Import an OVA to AWS

Import the OVA using previously created roles.

Use the vmimport identity to convert the OVA image to an AMI image:

  1. Create a json file that represents the locations for the containers used during the import. When you create your file using the following example, replace:

    • BUCKET_NAME with the name of the bucket (for example, access-gateway-bucket).
    • DESCRIPTION with a description for the import (for example, Okta Access Gateway).
    • FILE_NAME with the name of the OVA file (for example, Okta-AccessGateway.ova).
    [
    {
        "Description": "DESCRIPTION",
        "Format": "ova",
        "UserBucket": {
            "S3Bucket": "BUCKET_NAME",
            "S3Key": "FILE_NAME"
        }
    }
]

  2. Begin the import process:

    aws ec2 import-image --description "Okta Access Gateway" --license-type "BYOL" --disk-containers "file://~/Downloads/containers.json"

  3. Examine the output of the import command and note the task id that's associated with the import process:

    {
	"Status": "active", 
	"LicenseType": "BYOL", 
	"Description": "AG2019.ova.", 
	"SnapshotDetails": [...], 
	"Progress": "2", 
	"StatusMessage": "pending", 
	    "ImportTaskId": "import-ami-08800a79da64acae7"
}

    Check the progress of the import using the task id. The Progress json element reports the progress as a percentage from 0 to 100. In the following command, replace TASK_ID with the task id output by the preceding import command:

    aws ec2 describe-import-image-tasks --import-task-ids TASK_ID

    Monitor the import until its Status changes to completed. Note the value of ImageId in your output, which should be similar to the following example:

    {
    "ImportImageTasks": [
	{
		"Status": "completed", 
		"LicenseType": "BYOL", 
		"Description": "AG2019.ova.",
		ImageId": "ami-0c20c537e7f8dd6a5"
}

  4. Confirm that the import is complete:

    1. Return to the AWS console.

    2. Go to Services > EC2.

    3. Select Images > AMIs.

    4. Search for the image whose AMI ID matches the ImageId from the import operation.