This action enables you to create an image from an instance.
Settings
AWS Connection
AWS access key
AWS secret key
The Access Key and Secret Key for your AWS account. If "Use Global Values" is checked, the values set in the options page (Tools > Options > Internet > EC2) will be used instead.
Options
Instance ID
The instance ID to create the image from.
Name
The name for the new image.
Description
The description for the new image.
Do not shut down instance
Checking this will create the image without stopping the instance first. This is not reccommended as it may cause I/O errors in the created image.
Image ID Output
The variable to return the ID of the newly created image to.