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Amazon FSx (for all types)

Managed workload-specific file systems including Windows File Server, Lustre, NetApp ONTAP, and OpenZFS families.

Key points

  • Choose the FSx family from required client protocol, filesystem features, performance, data integration, and availability.
  • FSx for Windows supports native Windows/SMB workloads; FSx for Lustre targets high-performance parallel workloads; other families preserve their compatible ecosystems.
  • Capacity, throughput, SSD/HDD choice where supported, backups, and multi-AZ options affect cost and resilience.

Best-known use cases

  • Provide managed Windows file shares.
  • Run high-performance Lustre processing linked to S3 or preserve ONTAP/OpenZFS requirements.

What candidates often confuse it with

  • FSx wins for specific filesystem compatibility; EFS wins for elastic shared Linux NFS.
  • FSx is file storage; EBS is block and S3 is object.

Key takeaway

Choose the FSx family only after the required filesystem protocol and features are clear.

Related services

  • Amazon EFS
  • Amazon EBS
  • Amazon S3

Relevant exam tasks

  • D2.1
  • D3.1
  • D4.1

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Duration
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Questions
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