Fundamentals

Question 1

What is AWS Storage Gateway?

Answer 1

Enables hybrid cloud storage use cases.
Connects local storage to cloud storage.
E.g. file to SGwy to S3.

Question 2

Hybrid storage?

Answer 2

Stored locally, and on the cloud.

Question 3

Storage Gateway types

Answer 3

file, volume, tape

Question 4

Protocols

Answer 4

NFS, SMB, ISCSI

Question 5

local caching?

Answer 5

quick access to frequently used data

Question 6

benefits

Answer 6

many protocols, local cache, optimized data transfer, secure, pay-as-you-go, AWS integration

Question 7

file gateway system

Answer 7

on-premise data center:app serversNFS/SMBSGwy_File_Share(cache+connection)
S3, + w/e S3 features

Question 8

volume gateway, cached mode

Answer 8

app_server(init)iSCSI->target,(cached volume, upload buffer, volume gateway appliance)

Question 9

volume gateway modes

Answer 9

cached, stored

Question 10

volume gateway, stored mode

Answer 10

apptarget_(stored volume, upload buffer, v. gateway appliance)
EBS snapshots

Question 11

volume gateway, stored vs cached

Answer 11

stored: store everything locally too
cache: store some subset (e.g. most used) locally

Question 12

tape gateway

Answer 12

backup app virtual media changer OR virtual tape drive, tape gateway appliance
S3 Glacier