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AWS AWSEC2 documentation change

Service: AWSEC2 · 2026-01-16 · Documentation low

File: AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/data-protection.md

Summary

Added X8i instance type to the memory optimized instance list

Security assessment

The change only expands the list of supported instance types with no security context, references to vulnerabilities, or security features added. Instance type additions are routine documentation updates.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/data-protection.md b/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/data-protection.md
index d55c33eb0..47c545b7c 100644
--- a//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/data-protection.md
+++ b//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/data-protection.md
@@ -98 +98 @@ AWS provides secure and private connectivity between EC2 instances of all types.
-    * **Memory optimized:** R5dn, R5n, R6a, R6i, R6id, R6idn, R6in, R7a, R7g, R7gd, R7i, R7iz, R8a, R8g, R8gb, R8gd, R8gn, R8i, R8i-flex, U-3tb1, U-6tb1, U-9tb1, U-12tb1, U-18tb1, U-24tb1, U7i-6tb, U7i-8tb, U7i-12tb, U7in-16tb, U7in-24tb, U7in-32tb, U7inh-32tb, X2idn, X2iedn, X2iezn, X8g, X8aedz
+    * **Memory optimized:** R5dn, R5n, R6a, R6i, R6id, R6idn, R6in, R7a, R7g, R7gd, R7i, R7iz, R8a, R8g, R8gb, R8gd, R8gn, R8i, R8i-flex, U-3tb1, U-6tb1, U-9tb1, U-12tb1, U-18tb1, U-24tb1, U7i-6tb, U7i-8tb, U7i-12tb, U7in-16tb, U7in-24tb, U7in-32tb, U7inh-32tb, X2idn, X2iedn, X2iezn, X8g, X8aedz, X8i