Wednesday, 18 December 2013

AWS VM Import / Export for Linux

http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2013/12/vm-import-export-for-linux.html

Very cool, have been waiting for this for years now....

VM Import/Export feature with support for multiple Linux distributions and virtualization formats. You can import the golden images that you currently run in VMware, Xen, and Microsoft Hyper-V environments and launch the resulting AMIs (Amazon Machine Images). Can also export AMIs.

Support for 64-bit Linux images in the following formats:
  • VMware - ESX and VMware Workstation VMDK.
  • Citrix Xen - VHD
  • Microsoft Hyper-V VHD
Following distributions and versions:
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 - 6.5
  • Centos 5.1 - 6.5
  • Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10
  • Debian 6.0.0 - 6.0.8, 7.0.0 - 7.2.0

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