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Modify EC2 Instance Connect Endpoint

You can now modify an existing EC2 Instance Connect Endpoint using the AWS CLI or an SDK.

Updated managed policy for EC2 Instance Connect Endpoint

To support the modification of existing EC2 Instance Connect Endpoints, Amazon EC2 updated the Ec2InstanceConnectEndpoint policy to add permissions...

Instance topology - additional Region support

The DescribeInstanceTopology API is now available in AWS GovCloud (US-West).

Skip OS shutdown during instance termination

You can skip the graceful operating system (OS) shutdown when terminating an instance.

Skip OS shutdown during instance stop

You can skip the graceful operating system (OS) shutdown when stopping an instance.

P6-B200 Capacity Blocks in us-east-1

P6-B200 Capacity Blocks are now available in US East (N. Virginia) - us-east-1.

EC2 Serial Console - additional Region support

EC2 Serial Console is now also available in Asia Pacific (Thailand) and Mexico (Central).

Hardware packet timestamping

You can enable hardware packet timestamping on your EC2 instance to add a 64-bit nanosecond-precision timestamp to every incoming network packet.

Delete snapshots during AMI deregistration

When deregistering an AMI, you can automatically delete its associated snapshots at the same time.

User-initiated reboot migration

When your instance receives an EC2 scheduled reboot event notification, it is enabled by default for instance migration when you reboot the...

SIP configuration for Amazon EC2 Mac instances

You can configure System Integrity Protection (SIP) settings for x86 Mac instances and Apple silicon Mac instances.

Root volume ownership delegation

You can now automate root volume ownership delegation for the Amazon EBS root volume when updating the operating system on Apple silicon Mac...

Updated managed policies for the EC2 Fast Launch service linked role

Updated the EC2 Fast Launch service linked role policy with access to create and maintain Amazon EventBridge event rules, and other actions to...

Simplified onboarding for EC2 Fast Launch

Updated EC2 Fast Launch to simplify the onboarding process.

AWS Config integration with Allowed AMIs

Use the ec2-instance-launched-with-allowed-ami AWS Config rule to check if running or stopped instances were launched with AMIs that meet your...

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