From the Amazon EC2 Instances view, you can create Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) from either running or stopped instances.
To create an AMI from an instance
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Right-click the instance you want to use as the basis for your AMI, and choose Create Image from the context menu.
Create Image context menu
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In the Create Image dialog box, type a unique name and description, and then choose Create Image.
Create Image dialog box
It may take a few minutes for the AMI to be created. After it is created, it will appear in the AMIs view in AWS Explorer. To display this view, double-click the Amazon EC2 | AMIs node in AWS Explorer. To see your AMIs, from the Viewing drop-down list, choose Owned By Me. You may need to choose Refresh to see your AMI. When the AMI first appears, it may be in a pending state, but after a few moments, it transitions to an available state.
List of created AMIs