# Amazon Workspaces Core (WSC) Managed Instances (Early Access)

### <span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 1">Overview</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":360,"335559739":80}"> </span>

<span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">Amazon </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW259132631 BCX0">WorkSpaces</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0"> Core Managed Instances </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">(</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">WCMI - </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">Workspace Core v2) offer maximum flexibility, supporting customer-supplied Windows 11 images, persistent or non-persistent desktops, and Microsoft 365 Apps via</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0"> BYOL. The pricing model is usage-based, allowing customers to choose from a wide range of EC2 instance types, including GPU-enabled options. Designed for organizations that want to run Windows 11 </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">and</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">/</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">or </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">Microso</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">ft 365</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">under their own licenses, this model offers a managed yet flexible way to deploy desktops on Amazon </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW259132631 BCX0">WorkSpaces</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0"> Core while leveraging </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW259132631 BCX0">Dizzion’s</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">Daa</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">S </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">platform for orchestration, security, and user access. It enables license portability and ensures compliance with existing Microsoft agreements</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span>

#### <span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 1">Prerequisites </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":360,"335559739":80}"> </span>

<span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">Before registering workloads, ensure the following conditions are met:</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span>

<div class="SCXW259132631 BCX0" id="bkmrk-the-aws-cloud-accoun"><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW259132631 BCX0">- <span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">The AWS cloud account has been imported into Frame using the standard AWS Cloud Account creation procedure. For detailed instructions, see </span></span>[<span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">AWS Add Cloud Account</span></span>](https://docs.difr.com/books/platform-administrators-guide/page/amazon-web-services)<span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span>
- <span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW259132631 BCX0">WorkSpaces</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0"> V2 </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW259132631 BCX0">supports only</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0"> Windows 11 and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">operates</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0"> under a Bring Your Own License (BYOL) model.</span></span>
- <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">Both persistent and non-persistent workloads are supported.</span><span class="EOP SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span>
- <span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">You have granted permission for the creation of the required service-linked role (workspaces-instances.amazonaws.com), as described in the Workflow</span></span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> section.</span>

</div></div><p class="callout warning"> **Important Note!**  The sandbox runs as an EC2 instance on Dedicated Instances, as required for Windows 11 licensing compliance. This setup also enables platform features like publish, backup, and clone which are mandatory. Production desktops, however, run as WorkSpaces Core Managed Instances, optimized for scalability and end-user performance.<span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">  
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## <span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 1">Workflow</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":360,"335559739":80}"> </span>

#### <span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Step 1 – </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Add AWS Cloud Account </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":160,"335559739":80}"> </span>

<span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">If you have not already done so, follow the instructions in </span></span>[<span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">AWS Add Cloud Account</span></span>](https://docs.difr.com/books/platform-administrators-guide/page/amazon-web-services)<span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"> to connect your own AWS account</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":160,"335559739":80}"> </span>

#### <span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Step </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">2</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"> – </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Enable Workspace v</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">2</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":160,"335559739":80}"> </span>

<span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">Since AWS </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW259132631 BCX0">WorkSpaces</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">Core Managed Instances </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">(</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">WCMI) </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">V2 is currently a Tech Preview feature, you will need to contact </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW259132631 BCX0">Dizzion</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0"> Support to have this feature enabled for your account.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0"> </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span>

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#### <span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Step 3 – </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Initialize</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">AWS permissions </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":160,"335559739":80}"> </span>

<span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">Once the feature is enabled, </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW259132631 BCX0">navigate to</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0"> Cloud Accounts, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">locate</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0"> your AWS cloud account, select the three-dot menu, and choose Update. Then, open the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW259132631 BCX0">WorkSpaces</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0"> Core V2 tab and click Initialize environment for </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW259132631 BCX0">WorkSpaces</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0"> Managed Instances</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">This action is required by AWS and creates a service-linked role for the </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">service workspaces-instances.amazonaws.com</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">, which is necessary for managing </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">WorkSpace</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":160,"335559739":80}"> </span>

#### <span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Step 4 – Create </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Account using Workspace Core Managed Instances</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":160,"335559739":80}"> </span>

<span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">You are now ready to create a Frame Account using </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW259132631 BCX0">WorkSpaces</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0"> Managed Instances.</span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW259132631 BCX0"><span class="SCXW259132631 BCX0"> </span>  
</span><span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">When selecting AWS as the cloud provider, two options will be available: EC2 and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW259132631 BCX0">WorkSpaces</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0"> Core V2.</span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW259132631 BCX0"><span class="SCXW259132631 BCX0"> </span>  
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</span><span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">The created account will have all the same functionalities as any other Frame non-persistent or persistent account.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span>

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## <span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 1">Limitations</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":360,"335559739":80}"> </span>

<span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">Please note that</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">:</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span>

<div class="SCXW259132631 BCX0" id="bkmrk-this-feature-only-wo"><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW259132631 BCX0">- <span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">This feature only works for Windows 11 and Bring-Your-Own-Licensing model (BYOL) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span>
- <span class="TextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">Flow</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">for c</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">hanging</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0"> the instance type </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">of assigned persistent desktop </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">is </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">specific</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">:</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">the Work</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">pace </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">will </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">be</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">backed up and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">re</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">stored</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">with </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">desired instance </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">type</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">because</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">AWS does not </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">support in-</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">place </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">modification of </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">Workspace </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">Managed Instances.</span></span>
- <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">Not all regions are supported - check the available regions within console UI.</span>
- <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259132631 BCX0">Not all instance types are supported either, but most of them are already added.</span><span class="EOP SCXW259132631 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span>

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