AWS SDK Version 3 for .NET
API Reference

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Container for the parameters to the ImportImage operation.

To import your virtual machines (VMs) with a console-based experience, you can use the Import virtual machine images to Amazon Web Services template in the Migration Hub Orchestrator console. For more information, see the Migration Hub Orchestrator User Guide.

Import single or multi-volume disk images or EBS snapshots into an Amazon Machine Image (AMI).

Amazon Web Services VM Import/Export strongly recommends specifying a value for either the --license-type or --usage-operation parameter when you create a new VM Import task. This ensures your operating system is licensed appropriately and your billing is optimized.

For more information, see Importing a VM as an image using VM Import/Export in the VM Import/Export User Guide.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Amazon.Runtime.AmazonWebServiceRequest
    Amazon.EC2.AmazonEC2Request
      Amazon.EC2.Model.ImportImageRequest

Namespace: Amazon.EC2.Model
Assembly: AWSSDK.EC2.dll
Version: 3.x.y.z

Syntax

C#
public class ImportImageRequest : AmazonEC2Request
         IAmazonWebServiceRequest

The ImportImageRequest type exposes the following members

Constructors

NameDescription
Public Method ImportImageRequest()

Properties

NameTypeDescription
Public Property Architecture System.String

Gets and sets the property Architecture.

The architecture of the virtual machine.

Valid values: i386 | x86_64

Public Property BootMode Amazon.EC2.BootModeValues

Gets and sets the property BootMode.

The boot mode of the virtual machine.

The uefi-preferred boot mode isn't supported for importing images. For more information, see Boot modes in the VM Import/Export User Guide.

Public Property ClientData Amazon.EC2.Model.ClientData

Gets and sets the property ClientData.

The client-specific data.

Public Property ClientToken System.String

Gets and sets the property ClientToken.

The token to enable idempotency for VM import requests.

Public Property Description System.String

Gets and sets the property Description.

A description string for the import image task.

Public Property DiskContainers System.Collections.Generic.List<Amazon.EC2.Model.ImageDiskContainer>

Gets and sets the property DiskContainers.

Information about the disk containers.

Public Property Encrypted System.Boolean

Gets and sets the property Encrypted.

Specifies whether the destination AMI of the imported image should be encrypted. The default KMS key for EBS is used unless you specify a non-default KMS key using KmsKeyId. For more information, see Amazon EBS Encryption in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide.

Public Property Hypervisor System.String

Gets and sets the property Hypervisor.

The target hypervisor platform.

Valid values: xen

Public Property KmsKeyId System.String

Gets and sets the property KmsKeyId.

An identifier for the symmetric KMS key to use when creating the encrypted AMI. This parameter is only required if you want to use a non-default KMS key; if this parameter is not specified, the default KMS key for EBS is used. If a KmsKeyId is specified, the Encrypted flag must also be set.

The KMS key identifier may be provided in any of the following formats:

  • Key ID

  • Key alias

  • ARN using key ID. The ID ARN contains the arn:aws:kms namespace, followed by the Region of the key, the Amazon Web Services account ID of the key owner, the key namespace, and then the key ID. For example, arn:aws:kms:us-east-1:012345678910:key/abcd1234-a123-456a-a12b-a123b4cd56ef.

  • ARN using key alias. The alias ARN contains the arn:aws:kms namespace, followed by the Region of the key, the Amazon Web Services account ID of the key owner, the alias namespace, and then the key alias. For example, arn:aws:kms:us-east-1:012345678910:alias/ExampleAlias.

Amazon Web Services 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 KMS key must exist in the Region that the AMI is being copied to.

Amazon EBS does not support asymmetric KMS keys.

Public Property LicenseSpecifications System.Collections.Generic.List<Amazon.EC2.Model.ImportImageLicenseConfigurationRequest>

Gets and sets the property LicenseSpecifications.

The ARNs of the license configurations.

Public Property LicenseType System.String

Gets and sets the property LicenseType.

The license type to be used for the Amazon Machine Image (AMI) after importing.

Specify AWS to replace the source-system license with an Amazon Web Services license or BYOL to retain the source-system license. Leaving this parameter undefined is the same as choosing AWS when importing a Windows Server operating system, and the same as choosing BYOL when importing a Windows client operating system (such as Windows 10) or a Linux operating system.

To use BYOL, you must have existing licenses with rights to use these licenses in a third party cloud, such as Amazon Web Services. For more information, see Prerequisites in the VM Import/Export User Guide.

Public Property Platform System.String

Gets and sets the property Platform.

The operating system of the virtual machine. If you import a VM that is compatible with Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) using an EBS snapshot, you must specify a value for the platform.

Valid values: Windows | Linux

Public Property RoleName System.String

Gets and sets the property RoleName.

The name of the role to use when not using the default role, 'vmimport'.

Public Property TagSpecifications System.Collections.Generic.List<Amazon.EC2.Model.TagSpecification>

Gets and sets the property TagSpecifications.

The tags to apply to the import image task during creation.

Public Property UsageOperation System.String

Gets and sets the property UsageOperation.

The usage operation value. For more information, see Licensing options in the VM Import/Export User Guide.

Version Information

.NET Core App:
Supported in: 3.1

.NET Standard:
Supported in: 2.0

.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5, 4.0, 3.5