Nested virtualization is now available on additional Intel platforms and US Gov Cloud regions

AWS Nested Virtualization Update

Starting today, Nested virtualization is now available on additional Intel platforms and additional Regions. Nested virtualization is now available on C7i, R7i, M7i, C7id, R7id, M7id, C7i-flex, R7i-flex, M7i-flex, I7i, C8i-flex, R8i-flex, M8i-flex, and X8i, in addition to already available support on C8i, M8i, and R8i instances. This capability is also now available in US GovCloud (US-East) and US GovCloud (US-West), in addition to existing support in all commercial regions.

With nested virtualization capabilities, customers can create nested environments by running KVM or Hyper-V on virtual EC2 instances. Customers can leverage this capability for use cases such as running emulators for mobile applications, simulating in-vehicle hardware for automobiles, and running Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows workstations.

What to do

• Explore the new Intel platforms and regions for nested virtualization.
• Leverage nested virtualization for your specific use cases.
• Refer to the documentation for more information.

Source: AWS release notes

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