This topic describes the release notes for Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and provides links to the relevant references.
February 2024
Feature | Type | Description | References |
Traffic mirroring | Update | The following new regions support traffic mirroring: China (Fuzhou - Local Region), China East 1 Finance, China East 2 Finance, and China North 2 Ali Gov 1. |
January 2024
Feature | Type | Description | References |
Prefix list | Update | IPv6 prefix lists are supported in all regions. | |
VPC | Update | The following new regions support IPv6 CIDR blocks for VPC: US (Silicon Valley) and Thailand (Bangkok). | |
Flow log | Update | The following new region supports flow logs: SAU (Riyadh). | |
Traffic mirroring | Update | The following new region supports traffic mirroring: SAU (Riyadh). |
December 2023
Feature | Type | Description | References |
Prefix list | Update | Prefix lists support IPv6 CIDR blocks. Note This feature is supported only in the Philippines (Manila) region. | |
Update | Prefix lists support instance import and clone in batches. | ||
Network ACL | Update | Inbound and outbound rules of network ACLs support IPv6 CIDR blocks. Note This feature is supported only in the Philippines (Manila) region. | |
VPC | Update | The IPv6 feature of VPC is supported in China (Wuhan - Local Region) and Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur). |
August 2023
Feature | Type | Description | References |
VPC peering connection | Update | VPCs with IPv6 enabled support VPC peering connections. |
April 2023
Feature | Type | Description | References |
Reserved CIDR block | New feature | You can add reserved CIDR blocks to vSwitches. |
September 2022
Feature | Type | Description | References |
IPv4 gateway | New feature | An IPv4 gateway is a network component that connects a VPC to the Internet. A VPC can access the Internet through an IPv4 gateway. |
August 2022
Type | Description | References | |
Prefix list | New feature | A prefix list consists of one or more CIDR blocks. You can use prefix lists to facilitate the configuration and management of VPC route tables and Cloud Enterprise Network (CEN) route tables. You can share prefix lists with other Alibaba Cloud accounts by using the Resource Management service. |
May 2022
Feature | Type | Description | References |
VPC peering connection | New feature | You can create peering connections to connect VPCs that are in the same or different regions and belong to the same or different Alibaba Cloud accounts. |
July 2021
Feature | Type | Description | References |
DHCP options set | Update | The DHCP options set feature is released. |
June 2021
Feature | Type | Description | References |
Traffic mirroring | New feature | The traffic mirroring feature can mirror packets that flow through an elastic network interface (ENI) and that meet specific filters. You can use traffic mirroring to mirror network traffic from an Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance in a VPC and forward the traffic to a specified ENI or an internal-facing Classic Load Balancer (CLB) instance. This feature can be used in scenarios such as content inspection, threat monitoring, and troubleshooting. | |
Network ACL | Update | The network ACL feature is released. |
May 2021
Feature | Type | Description | References |
VPC sharing | New feature | Multiple Alibaba Cloud accounts can be used to create cloud resources in a centrally managed and shared VPC. |
March 2021
Feature | Type | Description | References |
VPC | New feature | Specification checks for ECS instances in VPCs are supported. |
January 2021
Feature | Type | Description | References |
High-availability virtual IP address (HAVIP) | New feature | HAVIPs can be associated with ENIs. |
September 2020
Feature | Type | Description | References |
VPC | New feature | New regions are supported. |
August 2020
Feature | Type | Description | References |
Network ACL | New feature | Network ACLs allow you to implement access control for VPCs. You can create network ACL rules and associate a network ACL with a vSwitch. This allows you to control inbound and outbound traffic of ECS instances that are attached to the vSwitch. |
December 2019
Feature | Type | Description | References |
VPC | New feature | IPv4 and IPv6 CIDR blocks are supported by VPC. |
January 2019
Feature | Type | Description | References |
Flow log | Update | The log analytics report feature can be enabled when a flow log is created. |
December 2018
Feature | Type | Description | References |
vSwitch | Update | vSwitches can be queried by zone in the VPC console. | |
Flow log | New feature | VPC provides the flow log feature. The feature records information about inbound and outbound traffic of an ENI. You can check access control rules, monitor network traffic, and troubleshoot network errors based on the flow logs. |
September 2018
Feature | Type | Description | References |
Route table | New feature | You can create a custom route table in a VPC and associate the route table with a vSwitch. This way, you can manage the routes of the vSwitch, which are called subnet routes. You can use subnet routes to manage network traffic in a more flexible manner. | |
Route table | New feature | ENIs can be specified as the next hops of custom routes. |
August 2018
Feature | Type | Description | References |
VPC | New feature | VPC is free of charge and available for all Alibaba Cloud users. |
March 2018
Feature | Type | Description | References |
VPC | Update | The quota of VPCs is assigned based on the region instead of the Alibaba Cloud account. |
July 2017
Feature | Type | Description | References |
The ClassicLink feature is supported. | New feature | VPC provides the ClassicLink feature. This feature allows ECS instances in classic networks to communicate with cloud resources deployed in VPCs. |
June 2017
Feature | Type | Description | References |
vSwitch | Update | API operations can be called to query the vSwitches in a region. |