HI Team i want to transfer ami from mumbai region into london region different aws account is it possible

Yes, it is possible to transfer an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) from the Mumbai region to the London region across different AWS accounts, but it involves a few steps:

1. In the source account (Mumbai region):

   • Create a custom AMI if you haven't already.
   • Modify the AMI permissions to share it with the target AWS account.

2. In the target account (London region):

   • Copy the shared AMI from Mumbai to London region.
   • Launch a new EC2 instance from the copied AMI.

3. Optionally, after the transfer is complete, you can deregister the shared AMI in the source account.

It's important to note that you cannot directly transfer an existing EC2 instance or AMI to a different AWS account. Instead, you need to create and share an AMI, then copy it to the desired region in the target account.

Keep in mind that transferring AMIs between regions may incur data transfer costs. Also, ensure that you have the necessary permissions in both AWS accounts to perform these actions.

After the transfer, review and update any region-specific configurations, such as security groups or IAM roles, as these may need to be recreated or adjusted in the new region.
Sources
Resource replication or migration between AWS accounts - AWS Prescriptive Guidance

Hi,

Sharing the following AWS documents that provides detailed steps for your question. Please review the information in these documents.

Steps to share AMIs between AWS accounts in the source AWS account

• https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/sharingamis-explicit.html

Steps to find out the shared AMIs in the destination AWS account

• https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/usingsharedamis-finding.html

Steps to copy AMIs within same region or different region,

• https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/CopyingAMIs.html#ami-copy-steps