipeline input?	False

-NetworkCredential <PSCredential>

Used with SAML-based authentication when ProfileName references a SAML role profile. Contains the network credentials to be supplied during authentication with the configured identity provider's endpoint. This parameter is not required if the user's default network identity can or should be used during authentication.

Required?	False
Position?	Named
Accept pipeline input?	False

-SecretKey <String>

The AWS secret key for the user account. This can be a temporary secret key if the corresponding session token is supplied to the -SessionToken parameter.

Required?	False
Position?	Named
Accept pipeline input?	False

-SessionToken <String>

The session token if the access and secret keys are temporary session-based credentials.

Required?	False
Position?	Named
Accept pipeline input?	False

-Region <String>

The system name of the AWS region in which the operation should be invoked. For example, us-east-1, eu-west-1 etc.

Required?	False
Position?	Named
Accept pipeline input?	False

-EndpointUrl <String>

The endpoint to make the call against.

Note: This parameter is primarily for internal AWS use and is not required/should not be specified for normal usage. The cmdlets normally determine which endpoint to call based on the region specified to the -Region parameter or set as default in the shell (via Set-DefaultAWSRegion). Only specify this parameter if you must direct the call to a specific custom endpoint.

Required?	False
Position?	Named
Accept pipeline input?	False

Inputs

System.String

You can pipe a String object to this cmdlet for the SourceImageId parameter.

Outputs

System.String

This cmdlet returns a System.String object. The service call response (type Amazon.EC2.Model.CopyImageResponse) can also be referenced from properties attached to the cmdlet entry in the $AWSHistory stack.

Examples

Example 1

PS C:\> Copy-EC2Image -SourceRegion eu-west-1 -SourceImageId ami-12345678 -Region us-west-2 -Name "Copy of ami-12345678"
    
ami-87654321
This example copies the specified AMI in the 'EU (Ireland)' region to the 'US West (Oregon)' region. If -Region is not specified, the current default region is used as the destination region.

Supported Version

AWS Tools for PowerShell: 2.x.y.z

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Copy-EC2Image Cmdlet

Amazon Elastic Compute CloudAvailable in AWSPowerShell, AWSPowerShell.NetCore and AWS.Tools.EC2