Announcing Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) support for Recycle Bin

Today, AWS announces Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) support for Recycle Bin, a data recovery feature that enables restoration of accidental deleted Amazon EBS Snapshots and EBS-backed AMIs. You now have the option of using IPv6 addresses for new and existing endpoints. By moving to IPv6, you can simplify your network stack by running dual-stack Recycle Bin endpoints on a network that supports both IPv4 and IPv6.

Customers can create rules in Recycle Bin to retain deleted EBS Snapshots or deregistered EBS-backed AMI for a specific retention time. This capability allows you to immediately recover your deleted snapshots or EBS-backed AMIs when you create volumes or launch instance without a need to roll back to a snapshot or AMI from an earlier point in time. Recovered snapshots or AMIs retain attributes such as prior to deletion and can be used immediately for creating volumes or launching instances. Snapshots and AMIs that are not recovered from the Recycle Bin are permanently deleted upon expiration of the retention time.

Recycle Bin with IPv6 and AWS PrivateLink is now available in all AWS Regions including the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions.

To learn more about configuring Recycle Bin endpoints for IPv6, please refer to our documentation.