Release: Amazon EC2 on 2009-08-26
This release introduces changes to Amazon EC2 to support Amazon Virtual Private Cloud.
Details
New Features
| Feature | Description |
| Amazon Virtual Private Cloud |
Amazon EC2 now supports Amazon Virtual Private Cloud, a service that lets you create
isolated resources within the AWS cloud, and then connect those resources directly to your own data center
using industry-standard encrypted IPsec VPN connections. For more information about the service, go to
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud Product Page. |
Known Issues
| Issue | Description |
| Windows Reserved Instances |
Reserved Instances are not currently available for Windows. |
| Windows AMI launch times |
Windows AMIs take longer to launch than Linux/UNIX instances due to larger AMI sizes and multiple reboots. |
| Windows AMI sizes |
Installing software on Windows AMIs can cause them to become large and easily reach the 10 GB limit. Before bundling, check the size of the C:\ volume. |
| Limitation on drive mapping |
There is currently no support for volume attachment to devices beyond /dev/sdp on instances running Linux/UNIX and xvdp on instances running Windows. |
| Security group limitation |
AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngress does not allow port ranges for group grants when using the command-line tools or the Query API. This is only supported through the SOAP API. |
| Instance limit |
New users are limited to a maximum of 20 concurrent instances, but many of our customers use hundreds or thousands of instances. If you need a higher limit, go to http://www.amazon.com/gp/html-forms-controller/ec2-request. |
Release: Amazon EC2 on 2009-08-26
