Q14 — AWS SAA-C03 Ch.1

Question 14 of 65 | ← Chapter 1

Q14. A company has a large Microsoft SharePoint deployment running on-premises that requires Microsoft Windows shared file storage. The company wants to migrate this workload to the AWS Cloud and is considering various storage options. The storage solution must be highly available and integrated with Active Directory for access control.Which solution will satisfy these requirements?

• A. Configure Amazon EFS storage and set the Active Directory domain for authentication.
• B. Create an SMB file share on an AWS Storage Gateway file gateway in two Availability Zones.
• C. Create an Amazon S3 bucket and configure Microsoft Windows Server to mount it as a volume.
• D. Create an Amazon FSx for Windows File Server file system on AWS and set the Active Directory domain for authentication. ✓

Correct Answer: D. Create an Amazon FSx for Windows File Server file system on AWS and set the Active Directory domain for authentication.

Explanation

Amazon FSx for Windows File Server provides fully managed, highly reliable, and scalable file storage that is accessible over the industry-standard Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. It is built on Windows Server, delivering a wide range of administrative features such as user quotas, end-user file restore, and Microsoft Active Directory (AD) integration. It offers single-AZ and multi- AZ deployment options, fully managed backups, and encryption of data at rest and in transit. You can optimize cost and performance for your workload needs with SSD and HDD storage options; and you can scale storage and change the throughput performance of your file system at any time. Amazon FSx file storage is accessible from Windows, Linux, and MacOS compute instances and devices running on AWS or on premises. Works with Microsoft Active Directory (AD) to easily integrate file systems with Windows environments.CORRECT: "Amazon FSx" is the correct answer.INCORRECT: "Amazon EFS" is incorrect as EFS only supports Linux systems. INCORRECT: "Amazon S3" is incorrect as this is not a suitable replacement for a Microsoft filesystem. INCORRECT: "AWS Storage Gateway" is incorrect as this service is primarily used for connecting on- premises storage to cloud storage. It consists of a software device installed on- premises and can be used with SMB shares but it actually stores the data on S3. It is also used for migration. However, in this case the company need to replace the file server farm and Amazon FSx is the best choice for this job.References:https://docs.aws.amazon.com/fsx/latest/WindowsGuide/high-availability-multiAZ.html Save time with our exam-specific cheat sheets:https://digitalcloud.training/certification-training/aws-solutions-architect- associate/storage/amazon-fsx/