AWS evs documentation change
Summary
Updated instance type terminology and changed license requirements from fixed values (256 cores, 110 TiB) to instance-type dependent, referencing a new configuration page.
Security assessment
Changes involve terminology updates and clarification of licensing prerequisites. There is no mention of security vulnerabilities, patches, or new security features. The update to licensing requirements is operational, not security-related.
Diff
diff --git a/evs/latest/userguide/setting-up.md b/evs/latest/userguide/setting-up.md index 5aec54a7f..939822b44 100644 --- a//evs/latest/userguide/setting-up.md +++ b//evs/latest/userguide/setting-up.md @@ -374 +374 @@ You can configure connectivity for your on-premises data center to your AWS infr -Amazon EVS launches Amazon EC2 i4i.metal instances that represent ESX hosts in your Amazon EVS environment. To ensure that you have sufficient i4i.metal instance capacity available when you need it, we recommend that you request an Amazon EC2 Capacity Reservation. You can create a Capacity Reservation at any time, and you can choose when it starts. You can request a Capacity Reservation for immediate use, or you can request a Capacity Reservation for a future date. For more information, see [Reserve compute capacity with EC2 On-Demand Capacity Reservations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-capacity-reservations.html) in the _Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide_. +Amazon EVS launches Amazon EC2 metal instances that are the ESX hosts in your Amazon EVS environment. To ensure that you have sufficient capacity available when you add hosts, we recommend that you request an Amazon EC2 Capacity Reservation. You can create a Capacity Reservation at any time, and you can choose when it starts. You can request a Capacity Reservation for immediate use, or you can request a Capacity Reservation for a future date. For more information, see [Reserve compute capacity with EC2 On-Demand Capacity Reservations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-capacity-reservations.html) in the _Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide_. @@ -396 +396 @@ For information about VCF versions provided by Amazon EVS, see [VCF versions and -To use Amazon EVS, you need to provide a VCF solution key and a vSAN license key. The VCF solution key must have at least 256 cores. The vSAN license key must have at least 110 TiB of vSAN capacity. For more information about VCF licenses, see [Managing License Keys in VMware Cloud Foundation](https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vcf/vcf-5-2-and-earlier/5-2/map-for-administering-vcf-5-2/license-management-admin.html) in the _VMware Cloud Foundation Administration Guide_. +To use Amazon EVS, you need to provide a VCF solution key and a vSAN license key. The specific requirements for core count and vSAN capacity depend on the instance type you select. For details about minimum core and capacity thresholds for your instance type, see [VCF subscriptions](./vcf-license-mgmt.html) for your configuration. For more information about VCF licenses, see [Managing License Keys in VMware Cloud Foundation](https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vcf/vcf-5-2-and-earlier/5-2/map-for-administering-vcf-5-2/license-management-admin.html) in the _VMware Cloud Foundation Administration Guide_.