A common way to create a new image is to customize an existing instance. This topic
describes how to create a new image by modifying an existing EBS-backed
instance.
This example shows how to create a new EBS-backed Eucalyptus image
based on an existing EBS-backed Eucalyptus instance.
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Log on to an existing Eucalyptus EBS-backed instance and customize the
instance.
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Prepare the image. See Prepare a Linux System for Eucalyptus for instructions.
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Create a new image based on the image you just modified by using the
eucalyptus-create-image command, specifying a name, a description, and the
instance ID of the Eucalyptus instance you customized in the previous step. For
example:
euca-create-image -n "mynewimage" -d "This is my new custom recycled
image" i-1ABCDEFF
This command will show the ID of the new machine image and exit immediately.
In the background, Eucalyptus will begin the process of creating a new image
based on the instance you supplied.
You can monitor the status of the image using the euca-describe-images
command, supplying the ID of the image returned from the euca-create-image
command. For example:
euca-describe-images i-e12398ab