Migrating from Amazon Nova 1 to Nova 2: Updating Models in AWS Bedrock
AWS has released a guide to moving from Amazon Nova 1 to Nova 2 in Bedrock. It covers model mapping, changes to the Converse API, code examples and setup for the new capabilities. The guide ends with a checklist for planning the migration.
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AWS has published a detailed guide to migrating from Amazon Nova 1 to Nova 2 on the Amazon Bedrock platform. It covers the updated model mapping, API changes and new capabilities.
What changes when you upgrade to Amazon Nova 2?
Migrating to Nova 2 updates the model ID mapping, changes the structure of requests made through the Converse API, adds new parameters for controlling Nova 2 capabilities and introduces support for an extended context window.
What needs to change when moving from
Nova 1 to Nova 2 in Bedrock? The main changes affect model identifiers, request parameters in the Converse API and the configuration of new features for each version of the Nova family.
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Key Questions Answered
What changes when you upgrade to Amazon Nova 2?
Migrating to Nova 2 updates the model ID mapping, changes the structure of requests made through the Converse API, adds new parameters for controlling Nova 2 capabilities and introduces support for an extended context window.
What needs to change when moving from Nova 1 to Nova 2 in Bedrock?
The main changes affect model identifiers, request parameters in the Converse API and the configuration of new features for each version of the Nova family.
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