AWS File Storage Services Getting Started

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Storage provides the services you need to build the storage solution that’s right for your organization. File storage services are one of the three primary types of storage in the AWS Storage portfolio. You will discover the file storage service options that are available to meet your organization’s requirements.

AWS file storage services include the Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) and Amazon FSx file systems. Amazon FSx includes the Amazon FSx for Windows File Server, Amazon FSx for Lustre, Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, and Amazon FSx for OpenZFS file systems. You can select from these service offerings, apply them to your organization’s needs, and determine the best storage solution.

Before choosing an AWS storage solution, we recommend you first assess which storage characteristics are appropriate for your applications and business. After familiarizing yourself with AWS Storage, you can compare your requirements to the available AWS storage services and select the solution that meets your needs.

In this course, you will learn about Amazon EFS and all four Amazon FSx file system services at an introductory level. You will learn about the architecture, use cases, and features of each of the services.

• Course level: Fundamental
• Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes

Activities

This course includes: Online materials, demonstrations, and knowledge check questions.

Course objectives

In this course, you will learn to:

• Discuss available AWS file system storage services
• Discuss the Amazon EFS service
• Differentiate the Amazon FSx file systems from Amazon EFS
• Discuss FSx for Windows File Server
• Discuss FSx for Lustre
• Discuss FSx for ONTAP
• Discuss FSx for OpenZFS

Intended audience

This course is intended for:

• Storage architects
• Business managers
• Data engineers
• IT managers
• Storage developers

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have:

• Completed the course – AWS Storage Services - Portfolio Introduction 
• Recommend AWS Cloud Practitioner

Course outline

Section 1: Overview

• Lesson 1: How to Use This Course
• Lesson 2: Course Overview

Section 2: Introduction to File Storage Services

• Lesson 3: File Storage Overview
• Lesson 4: AWS File Storage Services Introduction

Section 3: Amazon Elastic File System

• Lesson 5: Introduction to Amazon EFS
• Lesson 6: Amazon EFS Features
• Lesson 7: Amazon EFS Architecture and Use Cases
• Lesson 8: Demonstration
• Lesson 9: Knowledge Check

Section 4: Amazon FSx for Windows File Server

• Lesson 10: Introduction to Amazon FSx for Windows File Server
• Lesson 11: Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Features
• Lesson 12: Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Architecture and Use Cases
• Lesson 13: Demonstration
• Lesson 14: Knowledge Check

Section 5: Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP

• Lesson 15: Introduction to Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
• Lesson 16: Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP Features
• Lesson 17: Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP Architecture and Use Cases
• Lesson 18: Demonstration
• Lesson 19: Knowledge Check

Section 6: Amazon FSx for OpenZFS

• Lesson 20: Introduction to Amazon FSx for OpenZFS
• Lesson 21: Amazon FSx for OpenZFS Features
• Lesson 22: Amazon FSx for OpenZFS Architecture and Use Cases
• Lesson 23: Demonstration
• Lesson 24: Knowledge Check

Section 7: Amazon FSx for Lustre

• Lesson 25: Introduction to Amazon FSx for Lustre
• Lesson 26: Amazon FSx for Lustre Features
• Lesson 27: Amazon FSx for Lustre Architecture and Use Cases
• Lesson 28: Demonstration
• Lesson 29: Knowledge Check

Section 8: Additional Resources and Feedback

• Lesson 30: Additional Resources
• Lesson 31: Contact Us