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User Guide for Linux Instances

Step 5: Launch the instance in Amazon EC2

After you upload the VM to Amazon S3, the VM Import process automatically converts it into an Amazon EC2 instance and launches it as a stopped instance in the Amazon EC2 console. Before you can begin using the instance, you must start it. For more information about working with an Amazon EC2 instance, see Instance Lifecycle.

To start the instance

  1. Open the Amazon EC2 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/.

  2. If necessary, change the region. From the navigation bar, select the region where your instance is running. For more information, see Regions and Endpoints.

  3. In the navigation pane, click Instances.

  4. In the content pane, right-click the instance, select Instance State, and then click Start.