AWS AWSEC2 documentation change

Service: AWSEC2 · 2025-07-16 · Documentation low

File: AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/creating-an-ami-ebs.md

Summary

Added 'Snapshot destination' option for Local Zone snapshots and related warnings

Security assessment

Focuses on data locality and snapshot consistency, which relates to compliance but does not address a security vulnerability or explicitly document security features.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/creating-an-ami-ebs.md b/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/creating-an-ami-ebs.md
index 8b97588c8..82a177e16 100644
--- a//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/creating-an-ami-ebs.md
+++ b//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/creating-an-ami-ebs.md
@@ -139 +139,15 @@ If you clear **Reboot instance** , we can't guarantee the file system integrity
-    5. **Tags** – You can tag the AMI and the snapshots with the same tags, or you can tag them with different tags.
+    5. **Snapshot destination** – If your instance volumes are in a Local Zone that supports EBS local snapshots, choose where to create the AMI’s snapshots:
+
+       * **AWS Region** : Create snapshots in the parent Region of the Local Zone of your volumes.
+
+       * **AWS Local Zone** : Create snapshots in the same Local Zone as your volumes.
+
+###### Note
+
+This option appears only in Local Zones that support EBS local snapshots, and only if your instance was created in a Local Zone. If the volume is in a Region, this option does not appear, and the snapshot is automatically created in the same Region as the volume. For more information, see [Local snapshots in Local Zones](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ebs/latest/userguide/snapshots-localzones.html) in the _Amazon EBS User Guide_.
+
+###### Important
+
+All snapshots of the instance’s volumes must be in the same location. Verify the location of existing snapshots. If any existing snapshots are in a different location than your selected destination, the AMI creation will fail.
+
+    6. **Tags** – You can tag the AMI and the snapshots with the same tags, or you can tag them with different tags.
@@ -147 +161 @@ To add a tag, choose **Add tag** , and enter the key and value for the tag. Repe
-    6. When you're ready to create your AMI, choose **Create image**. 
+    7. When you're ready to create your AMI, choose **Create image**.