EUCA2OOLS(1)

NAME
euca2ools - Creates an AMI from an EBS-based instance

DESCRIPTION
Creates an AMI from an EBS-based instance

euca-create-image -n, --name <name> [-a, --access-key <access_key> ][-s,

    --secret-key <secret_key> ][--config <config_path> ][--debug][--debugger][-h, --help][--region <region_name> ][-U, --url <url> ][--version][--euca-auth][-d, --description <description> ][--no-reboot] instance_id

REQUIRED PARAMETERS

-n,--name
    Name for the new image you are creating

instance_id
    ID of the instance

OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

-a,--access-key
    User's Access Key ID.

-s,--secret-key
    User's Secret Key.

--config
    Read credentials and cloud settings from the specified config file (defaults to $HOME/.eucarc or /etc/euca2ools/eucarc).

--debug
    Turn on debugging output.

--debugger
    Enable interactive debugger on error

-h,--help
    Display this help message.

--region
    region to direct requests to

-U,--url
    URL of the Cloud to connect to.

--version
    Display the version of this tool.

--euca-auth
    Use NC authentication mode

-d,--description
    A description of the new image

--no-reboot
    When set to true, the instance is not shut down before creating the image. When this option is used, file system integrity on the created image cannot be guaranteed