Resource Orchestration Service:Create a stack by importing an existing resource

This topic describes how to create a stack by importing an existing resource in the Resource Orchestration Service (ROS) console. An Elastic IP Address (EIP) resource is used in the example.

1. Log on to the ROS console.
2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Stacks.
3. In the upper-left corner of the page, select a region from the drop-down list.
   Note Make sure that the resource that you want to import resides in the same region as the stack.
4. On the Stacks page, click Create Stack and select Use Existing Resources (Resource Import) from the drop-down list.
5. In the Select Template step, click Select an Existing Template in the Specify Template section. Set Template Import Method to Enter Template Content. In the Template Content code editor, enter the following template content in the JSON format. Then, click Next.

   {
     "ROSTemplateFormatVersion": "2015-09-01",
     "Resources": {
       "Eip": {
         "Type": "ALIYUN::VPC::EIP",
         "DeletionPolicy": "Retain",
         "Properties": {
           "Bandwidth": 5
         }
       }
     },
     "Outputs": {
       "EipAddress": {
         "Value": {
           "Fn::GetAtt": [
             "Eip",
             "EipAddress"
           ]
         }
       },
       "AllocationId": {
         "Value": {
           "Fn::GetAtt": [
             "Eip",
             "AllocationId"
           ]
         }
       }
     }
   }

   Note The DeletionPolicy parameter is set to Retain, which indicates that the resource is retained when it is removed from a stack. To prevent resources from being unexpectedly deleted, we recommend that you set the DeletionPolicy parameter to Retain.
6. In the Configure Template Parameters step, configure Stack Name and Change Set Name, and click Next.
7. In the Identify Resources step, enter a resource identifier value such as eip-bp140qv3j25nsfaqd****, and click Next.
8. In the Configure Stack step, configure related parameters and click Next.
   In this example, use the default settings. For more information, see Create a stack.
9. In the Check and Confirm step, click Create Stack and Import Change Set.
10. On the Change Sets tab of the stack management page, click Execute in the Actions column that corresponds to the change set to start the resource import.