**To import a VM image file as an AMI** The following ``import-image`` example imports the specified OVA. :: aws ec2 import-image \ --disk-containers Format=ova,UserBucket="{S3Bucket=my-import-bucket,S3Key=vms/my-server-vm.ova}" Output:: { "ImportTaskId": "import-ami-1234567890abcdef0", "Progress": "2", "SnapshotDetails": [ { "DiskImageSize": 0.0, "Format": "ova", "UserBucket": { "S3Bucket": "my-import-bucket", "S3Key": "vms/my-server-vm.ova" } } ], "Status": "active", "StatusMessage": "pending" }