FSx

Overview

• Fully managed Shared file storage in AWS.

• Launch 3-party file system on AWS

  • FSx for Lustre

  • FSx for NetApp ONTAP

  • FSx for Window File Server

  • FSx for OpenZFS

Features

FSx for Window File Server

• Supported protocols

  • SMB

  • NTFS

• Storage options: SSD & HDD

• Can be accessed from on-premises: VPN, Direct Connect

• High availability: multi-AZ

• Backup daily to S3

FSx for Lustre (Linux + cluster)

• Lustre is a popular open-source parallel file system.

• Fully managed high-performance file system integrated with S3.

• Popular for maximizing performance and reduce bottlenecks.

• Storage options: scratch SSD & persistent HDD.

• Can be accessed from on-premises: VPN, Direct Connect

• HPC and Linux

FSx for NetApp ONTAP

How it works

• shared storage built on NETAPP's popular ONTAP file system.

• provides shared storage between Linux and Windows file systems.