As a Solutions Architect, you are working with system and networking teams.
You are assigned to provide disaster recovery (DR) and high-availability elements for a security planning document involving FSx for Windows.
What assertions are true about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server? (Select TWO)
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A. B. C. D. E.Answers: B and C.
As of 2019, Amazon FSx for Windows File Server supports access across VPCs, accounts, and Regions via Direct Connect or VPN (on-premises) and VPC Peering or AWS Transit Gateway.
You can share your file data sets across multiple applications, internal organizations, or environments spanning multiple VPCs, accounts, or Regions using inter-VPC, inter-account, and inter-Region access.
Single-AZ files ensure high availability within a single Availability Zone (AZ) by automatically detecting and addressing component failures.
In addition, Multi-AZ file systems provide high availability and failover support across multiple Availability Zones by provisioning and maintaining a standby file server in a separate Availability Zone within an AWS Region.
Option A is incorrect because those benefits are part of the AWS Global Accelerator networking service.
Option D is incorrect because Direct Connect or VPN (on-premises) and VPC Peering or AWS Transit Gateway are supported.
Option E is incorrect because Amazon FSx for Windows File Server is not POSIX-compliant -Amazon FSx for Luster is POSIX-compliant.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-fsx-for-windows-file-server-now-supports-on-premises-access/ https://docs.aws.amazon.com/fsx/latest/WindowsGuide/what-is.htmlAmazon FSx for Windows File Server is a fully managed native Microsoft Windows file system that can be accessed over the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. It provides scalable and highly available storage capacity that is compatible with Windows file services. In addition, it is integrated with other AWS services and can be used in hybrid environments.
Regarding disaster recovery and high availability, the following assertions are true:
A. Amazon FSx for Windows File Server offers instant regional failover, fault-isolating design, and automatic traffic routing across multiple applications, multiple VPCs, accounts, or Regions.
This assertion is true. Amazon FSx for Windows File Server provides built-in disaster recovery capabilities, allowing for instant regional failover in the event of an outage. It uses a fault-isolating design that allows for automatic traffic routing across multiple applications, multiple VPCs, accounts, or Regions. This ensures that the system is highly available and can continue to operate in the event of a failure.
B. Amazon FSx for Windows File Server allows to access file systems from multiple Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), AWS accounts, and AWS Regions via VPC Peering or AWS Transit Gateway.
This assertion is also true. Amazon FSx for Windows File Server can be accessed from multiple Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), AWS accounts, and AWS Regions via VPC Peering or AWS Transit Gateway. This allows for greater flexibility in designing a disaster recovery plan and increases the availability of the file system.
C. Amazon FSx for Windows File Server offers single-AZ and multi-AZ deployment options with SSD and HDD storage options.
This assertion is false. While Amazon FSx for Windows File Server offers single-AZ and multi-AZ deployment options, it does not offer HDD storage options. It only supports Solid State Drive (SSD) storage.
D. Direct Connect, VPN, VPC Peering, and AWS Transit Gateway are not supported.
This assertion is false. Amazon FSx for Windows File Server supports Direct Connect, VPN, VPC Peering, and AWS Transit Gateway. These options allow for greater flexibility in designing a disaster recovery plan and accessing the file system from multiple locations.
E. Amazon FSx for Windows File Server is a fully POSIX-compliant filesystem.
This assertion is false. Amazon FSx for Windows File Server is not a fully POSIX-compliant filesystem. It is a native Microsoft Windows file system that supports SMB protocol for file access. However, it is fully compatible with Windows file services and applications.