http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/ApiReference-query-DescribeSnapshots.html agrees that the valid ec2 statuses are "pending", "completed", and "error".
http:// docs.amazonwebs ervices. com/AWSEC2/ latest/ APIReference/ ApiReference- query-DescribeS napshots. html agrees that the valid ec2 statuses are "pending", "completed", and "error".