Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Primer

This course teaches you how Amazon FSx for Windows File Server can support your Windows-based applications and workloads. In this course, you learn about the benefits and use cases of FSx for Windows File Server. You explore the basics of configuring a file system. You also learn about the best practices to follow when administering your file systems. Finally, you review the cost model associated with using Amazon FSx for Windows File Server.

• Course level: Intermediate
• Duration: 1 hour

Activities

This course includes digital self-paced modules and video demonstrations.

Course objectives

In this course, you will learn to:

• Describe FSx for Windows File Server use cases and benefits
• Explain the pricing model for FSx for Windows File Server
• Describe architecturally how FSx for Windows File Server works
• Explain the requirements for using FSx for Windows File Server
• Configure a FSx for Windows File Server file system
• Describe the management features of FSx for Windows File Server

Intended audience

This course is intended for:

• Cloud architects
• Operations engineers
• Storage engineers
• Windows File Server Adminstrators
• Individuals interested in learning the fundamentals of FSx for Windows File Server

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have:

• A general knowledge of the AWS Cloud, as covered in the AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials digital course.  

Course outline

Introduction to FSx for Windows File Server

• FSx for Windows File Server overview and benefits
• Practical use cases for FSx for Windows File Server
• FSx for Windows File Server pricing structure and example

FSx for Windows File Server technical overview

• Fundamentals of FSx for Windows File Server
• Migration options for FSx for Windows File Serve
• Security overview of FSx for Windows File Server
• Performance and scale of FSx for Windows File Server

Deploying, monitoring, and managing FSx for Windows File Server

• Deploying a file system
• Demo: Create a file system and connect it to an Amazon EC2 instance
• Monitoring FSx for Windows File Server
• Demo: Monitor a file system using CloudWatch
• Managing FSx for Windows File Server

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