Q99 — AWS SAA-C03 Ch.4

Question 99 of 105 | ← Chapter 4

Q294. A company is architecting a shared storage solution for a gaming application that is hosted in the AWS Cloud. The company needs the ability to use Lustre clients to access data The solution must be fully managed.Which solution meets these requirements?

Correct Answer: D. Create an Amazon FSx for Lustre file system. Attach the file system to the origin server. Connect the application server to the file system.

Explanation

To provide a fully managed shared storage solution that supports Lustre clients for a gaming application hosted in the AWS Cloud, a Solutions Architect should recommend using Amazon FSx for Lustre. Therefore, option D is the correct answer. Option A suggests using AWS DataSync to share data as a mountable file system and then mounting the file system to the application server. While DataSync can migrate files between on-premises and AWS storage systems, it does not provide the required shared storage functionality for a real-time gaming application. Option B suggests using an AWS Storage Gateway file gateway to create a file share using the required client protocol. While Storage Gateway can provide on-premises applications with access to virtually unlimited cloud storage, it does not support Lustre clients. Option C suggests creating an Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) file system and configuring it to support Lustre. While EFS provides scalable and elastic file storage, it does not support Lustre natively, and the configuration required to add Lustre support is complex and may involve additional resources. By using Amazon FSx for Lustre, the company can create a high-performance file system that supports Lustre clients and is fully managed by AWS. FSx for Lustre provides sub-millisecond latencies, high throughput, and low variability in performance, making it ideal for demanding workloads such as gaming applications. The file system can be attached to the origin server and connected to the application server, providing a reliable and scalable shared storage solution that meets the requirements stated in the question. This solution is simple to deploy, easy to manage, and offers excellent performance at scale.