[小ネタ] Windows AMIの更新通知の購読をAWS CLIから行う

A new version of Windows Server Amazon Machine Images has been released. Previous versions of Amazon published Windows AMIs dated 2024.08.14 and older will be made private after December 11th 2024, 10 AM Pacific.

New AMIs are dated 2024.11.13. Search for them using the AWS Console, or by using Powershell Get-SSMParametersByPath -Path "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest".

Please update any dependencies such as CloudFormation or Autoscaling groups.

EC2 Quickstart and AWS MarketPlace listings will be updated over the next couple days.

Changes:
- AWSPowerShell v4.1.694
- AWS NVMe v1.6.0
- cfn-init v2.0.31
- EC2 Launch v1.3.2005065
- SSM v3.3.1230.0
- SQL Server CUs installed:
  - SQL_2019: CU 29
- Windows Security Updates current to November 12th 2024

References:
EC2 Quickstart: https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=us-east-1#LaunchInstanceWizard:
AWS Marketplace: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/seller-profile?id=e6a5002c-6dd0-4d1e-8196-0a1d1857229b&ref=srh_res_product_vendor
Windows AMI Versions: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ec2/latest/windows-ami-reference/ec2-windows-ami-version-history.html
Powershell in AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/powershell/  AWS Powershell versions: https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/AWSPowerShell/
CloudFormation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/ReleaseHistory.html
EC2Launch V2: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2launch-v2.html
AWS PV Driver: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/xen-drivers-overview.html
AWS NVME: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/aws-nvme-drivers.html
ENA Driver: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/enhanced-networking-ena.html
Microsoft Security Update Summary: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/
Microsoft Update Services Changes: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/894199/software-update-services-and-windows-server-update-services-changes-in

Regards,
EC2 Windows Platform Team

The previous versions of Windows Amazon Machine Images dated 2024.08.14 and older will start to become private over the next few weeks. If you need to retain access to a particular image version, you can create a copy in your account. If your account needs access to an older version that has already become private, please contact us at https://aws.amazon.com/support so it can be privately shared.

The current version of AMIs are dated 2024.11.13

Search for these using the AWS Console or using Powershell Get-SSMParametersByPath -Path "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest"

-Regards,
EC2 Windows AMI Platform Team

# Windows AMI更新の購読
aws sns subscribe --topic-arn arn:aws:sns:us-east-1:801119661308:ec2-windows-ami-update \
  --region us-east-1 \
  --protocol email \
  --notification-endpoint "your-mail-address@example.com"

# Windows AMIリタイアの購読
aws sns subscribe --topic-arn arn:aws:sns:us-east-1:801119661308:ec2-windows-ami-private \
  --region us-east-1 \
  --protocol email \
  --notification-endpoint "your-mail-address@example.com"