Syntax

ec2-bundle-vol -k private_key -u user_id -c cert -r {i386 | x86_64} [-s size] [-d destination] [-e exclude_directory_1,exclude_directory_1,...] [-p ami_prefix] [-v volume] [--ec2cert cert_path] [--fstab fstab_path] [--generate-fstab] [--kernel kernel-id] [--ramdisk ramdisk_id] [--block-device-mappingblock_device_mapping]

Description

Creates a bundled AMI by compressing, encrypting and signing a snapshot of the local machine's root file system.

Note

Scripts that require a copy of the public key from the launch key pair must obtain the key from the instance's metadata (not the key file in the instance store) for instances bundled with the 2007-08-29 AMI tools and later. AMIs bundled before this release will continue to work normally. On a running instance, Amazon EC2 attempts to inherit product codes, kernel settings, RAM disk settings, and block device mappings with which the instance launched.

Options

Option	Description	Required
-k, --privatekey private_key	The path to the user's PEM-encoded RSA key file. Example: -k pk-HKZYKTAIG2ECMXYIBH3HXV4ZBZQ55CLO.pem	Yes
-c, --cert cert	The user's PEM encoded RSA public key certificate file. Example: -c cert-HKZYKTAIG2ECMXYIBH3HXV4ZBZQ55CLO.pem	Yes
-u, --user user_id	The user's AWS account number without dashes. Do not use the Access Key ID. Example: -u 495219933132	Yes
-s, --size size	The size, in MB (1024 * 1024 bytes), of the image file to create. The maximum size is 10240 MB. Default: 10240 Example: -s 2048	No
-d, --destination destination	The directory in which to create the bundle. Default: /tmp Example: -d /var/run/my-bundle	No
-e, --exclude directory_1,directory_2,...	A list of absolute directory paths and files to exclude from the bundle operation. This overrides the --all parameter. Example: -e /tmp,/home/secret-data	No
-p, --prefix ami_prefix	The filename prefix for bundled AMI files. Default: image Example: -p my-image-is-special	No
-v, --volume volume	The absolute path to the mounted volume from which to create the bundle. Default: The root directory (/) Example: -v /mnt/my-customized-ami	No
-a, --all	Bundle all directories, including those on remotely mounted filesystems. Example: -a	No
--ec2cert cert_path	The path to the Amazon EC2 X509 public key certificate. Default: /etc/ec2/amitools/cert-ec2.pem (varies, depending on tools) Example: --ec2cert /etc/ec2/amiutil/cert-ec2.pem	No
--fstab fstab_path	The path to the fstab to bundle into the image. If this is not specified, Amazon EC2 bundles /etc/fstab. Example: --fstab /etc/fstab	No
--generate-fstab	Causes Amazon EC2 to bundle the volume using an Amazon EC2-provided fstab. Example: --generate-fstab	No
--kernel kernel_id	The ID of the kernel to select. For information on finding available kernel IDs, see

Example: --kernel aki-ba3adfd3

No

--ramdisk ramdisk_id

The ID of the RAM disk to select.

Some kernels require additional drivers at launch. Check the kernel requirements for information on whether you need to specify a RAM disk. To find the kernel requirements, go to the Resource Center and search for the kernel ID.

Example: --ramdisk ari-badbad00

No

--block-device-mapping mappings

Default block-device-mapping scheme with which to launch the AMI. This defines how block devices are exposed to an instance of this AMI if the instance type supports the specified device.

The scheme is a comma-separated list of key=value pairs, where each key is a virtual name and each value is the desired device name. Virtual names include:

Example: --block-device-mapping ami=sda1,root=/dev/sda1,ephemeral0=sda2,swap=sda3

Example: --block-device-mapping ami=0,root=/dev/dsk/c0d0s0,ephemeral0=1

No

Status messages describing the stages and status of the bundling

This example creates a bundled AMI by compressing, encrypting and signing a snapshot of the local machine's root file system.

$ ec2-bundle-vol -d /mnt -k pk-HKZYKTAIG2ECMXYIBH3HXV4ZBZQ55CLO.pem -c cert-HKZYKTAIG2ECMXYIBH3HXV4ZBZQ55CLO.pem -u 495219933132 -r x86_64
Copying / into the image file /mnt/image.img...
Excluding:
     sys
     dev/shm
     proc
     dev/pts
     proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc
     dev
     media
     mnt
     proc
     sys
     tmp/image.img
     mnt/img-mnt
1+0 records in
1+0 records out
mke2fs 1.38 (30-Jun-2005)
warning: 256 blocks unused.

Splitting /mnt/image.gz.crypt...
Created image.part.00
Created image.part.01
Created image.part.02
Created image.part.03
...
Created image.part.22
Created image.part.23
Generating digests for each part...
Digests generated.
Creating bundle manifest...
Bundle Volume complete.