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Elastic File System (EFS)


EFS is an implementation of NFSv4

  • can be mounted in Linux
  • Can be shared between EC2 instances.
  • Private service via mount targets in a VPC.
  • can be accessed from on prem via VPN or DX
  • POSIX permissions

Tips

  • Linux Only
  • General Purpose - 99.9% of uses
  • Max I/O -
  • Bursting and Provisioned throughput modes
  • Standard and Infrequent Access (IA) classes
    • can use lifecycle policies with these classes

Demo Implementing EFS


Demo

Demo - Using EFS with Wordpress


Demo