AWS drs high security documentation change
Summary
Updated Windows OS support matrix: Removed Windows 2003 details, added end-of-life warnings, and consolidated unsupported features.
Security assessment
Explicit removal of Windows 2003 support (including TLS 1.2 incompatibility) and added end-of-life warnings for outdated OS versions. Running unsupported OS creates security risks due to unpatched vulnerabilities.
Diff
diff --git a/drs/latest/userguide/Supported-Operating-Systems-Windows.md b/drs/latest/userguide/Supported-Operating-Systems-Windows.md index f0cc4b31f..0cce4ec95 100644 --- a//drs/latest/userguide/Supported-Operating-Systems-Windows.md +++ b//drs/latest/userguide/Supported-Operating-Systems-Windows.md @@ -15,10 +15 @@ AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery allows replication of physical, virtual or cloud-b -**Support deprecation notes** - - * **Windows 2003** : - - * As of May 15, 2025, the installation of new AWS Replication Agents on source servers running any version of this operating system is no longer permitted. - - * Effective February 15, 2026, AWS Replication Agents that had been installed on source servers running any version of this operating system will cease to function. - - - +**Windows 2003** is no longer supported. @@ -36 +27 @@ Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit | | Ensure that the [auto sleep function in Window -Microsoft Windows Server 2012 This version has reached end of life. We recommend that you update to a more recent version. | 64-bit and R2 64-bit | +Microsoft Windows Server 2012 **This version has reached end of life. We recommend that you update to a more recent version.** | 64-bit and R2 64-bit | @@ -42 +33 @@ Microsoft Windows Server 2012 This version has reached end of life. We recommen -Microsoft Windows Server 2008 This version has reached end of life. We recommend that you update to a more recent version. | 64-bit and R2 64-bit | +Microsoft Windows Server 2008 **This version has reached end of life. We recommend that you update to a more recent version.** | 64-bit and R2 64-bit | @@ -47,10 +38 @@ Microsoft Windows Server 2008 This version has reached end of life. We recommen - * Windows 2008 with GPT partitioned system drives are not supported. - * [Nitro instances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ec2/latest/instancetypes/ec2-nitro-instances.html) can only be used with Windows Server 2008 R2 and upwards. Earlier versions are not supported. - * A shutdown (from the OS menu or Windows CLI) of a Windows source server triggers a rescan in AWS DRS once the source server is restarted. - - -Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-bit This version has reached end of life. We recommend that you update to a more recent version. | | - - * Requires .Net Framework version 3.5 to be installed by the end user. - * Does not support TLS 1.2, so you cannot download the AWS Replication Agent installer directly using the default browser. You must copy the file to the server using another method. - * The AWS Replication Agent and agent installer requires a separate installer file, `AwsReplicationWindowsLegacyInstaller.exe` for end-of-life versions of Windows because they use older versions of software components that cannot be upgraded. + * **Windows 2008 with GPT partitioned system drives are not supported.** @@ -61 +43 @@ Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-bit This version has reached end of life. We re -Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit This version has reached end of life. We recommend that you update to a more recent version. | | +Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit **This version has reached end of life. We recommend that you update to a more recent version.** | |