# Vmimport Role for Conversion to an Amazon EC2 Intance

Before performing conversion operations that use the AWS VM Import/Export transport mode, you must enable the VM Import Service role (vmimport) on the Amazon Web Services account and associate that role with the user account that is used to perform conversion operations.

## Related Topics

- For the JSON files for AWS services, see IAM Policies for Protecting AWS Services.

- VM Conversion Using the AWS VM Import/Export Transport Mode

- Creating a Vmimport Role

- To verify whether the VM meets the specifications for theimport method, see Checking the VM for Import Specifications.

- For more information about AWS permissions, see Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud API Reference or Amazon Simple Storage Service API Reference.

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