Section Map
This section covers the remaining AWS storage and data transfer services: physical data migration, managed third-party file systems, hybrid cloud bridges, FTP access and scheduled data sync. It builds on EBS, EFS, S3 Storage Classes and S3 Lifecycle Rules.
| # | Topic | Key Concepts |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | AWS Snow Family | Snowball Edge Storage Optimized (210 TB) vs Compute Optimized (28 TB), data migration, edge computing, ordering a device, Snowball into Glacier via S3 lifecycle policy |
| 02 | Amazon FSx | FSx for Windows File Server, Lustre, NetApp ONTAP, OpenZFS, scratch vs persistent deployment |
| 03 | AWS Storage Gateway | Hybrid cloud, S3 File Gateway, FSx File Gateway, Volume Gateway, Tape Gateway, hardware appliance |
| 04 | AWS Transfer Family | FTP, FTPS, SFTP in front of S3 or EFS, authentication options, pricing |
| 05 | AWS DataSync | Scheduled sync, agent, metadata preservation, 10 Gbit/s, Snowcone |
| 06 | All AWS Storage Options Compared | Which storage service fits which use case |
Key Exam Topics
- Snowball for petabyte-scale migration or when transfer over the network takes over a week; Snowball cannot import directly into Glacier, go through S3 + lifecycle policy
- Compute Optimized Snowball Edge for edge computing (EC2, Lambda on the device)
- FSx = managed third-party file systems: Windows File Server, Lustre, NetApp ONTAP, OpenZFS
- Lustre = ML and HPC; Windows File Server = SMB, NTFS, Active Directory; NetApp ONTAP = NFS, SMB, iSCSI; OpenZFS = NFS only
- Scratch (temporary, no replication) vs Persistent (long-term, replicated in the same AZ) Lustre
- Storage Gateway = bridge between on-premises and cloud: S3 File, FSx File, Volume, Tape gateways
- Transfer Family = FTP, FTPS, SFTP interface to S3 or EFS
- DataSync = scheduled (not continuous) sync that preserves metadata and permissions; agent needed for NFS/SMB; Snowcone has the agent pre-installed
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