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That's when they received a call from AWS Support. The support engineer introduced himself as John and specialized in the "awsreplicationpostconvertservice". John listened attentively to the E-Shop team's issue and quickly realized that the problem was due to some network configuration settings being converted during the replication process.

Use PowerShell to confirm the main replication agent is active: Get-Service | Where-Object Name -like "*AWSR*" . awsreplicationpostconvertservice

By understanding that this service exists to bridge the hardware gap between on-prem and AWS, engineers can better diagnose failures. The next time a launch fails in the "Converting" phase, check your drivers, verify your KMS permissions, and look closely at the boot configuration. That's when they received a call from AWS Support

Modifying boot settings so the operating system can successfully start in the cloud environment. Why You See the Service as "Stopped" Use PowerShell to confirm the main replication agent

To ensure your Post-Convert Service runs without a hitch, consider these operational best practices:

If you are encrypting your target volumes using AWS KMS (Key Management Service), the Post-Convert Service needs permission to use that key to create the new AMI.