Storage Flashcards

1
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Block Storage

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Files are split into chunks of data equal size and stored in raw storage volumes

Used by server based operating systems which manage the volumes and use them as individual harddrives

Used for databases, email servers, raid (redundant array of independent disks) systems.

VM’s use block storage for file systems inside the VM’s

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2
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Object Storage

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Files are stored in objects.
Flat memory model.
Present the identifier to the object storage system to get the file needed.

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3
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A scalable, elastic and cloud native Network file system

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Amazon EFS

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4
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A fully managed file storage for windows server

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Amazon FSx for Windows File Server

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5
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Easy to use, high performance block storage

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Amazon EBS

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6
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Store and retrieve any amount of data from anywhere in the world

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Amazon S3

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7
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Centrally manage and automate backups across AWS Services

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AWS Backup

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8
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Provide on-premises access to unlimited storage

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AWS Storage Gateway

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9
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Easily transfer data to and from AWS up to 10 times faster than normal

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AWS Datasync

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10
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S3 Advantages

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  • Industry Leading Durability (99.999999999%)
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11
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S3 Storage classes

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  • S3 Standard
  • S3 Standard Infrequent
  • S3 One Zone Infrequent
  • S3 Glacier
  • S3 Glacier Deep Archive
  • S3 Intelligent Tiering
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12
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Amazon S3 Glacier

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  • Data archival and long-term backup
  • $1/TB/month
  • Query-in-place functionality
  • Three retrieval options (standard, bulk, expedited)
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13
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Amazon Elastic Filesystem

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  • Highly available and durable
  • Built-in protection from AZ outages and other failures
  • Storage Classes (standard, infrequent access)
  • Automatically grows and shrinks
  • Encryption enabled
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14
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AWS Storage Gateway

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Gives access to virtually unlimited cloud storage on premises

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15
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File Gateway

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Gives you SMB and NFS interfaces to S3

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16
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Tape Gateway

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Presents a virtual tape library on your local network

17
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Volume Gateway

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Presents an iSCI block storage volume to your on-premises applications

18
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S3 Standard Storage

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19
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S3 Intelligent Tiering

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20
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S3 Standard- Infrequent Access (IA)

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21
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S3 Glacier

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22
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S3 Glacier Deep Archive

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23
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S3 Outposts

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24
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Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)

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is a storage device (called a volume) that can be attached to (or removed from) your instance.
- Data persists when instance is not running
- Tied to one availability zone
- Can only be attached to one instance in the same availability zone

25
Q

Amazon Elastic Block Store is recommended for

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  • Quickly accessible data
  • Running a database on an instance
  • Long-term data storage
26
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EC2 Instance Store

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An instance store is local storage that is physically attached to the host computer and cannot be removed.
- Storage on disks physically attached to an instance
- Faster with higher I/O speeds
- Storage is temporary since data loss occurs when the EC2 instance is stopped

27
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EC2 Instance Store is recommended for

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  • Temporary storage needs
  • Data replicated across multiple instances
28
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Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)

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EFS is a serverless network file system for sharing files.
- Linux
- More expensive than EBS
- Accessible across availability zones in the same region

29
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Amazon Elastic File System is recommended for

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  • Main directories for business-critical apps
  • Lift-and-shift existing enterprise apps
30
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Storage Gateway

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A hybrid storage service
- Connect on-prem and cloud data
- hybrid model

31
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Storage Gateway is recommended for

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  • Moving backups to the cloud
  • Reducing costs for hybrid cloud storage
  • Low latency access to data