#aws #storage #fsx

This is managed 3rd high performance file systems on AWS 4 types

  • FSx for Window server
  • FSx for Luster (Linux and Cluster)
  • FSx for NetApp ONTAP
  • FSx for OpenZFS

FSx for Window

  • Can be mounted on both (Window/Linux) EC2 instances
  • Compatible with FS: SMB, Window NTFS, Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS), DFSR

FSx for Luster

  • Large scale computing
  • Linux and cluster
  • Seamless integration with S3: Read/Write S3 as a filesystem (through FSx)
  • High Performance Computing (HPC)

FSx for NetApp ONTAP

  • Compatible with FS: NFS, SMB, iSCSI.
  • Work with all OS
  • Automatically shrink storage, data-deduplication
  • Point-in-tome instantaneous cloning (for testing new workload)

FSx for OpenZFS

  • Compatible with FS: NFS (v3, v4, …)
  • Use case: moving workload running ZFS to cloud
  • Work with all OS
  • Point-in-tome instantaneous cloning (for testing new workload)

Deployment Options

  • Scratch File System: Not replicated, lower cost, short term
  • Persistent File System: Replicated in one AZ, for sensitive data and long-term processing.