Release: Elastic Beanstalk Windows Server platform update on June 29, 2020

This release provides new Windows Server platform versions for AWS Elastic Beanstalk. The release applies Windows security updates. It also fixes some feature gaps, and updates framework and AWS components.

Release date: June 29, 2020

Changes

The following table lists the changes included in this release.

Note

Be aware that at the time these release notes are published, the new platform versions might not yet be available in all the AWS Regions that Elastic Beanstalk supports. It might take a few hours for the release to complete.

Category	Description
Windows security updates	Applied June 2020 security updates for Windows. See the Microsoft Security Update Guide.
Feature gap fixes	Area Details Environment properties Previously, Elastic Beanstalk didn't support passing environment variables to .NET Core applications and multiple-application IIS deployments that use a deployment manifest. This release fixes this gap. For details, see Configuring your .NET environment in the Elastic Beanstalk console. IMDSv2 Previously, Elastic Beanstalk didn't support Instance Metadata Service Version 2 (IMDSv2) on the .NET on Windows Server platform. This release fixes this gap. For details, see Configuring the instance metadata service on your environment's instances.
Framework updates	Framework Details .NET Core Updated .NET Core 3.1 to version 3.1.5. Updated .NET Core 2.1 to version 2.1.19.
AWS component updates	Component Details AWS SDK for .NET Updated the SDK to version 3.15.1034. AMI Updated the base AMI to version 2020.06.10. AWS X-Ray Updated the X-Ray daemon to v3.2.0.

New platform versions

.NET on Windows Server

Configuration basics

Platform Version	Solution Stack Name	Framework	Proxy Server
Windows Server 2019 with IIS 10.0 version 2.5.7	64bit Windows Server 2019 v2.5.7 running IIS 10.0	.NET Core 3.1.5, supports 3.1.5, 2.2.8, 2.1.19 .NET Framework 4.8, supports 4.x, 2.0, 1.x	IIS 10.0
Windows Server Core 2019 with IIS 10.0 version 2.5.7	64bit Windows Server Core 2019 v2.5.7 running IIS 10.0	.NET Core 3.1.5, supports 3.1.5, 2.2.8, 2.1.19 .NET Framework 4.8, supports 4.x, 2.0, 1.x	IIS 10.0
Windows Server 2016 with IIS 10.0 version 2.5.7	64bit Windows Server 2016 v2.5.7 running IIS 10.0	.NET Core 3.1.5, supports 3.1.5, 2.2.8, 2.1.19 .NET Framework 4.8, supports 4.x, 2.0, 1.x	IIS 10.0
Windows Server Core 2016 with IIS 10.0 version 2.5.7	64bit Windows Server Core 2016 v2.5.7 running IIS 10.0	.NET Core 3.1.5, supports 3.1.5, 2.2.8, 2.1.19 .NET Framework 4.8, supports 4.x, 2.0, 1.x	IIS 10.0
Windows Server 2012 R2 with IIS 8.5 version 2.5.7	64bit Windows Server 2012 R2 v2.5.7 running IIS 8.5	.NET Core 3.0.0, supports 3.0.0, 2.2.8, 2.1.19 .NET Framework 4.8, supports 4.x, 2.0, 1.x	IIS 8.5
Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core with IIS 8.5 version 2.5.7	64bit Windows Server Core 2012 R2 v2.5.7 running IIS 8.5	.NET Core 3.0.0, supports 3.0.0, 2.2.8, 2.1.19 .NET Framework 4.8, supports 4.x, 2.0, 1.x	IIS 8.5

More details

Platform Version	AMI version	AWS SDK for .NET	EC2Config	SSM Agent	Web Deploy	AWS X‑Ray
Windows Server 2019 with IIS 10.0 version 2.5.7	2020.06.10	3.15.1034	SSM only	2.3.842.0	3.6	3.2.0
Windows Server Core 2019 with IIS 10.0 version 2.5.7	2020.06.10	3.15.1034	SSM only	2.3.842.0	3.6	3.2.0
Windows Server 2016 with IIS 10.0 version 2.5.7	2020.06.10	3.15.1034	SSM only	2.3.842.0	3.6	3.2.0
Windows Server Core 2016 with IIS 10.0 version 2.5.7	2020.06.10	3.15.1034	SSM only	2.3.842.0	3.6	3.2.0
Windows Server 2012 R2 with IIS 8.5 version 2.5.7	2020.06.10	3.15.1034	4.9.4222	2.3.842.0	3.6	3.2.0
Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core with IIS 8.5 version 2.5.7	2020.06.10	3.15.1034	4.9.4222	2.3.842.0	3.6	3.2.0