Amazon EC2 Fleet added support for Block Device Mapping overrides
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Amazon EC2 Fleet has added support for Block Device Mapping overrides, allowing customers more flexibility when launching fleet instances.
- Customers can now customize Block Device Mapping without creating new Launch Templates
- Enables overriding Block Device Mapping parameters for specific instance types
- Supports adding extra EBS or instance store volumes
- Can update Block Device Mapping from the original Amazon Machine Image configuration
- Available in all commercial AWS regions and AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
This feature simplifies fleet instance configuration by providing more granular control over device mappings without extensive template management.
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