2026/05/21 - 1 new api methods
Changes A new GetDepotUrl API has been added to retrieve a URL for accessing Amazon EVS custom addon packages. Customers can use this URL to configure vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) as an online depot source, enabling upgrades of addon components across ESXi hosts.
2026/04/24 - 5 updated api methods
Changes EVS now supports i7i.metal-24xl EC2 bare metal instance type, delivering high random IOPS performance with real-time latency, ideal for IO intensive and latency-sensitive workloads such as transactional databases, real-time analytics, and AI ML pre-processing.
2026/04/20 - 7 new 3 updated api methods
Changes Amazon EVS now allows you to create connectors to your vCenter appliances and create Windows Server entitlements for virtual machines running in your EVS environments
2026/01/15 - 1 new 6 updated api methods
Changes A new GetVersions API has been added to retrieve VCF, ESX versions, and EC2 instances provided by Amazon EVS. The CreateEnvironment API now allows you to select a VCF version and the CreateEnvironmentHost API introduces a optional esxVersion parameter.
2025/09/11 - 2 new 2 updated api methods
Changes CreateEnvironment API now supports parameters (isHcxPublic & hcxNetworkAclId) for HCX migration via public internet, adding flexibility for migration scenarios. New APIs have been added for associating (AssociateEipToVlan) & disassociating (DisassociateEipFromVlan) Elastic IP (EIP) addresses.
2025/06/04 - 11 new api methods
Changes Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) allows you to run VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) directly within your Amazon VPC including simplified self-managed migration experience with guided workflow in AWS console or via AWS CLI, get full access to their VCF deployment and VCF license portability.