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'''[[wikipedia:Amazon Elastic File System]]''' (Amazon EFS) ([[AWS timeline|Jun 2016]]) <ref>https://aws.amazon.com/efs/</ref> is a [[cloud storage]] service provided by [[Amazon Web Services]] (AWS) designed to provide [[scalability|scalable]], [[Elasticity (cloud computing)|elastic]], [[Concurrent computing|concurrent]] with some restrictions,<ref name="amazon.com">{{cite web|url=https://docs.aws.amazon.com/efs/latest/ug/how-it-works.html|title=Amazon EFS: How It Works - Amazon Elastic File System|website=docs.aws.amazon.com|accessdate=28 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hackernoon.com/25-things-you-should-know-about-amazon-elastic-file-system-2023255303ea|title=25 Things You Should Know About Amazon Elastic File System|first=Aymen El|last=Amri|date=26 September 2017|website=Hacker Noon|accessdate=28 June 2018}}</ref> and [[Encryption|encrypted]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.aws.amazon.com/efs/latest/ug/encryption.html|title=Encrypting Data and Metadata in EFS - Amazon Elastic File System|website=docs.aws.amazon.com|accessdate=28 June 2018}}</ref> file storage for use with both AWS cloud services and on-premises resources.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aws.amazon.com/efs/|title=Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) – Cloud File Storage – Amazon Web Services (AWS)|website=Amazon Web Services, Inc.|accessdate=28 June 2018}}</ref> Amazon EFS is built to be able to grow <ref>{{cite web|url=https://cloud.netapp.com/blog/ebs-efs-amazons3-best-cloud-storage-system|title=EBS vs S3 vs EFS: Which is the Best AWS Storage System|first=Gali|last=Kovacs|website=netapp.com|accessdate=28 June 2018}}</ref> and shrink automatically as files are added and removed. Amazon EFS supports [[Network File System]] (NFS) versions 4.0 and 4.1 (NFSv4) protocol,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.aws.amazon.com/efs/latest/ug/accessing-fs-nfs-permissions.html|title=Network File System (NFS)–Level Users, Groups, and Permissions - Amazon Elastic File System|website=docs.aws.amazon.com|accessdate=28 June 2018}}</ref> and control access to files through Portable Operating System Interface ([[POSIX]]) permissions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.aws.amazon.com/efs/latest/ug/whatisefs.html|title=What Is Amazon Elastic File System? - Amazon Elastic File System|website=docs.aws.amazon.com|accessdate=28 June 2018}}</ref> | '''[[wikipedia:Amazon Elastic File System]]''' (Amazon EFS) ([[AWS timeline|Jun 2016]]) <ref>https://aws.amazon.com/efs/</ref> is a [[cloud storage]] service provided by [[Amazon Web Services]] (AWS) designed to provide [[scalability|scalable]], [[Elasticity (cloud computing)|elastic]], [[Concurrent computing|concurrent]] with some restrictions,<ref name="amazon.com">{{cite web|url=https://docs.aws.amazon.com/efs/latest/ug/how-it-works.html|title=Amazon EFS: How It Works - Amazon Elastic File System|website=docs.aws.amazon.com|accessdate=28 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hackernoon.com/25-things-you-should-know-about-amazon-elastic-file-system-2023255303ea|title=25 Things You Should Know About Amazon Elastic File System|first=Aymen El|last=Amri|date=26 September 2017|website=Hacker Noon|accessdate=28 June 2018}}</ref> and [[Encryption|encrypted]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.aws.amazon.com/efs/latest/ug/encryption.html|title=Encrypting Data and Metadata in EFS - Amazon Elastic File System|website=docs.aws.amazon.com|accessdate=28 June 2018}}</ref> file storage for use with both AWS cloud services and on-premises resources.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aws.amazon.com/efs/|title=Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) – Cloud File Storage – Amazon Web Services (AWS)|website=Amazon Web Services, Inc.|accessdate=28 June 2018}}</ref> Amazon EFS is built to be able to grow <ref>{{cite web|url=https://cloud.netapp.com/blog/ebs-efs-amazons3-best-cloud-storage-system|title=EBS vs S3 vs EFS: Which is the Best AWS Storage System|first=Gali|last=Kovacs|website=netapp.com|accessdate=28 June 2018}}</ref> and shrink automatically as files are added and removed. Amazon EFS supports [[Network File System]] (NFS) versions 4.0 and 4.1 (NFSv4) protocol,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.aws.amazon.com/efs/latest/ug/accessing-fs-nfs-permissions.html|title=Network File System (NFS)–Level Users, Groups, and Permissions - Amazon Elastic File System|website=docs.aws.amazon.com|accessdate=28 June 2018}}</ref> and control access to files through Portable Operating System Interface ([[POSIX]]) permissions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.aws.amazon.com/efs/latest/ug/whatisefs.html|title=What Is Amazon Elastic File System? - Amazon Elastic File System|website=docs.aws.amazon.com|accessdate=28 June 2018}}</ref> | ||
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== Use cases == | == Use cases == | ||
According to Amazon, use cases for this file system service typically include [[Content repository|content repositories]], [[development environment]]s, web [[server farm]]s, [[Home directory|home directories]] and [[big data]] applications.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/04/09/amazon-launches-new-efs-file-storage-service-for-ec2/|title=Amazon Launches New File Storage Service For EC2 – TechCrunch|website=techcrunch.com|accessdate=28 June 2018}}</ref> | According to Amazon, use cases for this file system service typically include [[Content repository|content repositories]], [[development environment]]s, web [[server farm]]s, [[Home directory|home directories]] and [[big data]] applications.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/04/09/amazon-launches-new-efs-file-storage-service-for-ec2/|title=Amazon Launches New File Storage Service For EC2 – TechCrunch|website=techcrunch.com|accessdate=28 June 2018}}</ref> | ||
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== Data consistency == | == Data consistency == | ||
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== News == | == News == | ||
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* Feb 2022 Added [[replication]] support <ref>https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-replication-for-amazon-elastic-file-system-efs/</ref> | * Feb 2022 Added [[replication]] support <ref>https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-replication-for-amazon-elastic-file-system-efs/</ref> | ||
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== Activities == | == Activities == | ||
* Read EFS FAQs: https://aws.amazon.com/efs/faq/ | * Read EFS FAQs: https://aws.amazon.com/efs/faq/ | ||
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== Related == | == Related == | ||
* [[Kubernetes]]: <code>[[aws-efs-csi-driver]]</code> | * [[Kubernetes]]: <code>[[aws-efs-csi-driver]]</code> | ||
+ | * [[Amazon EFS One Zone]] | ||
* [[Deploying IPFS Cluster using AWS Fargate and Amazon EFS One Zone]] | * [[Deploying IPFS Cluster using AWS Fargate and Amazon EFS One Zone]] | ||
* https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/ebs-efs-amazons3-best-cloud-storage-system | * https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/ebs-efs-amazons3-best-cloud-storage-system | ||
* [[Terraform resource: aws efs file system]] | * [[Terraform resource: aws efs file system]] | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
+ | * [[GlusterFS]] | ||
+ | * [[Red Hat Storage Server]] | ||
* {{NFS}} | * {{NFS}} | ||
* {{AWS EFS}} | * {{AWS EFS}} |
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