euca-import-instance1
Import an instance into the cloud
Usage
euca-import-instance -t
INSTANCETYPE
-f
FORMAT
-a
ARCH
-p
Overview
Import an instance into the cloud
positional arguments:
- FILE
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file containing the disk image to import (required)
optional arguments:
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-t INSTANCETYPE, --instance-type INSTANCETYPE -
the type of instance to import to (required)
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-f FORMAT, --format FORMAT -
the image's format ("vmdk", "raw", or "vhd") (required)
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-a ARCH, --architecture ARCH -
the instance's processor architecture (required)
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-p {Windows,Linux}, --platform {Windows,Linux} -
the instance's operating system (required)
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-b BUCKET, --bucket BUCKET -
the bucket to upload the volume to
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--manifest-url URL -
a pre-signed URL that points to the import manifest to use
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--prefix PREFIX -
a prefix to add to the names of the volume parts as they are uploaded
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-x DAYS, --expires DAYS -
how long the import manifest should remain valid, in days (default: 30 days)
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--no-upload -
start the import process, but do not actually upload the volume (see euca-resume-import)
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-d DESCRIPTION, --description DESCRIPTION -
a description for the import task (not the volume)
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-g GROUP, --group GROUP -
name of the security group to create the instance in
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-z ZONE, --availability-zone ZONE -
the zone in which to create the instance
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-s GiB, --volume-size GiB -
size of the volume to import to, in GiB
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--image-size BYTES -
size of the image (required for non-raw files
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--user-data DATA -
user data to supply to the instance
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--user-data-file FILE -
file containing user data to supply to the instance
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--subnet SUBNET -
[VPC only] subnet to create the instance's network interface in
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--private-ip-address ADDRESS -
[VPC only] assign a specific primary private IP address to the instance's interface
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--monitor -
enable detailed monitoring for the instance
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--instance-initiated-shutdown-behavior {stop,terminate} -
whether to "stop" (default) or terminate the instance when it shuts down
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--key KEYPAIR -
[Eucalyptus only] name of the key pair to use when running the instance
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--show-empty-fields -
show empty values as "(nil)"
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--s3-url URL -
object storage service endpoint URL
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-o KEY_ID, --owner-akid KEY_ID -
access key to use for the object storage service (default: same as that for the compute service)
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-w KEY, --owner-sak KEY -
secret key to use for the object storage service (default: same as that for the compute service)
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--progress -
show progress (the default when run interactively)
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--no-progress -
do not show progress (the default when run noninteractively)
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-U URL, --url URL -
compute service endpoint URL
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--region USER@REGION -
region and/or user names to search when looking up config file data
-I KEY_ID, --access-key-id KEY_ID
-S KEY, --secret-key KEY
--security-token TOKEN
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--debug -
show debugging output
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--debugger -
launch interactive debugger on error
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--version -
show the program's version and exit
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-h, --help -
show this help message and exit