Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2017 23:49:55 +0000 (UTC) From: Benjamin Kaduk <bjk@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r49806 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status Message-ID: <201701082349.v08NntTC048109@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: bjk Date: Sun Jan 8 23:49:54 2017 New Revision: 49806 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/49806 Log: Add EC2 entry from cperciva Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-10-2016-12.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-10-2016-12.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-10-2016-12.xml Sun Jan 8 23:02:16 2017 (r49805) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-10-2016-12.xml Sun Jan 8 23:49:54 2017 (r49806) @@ -83,4 +83,72 @@ <description>Miscellaneous</description> </category> + <project cat='arch'> + <title>&os;/EC2</title> + + <contact> + <person> + <name> + <given>Colin</given> + <common>Percival</common> + </name> + <email>cperciva@FreeBSD.org</email> + </person> + </contact> + + + <body> + <p>This report covers work since the last &os;/EC2 status report + (2015Q1).</p> + + <p>&os;/EC2 is now part of the regular &os; release build, + with snapshots and releases being automatically uploaded and + copied to all available regions. Due to legal restrictions + this does not currently include the GovCloud or China + (Beijing) regions; anyone wishing to use &os; in those regions + is encouraged to contact the author.</p> + + <p>The AWS Marketplace reports that approximately 800 users + are running roughly 2000 &os; EC2 instances. This does not + count the likely significantly larger number of EC2 instances + launched "directly" through the EC2 API and Console, but at + least places a lower bound on usage.</p> + + <p>&os; 11.0-RELEASE shipped with support for the "enhanced + networking" support in EC2 C3, C4, R3, I2, D2, and M4 + (excluding m4.16xlarge) instances; this provides significantly + higher network performance than the virtual networking + available on older EC2 instances and with older versions of + &os;.</p> + + <p>&os; 11.0-RELEASE and later also use indirect segment disk + I/Os, which yield ~20% higher throughput with equal or lower + latency, and support the 128-vCPU x1.32xlarge instance + type.</p> + + <p> &os; now supports the Amazon Simple Systems Manager service + ("run command").</p> + </body> + + <help> + <task>Complete a pending reorganization of the accounts used for &os;/EC2 + releases.</task> + + <task>Support "second generation enhanced networking" via + the new Elastic Network Adapter found in P2, R4, X1, and + m4.16xlarge instances.</task> + + <task>Provide tools for improved functionality via the Simple + Systems Manager service: Listing installed packages, checking + for updates, adding/removing users, [your favourite sysadmin + task goes here].</task> + + <task>Add support for EC2's IPv6 networking to the default &os;/EC2 + configuration.</task> + + <task>Continue ongoing interoperability testing between &os;'s + NFS client and Amazon Elastic File System + (NFS-as-a-service).</task> + </help> + </project> </report>
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