Stop and Create Image
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Recipe · 3 steps
Stop and Create Image
with Amazon EC2 · IT Infrastructure Management
Quiesce an instance and snapshot it into a reusable AMI.
- Stop the target instance ahead of imaging.
- Describe the instance and branch on its state, looping while stopping and proceeding once it reports stopped.
- Create an AMI from the stopped instance.
What you'll need to have ready
- instanceId: The ID of the instance to stop and image.
- imageName: A name for the new AMI.
- imageDescription: An optional description for the new AMI.
For your developer
Arazzo workflow amazon-ec2:stop-and-create-image, 3 operations: StopInstances → DescribeInstances → CreateImage. Specs on APIs.io.