I would like to know if it's currently possible to import a virtualbox vm on the ec2 cloud, I have tried with a virtualbox vmdk but it did not succed. Apparently it is designed for VMware's vmdk files.

Is there a trick I could use to convert my instance and import it on amazon?

Thanks !

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Alternatively there's this:

http://www.ioncannon.net/system-administration/1246/converting-from-virtualbox-or-vmware-to-ec2-now-easier-than-ever/

which sounds like if you just have an EC2 compatible kernel...

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There is the standalone vmware converter that will convert between different virtual machine formats.

You may also want to read this which gives information on how to convert from vmware images to ec2 AMIs

Or do it directly with this

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http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2010/12/amazon-vm-import-bring-your-vmware-images-to-the-cloud.html

try above link may help you do the same :)

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yes but it only works with vmware instances for now :) – mnml Dec 20 '10 at 12:55
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