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    Review Snapshots and AMIs - Using an AMI from a Different Region

    • Hafeez Baig |
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    Refer to the following guide to learn how to use IAM in the cloud\ <https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_IAM_User_and_User_Group_in_AWS_Management_Console__hWNiiXlcRJKFqYZZEJD-cg>

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    Sign in to **AWS Management Console** as an **IAM User** **Pre-requisite** - Ensure you have selected the AWS region closest to your location\ For this guide, we will be using us-east-2 (Ohio) as a preferred choice

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    Type **EC2** in the search bar and click on **EC2** to view the EC2 Dashboard

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    **What is EC2 in AWS?** Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that allows users to rent virtual servers, known as instances, on which they can run their own applications. EC2 provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud, making it easy to scale computing resources up or down based on demand.

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    To create an Snapshot from Volumes. Click on **Volumes** from the left bar to view the Volumes

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    **What are Volumes in Amazon EC2?** In Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud), volumes refer to the virtual block storage devices that you can attach to EC2 instances to provide persistent storage. These volumes are used for storing data, operating system files, and application files.

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    Select the volume who's size is 8gb and created in the **us-east-2b** availablity zone

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    Click on the **Actions** dropdown button on the top right coner and select the option **Create snapshot**

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    From here, you can proceed to create snapshots from the volumes.

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    **What is an Amazon EBS Snapshot?** An Amazon EBS snapshot is a point-in-time backup of an Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) volume. It captures the data stored on the volume at the time the snapshot is taken, including all data blocks, metadata, and configuration settings.

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    To create an Image from Snapshot. Click on the **Snapshots** option from the left bar

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    Snapshots wizard will open, select the snapshot with description **1GBSnapshot-2**

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    On the top right corner click on the **Actions** dropdown and select the option **Create image from snapshot**

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    **Create image from snapshot** wizard will open, scroll to the Image settings section and provide the **Image name** and **Description**

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    Scroll the page and click on the **Create image** button

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    From here, you can proceed to create an image from snapshot.

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    **What is an Image in Amazon EBS Snapshot?** In the context of Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store), an image refers to a snapshot of an EBS volume that is used as the basis for creating Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances.

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    To share your AMIs with Another AWS Account ID then, click on the **AMIs** from the left bar

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    **What are AMIs in AWS?** In AWS, AMIs stand for Amazon Machine Images. AMIs are pre-configured templates used to create virtual machines, known as instances, in Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud). These images contain the operating system, application software, configuration settings, and any data associated with an instance.

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    **Amazon Machine Images(AMIs)** wizard will open, select the AMI with the name **MyCustomizedAMI**