VMware on AWS Updates - April 2023

A round-up of recent updates related to VMware and AWS Services.

VMware Cloud on AWS

• Windows 11 support now generally available in VMC.
• Support for adding vTPM to Virtual Machines also now generally available. vTPMs can be added to virtual machines running Windows Server 2008 and later, Windows 7 and later, and Linux. More info: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Cloud-on-AWS/services/rn/vmware-cloud-on-aws-release-notes/index.html#What's%20New%20March%2008,%202023
• VMware Cloud Sizer updated to version 5.2.1. Minor release that includes a number of improvements and fixes. Builds upon the 5.2 release from January. More info: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Cloud/services/rn/vmware-cloud-sizer-release-notes/index.html#What's%20New-What's%20New%20March%2001,%202023

AWS Services

• AWS Backup
  • Improvements to incremental backups, now supported even when native VMware Change Block Tracking (CBT) is invalid or unavailable. More info: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/backing-up-vms.html#vm-incrementalbackups.
  • Multiple NIC support for backup gateway. Allows for backup and management traffic to run in different network segments. More info: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/configure-infrastructure-bgw.html#bgw-multinic
  • Official announcement for AWS Backup vSphere 8 support: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/03/aws-backups-vmware-vsphere-8-virtual-nics/

VMware Services

• VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery
  • Now supports protecting virtual machines running on VMware Cloud Flex Storage and Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP datastores. Recovery SDDC must be in a separate region. More info: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Cloud-Disaster-Recovery/services/rn/vmware-cloud-disaster-recovery-release-notes/index.html