How to Move Amazon EC2 Instance to a Different Availability Zone, Virtual Private Cloud or a Region???

If we want to move Amazon EC2 instance to another Availability Zone, VPC or AWS Region then we first create AMI then we copy that AMI which Availability Zone, Virtual Private Cloud or a Region we want.

Let’s get started 

Step 1: Create an AMI

Under the EC2 section, choose Instances, right-click an instance you wish to migrate and choose Image --> Create Image

Now you have created an Amazon Machine Image — an image of the whole instance with all operating system and software configurations. Now it’s time to launch.

Step 2: Launch created AMI in the desired Availability Zone / VPC / AWS Region

• If you want to move your instance to a different region, then under the EC2 section choose AMIs, right-click your AMI and choose Copy AMI

Select a destination region and a new name for your AMI. Switch to your destination region and go to the next section.

Note: Before you run the script, run "C:\Program Files\Amazon\AWSCLI\aws.exe" and specify your destination region as a default.

• If you need to move an instance to a different Availability Zone or VPC, choose AMIs under the EC2 section, right-click your AMI and choose Launch.

Choose an Instance type at the first step. Then choose desired VPC and desired subnet under the Configure Instance Details section. Also you will be asked to specify other settings such as Storage, Tags and Security groups.

Now you know how to successfully migrate your production Amazon EC2 instance to another Availability Zone, VPC or AWS Region by using native AWS tools. Notice that you don't have to stop it to perform a migration therefore not lose more time and money than needed.

Thanks.