Amazon Elastic File System
Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) is a cloud storage service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) designed to provide scalable, elastic, concurrent with some restrictions, and encrypted file storage for use with both AWS cloud services and on-premises resources. Amazon EFS is built to be able to grow and shrink automatically as files are added and removed. Amazon EFS supports Network File System (NFS) versions 4.0 and 4.1 (NFSv4) protocol, and control access to files through Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) permissions.
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| Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) | |
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| Developer | Amazon.com |
| Initial release | June 29, 2016.[1][2] |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Cloud Storage |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | aws.amazon.com/efs/ |
Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) is a cloud storage service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) designed to provide scalable, elastic, concurrent with some restrictions,[3] and encrypted[4] file storage for use with both AWS cloud services and on-premises resources.[5] Amazon EFS is built to be able to grow [6] and shrink automatically as files are added and removed. Amazon EFS supports Network File System (NFS) versions 4.0 and 4.1 (NFSv4) protocol,[7] and control access to files through Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) permissions.[8]
Use cases
[edit]According to Amazon, use cases for this file system service typically include content repositories, development environments, web server farms, home directories and big data applications.[9]
Data consistency
[edit]Amazon EFS provides open-after-close consistency semantics that applications expect from NFS.[3]
Availability
[edit]Amazon EFS is available in all the public AWS regions at least since December 2019.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) is Now Generally Available". Amazon Web Services, Inc. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "AWS's Elastic File System is now ready for production use – TechCrunch". techcrunch.com. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Amazon EFS: How It Works - Amazon Elastic File System". docs.aws.amazon.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Encrypting Data and Metadata in EFS - Amazon Elastic File System". docs.aws.amazon.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) – Cloud File Storage – Amazon Web Services (AWS)". Amazon Web Services, Inc. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ Kovacs, Gali. "EBS vs S3 vs EFS: Which is the Best AWS Storage System". netapp.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Network File System (NFS)–Level Users, Groups, and Permissions - Amazon Elastic File System". docs.aws.amazon.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "What Is Amazon Elastic File System? - Amazon Elastic File System". docs.aws.amazon.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Amazon Launches New File Storage Service For EC2 – TechCrunch". techcrunch.com. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "AWS Regional Table". Amazon Web Services, Inc.
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