As part of Cisco's Cloud connect portfolio, the Bring Your Own License (BYOL) version of Cisco® Catalyst® 8000V Edge Software (Catalyst 8000V) delivers the maximum performance for virtual enterprise-class networking services & VPN in the AWS cloud. This AMI supports all the Catalyst 8000V (C8000V) DNA packages and uses the high-performance versions of AWS t3, c5 and c5n instances with direct I/O path for higher & more consistent SDWAN & IPSec performance. The C8000V is a full feature Cisco IOS XE router and enables enterprise IT to deploy the same enterprise-class networking services in AWS similar to features used to on-prem networks. It enables enterprise-class Routing, VPN, Firewall, High-Availability, IP SLA, AVC, WAN Opt, and more. The familiar IOS XE CLI and RESTful API ensure easy deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, and service orchestration. To activate this AMI, please obtain a DNA license from Cisco. Learn more about Cisco's cloud portfolio: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/cloud/overview.html.

If you are using the Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V (CSR 1000V) virtual router in autonomous mode, then you may want to use the GUI-driven migration tool to migrate those instances to Cisco Catalyst 8000V (C8000V) instance. This migration uses AWS CloudFormation template based automation to spin-up a new instance of Catalyst 8000V and copy the configuration files from the CSR 1000V instance. You can batch migrate up to ten CSR 1000V instances in one go. The migrated instances will include the enhanced "secure object storage" feature in C8000V that stores all sensitive configuration information in an encrypted file system inside the VM. See the http://cs.co/c8000v-aws-migration-tool chapter in the Catalyst 8000V Configuration Guide for AWS for more details.