using ami_product_codes usage

[John Roh]

Hi, 

I have backed Centos AMI based on the AWS Marketplace which contains the product codes. 

I want to overwrite the product code that I used ami_product_codes :[ 'my custom string' ] during the packer . build. 

Is there any a better way to overwrite the existing product code? As passing a string value in am_product_codes, I ran into the error message saying "Error modify AMI attributes: InvalidParameterValue: Invalid value 'my custom string' for productCode".

Is that meaning I can't update the existing ProductCode?

John.

[Rickard von Essen]

If I remember correctly this is how it works:

You can't change product code. It is given when you upload a new AMI to the AWS Marketplace. That requires a Market place partnership with AWS. The product code follows the AMI (even if it's copied or create from a snapshot base on an instance launched from it). This ensure that all users of the software sold on the Marketplace pays for the usage.

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[John Roh]

You are correct, Reckardo. 

I have found the supported documentation as below. I'm in the middle of the project creating AmI and distribute AMIs to different accounts. 

Marketplace AMI cannot be moved between accounts due to license restrictions

Source: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/CopyingAMIs.html

You can't copy an AMI with an associated billingProduct code that was shared with you from another account. 

This includes Windows AMIs and AMIs from the AWS Marketplace. To copy a shared AMI with a billingProduct code, 

launch an EC2 instance in your account using the shared AMI and then create an AMI from the instance. 

For more information, see Creating an Amazon EBS-Backed Linux AMI.

My current work around is to build an AMI using marketplace Centos7 from packer but the product code remained. However, I shared AMI to the target account and start an ec2 instance, then I create AMI from it, then the product code is not there. I'm thinking about automating the work around in boto3 but is there anything I can the same result using packer? Will amazon-ebsvolume instead of aws-ebs work? 

John.

On Friday, November 1, 2019 at 1:11:11 PM UTC-7, Rickard von Essen wrote:

If I remember correctly this is how it works:

You can't change product code. It is given when you upload a new AMI to the AWS Marketplace. That requires a Market place partnership with AWS. The product code follows the AMI (even if it's copied or create from a snapshot base on an instance launched from it). This ensure that all users of the software sold on the Marketplace pays for the usage.

On Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 22:17 John Roh <johnr...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi, 

I have backed Centos AMI based on the AWS Marketplace which contains the product codes. 

I want to overwrite the product code that I used ami_product_codes :[ 'my custom string' ] during the packer . build. 

Is there any a better way to overwrite the existing product code? As passing a string value in am_product_codes, I ran into the error message saying "Error modify AMI attributes: InvalidParameterValue: Invalid value 'my custom string' for productCode".

Is that meaning I can't update the existing ProductCode?

John.

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[John Roh]

Hello, Rickard, 

 

I made the work around working that I can copy AMI including the produce codes based amazon-centos7 to a different account. 

I have shared the AMI from the source account to target account first. Then, from the target account, I used boto3 to create_instance to start an ec2 instance with encryption using the same non-default kms key (default kms key only allowing me to copy among regions in the same account). Then create_image based on the ec2 instance slightly applying the same logic packer does which is createing AMI and terminate the ec2 instance. 

In this way, I'm no longer need to deal with the product codes. 

AMI build automation needs to be implemented because we have over 38 aws accounts and it doesn't stop growing. Phew. 

Thank you,

John.

On Friday, November 1, 2019 at 1:11:11 PM UTC-7, Rickard von Essen wrote:

If I remember correctly this is how it works:

You can't change product code. It is given when you upload a new AMI to the AWS Marketplace. That requires a Market place partnership with AWS. The product code follows the AMI (even if it's copied or create from a snapshot base on an instance launched from it). This ensure that all users of the software sold on the Marketplace pays for the usage.

On Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 22:17 John Roh <johnr...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi, 

I have backed Centos AMI based on the AWS Marketplace which contains the product codes. 

I want to overwrite the product code that I used ami_product_codes :[ 'my custom string' ] during the packer . build. 

Is there any a better way to overwrite the existing product code? As passing a string value in am_product_codes, I ran into the error message saying "Error modify AMI attributes: InvalidParameterValue: Invalid value 'my custom string' for productCode".

Is that meaning I can't update the existing ProductCode?

John.

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