Nested virtualization now available on additional Intel platforms and US GovCloud regions
AWS now offers nested virtualization on additional Intel platforms and US GovCloud regions, enabling KVM or Hyper-V on virtual EC2 instances
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 existing 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. This allows use cases such as running emulators for mobile applications, simulating in-vehicle hardware for automobiles, and running Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows workstations.