Nested virtualization now available on additional Intel platforms and AWS GovCloud (US) regions
AWS now offers nested virtualization on additional Intel instances and AWS GovCloud (US) regions, enabling KVM or Hyper-V execution on virtual EC2 instances for various use cases.
Starting today, nested virtualization is now available on C7i, R7i, M7i, C8id, R8id, M8id, C7i-flex, M7i-flex, I7i, C8i-flex, R8i-flex, M8i-flex, and X8i instances, in addition to already available support on C8i, M8i and R8i instances. This capability is also now available in AWS GovCloud (US-East) and AWS 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. This can be leveraged 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.