Fsx Comparison
Certainly! Here's an updated cheatsheet that includes AWS FSx for NetApp ONTAP and FSx for OpenZFS along with the previously mentioned FSx file systems:
| Amazon FSx for Windows File Server | Amazon FSx for Lustre | Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP | Amazon FSx for OpenZFS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File System Type | Windows File System (SMB) | Lustre File System | NetApp ONTAP NAS File System | OpenZFS File System |
| Protocol | SMB (Server Message Block) | None (direct access via Amazon S3 or EFS) | NFSv3, NFSv4.1, SMB | NFSv4.1, SMB, Amazon S3 integration |
| Use Cases | Windows-based applications, shared file storage, home directories | High-performance computing, big data analytics | General-purpose NAS, enterprise applications, file shares | General-purpose NAS, backup and restore, media processing |
| Data Redundancy | Supports file backups and data replication | Data replication across multiple Availability Zones | High availability, snapshots, data replication, backups | Data replication, backups, snapshots, point-in-time restores |
| Performance | Performance scales with file system size | High-performance, scalable file storage | High-performance, low-latency storage | High-performance, scalable storage |
| Throughput | Up to 10 GB/s | Up to hundreds of GB/s | Up to 2 GB/s per TB of storage, predictable performance | Up to 8 GB/s per file system |
| Latency | Single-digit milliseconds for most operations | Low-latency access for high-performance workloads | Low-latency access, predictable performance | Low-latency access, consistent performance |
| Storage Capacity | 32 GB to 64 TB | 1.2 TB to 200+ PB | 16 TB to 192 TB per file system, scalable capacity | 120 GB to 64 TB |
| Integration | Fully integrated with Active Directory for user authentication | Direct integration with Amazon S3 and Amazon EFS | Active Directory integration, AWS Backup integration | Amazon S3 integration, AWS Backup integration |
| Data Encryption | Encryption at rest and in transit using AWS Key Management Service (KMS) | Encryption at rest and in transit using KMS or self-managed | Encryption at rest, in transit, and for data at the edge | Encryption at rest and in transit using AWS Key Management |
| Data Durability | Automatically replicated within a region and to a standby in another AZ | Highly durable, data replicated across multiple drives | High durability, data replicated across multiple drives | High durability, data replicated across multiple Availability Zones |
| Data Protection | Snapshots for backup and restore | Native data protection mechanisms | Snapshot-based backups, replication policies | Snapshots, replication, backups |
| Integration | Integrated with other AWS services like EC2, IAM, CloudFormation, etc. | Integration with other AWS services like EC2, S3, Lambda, etc. | Integration with AWS services and data management partners | Integration with AWS services and data management partners |
| Cost | Pay-as-you-go pricing based on storage capacity and throughput | Pay-as-you-go pricing based on storage capacity and throughput | Pay-as-you-go pricing based on storage capacity and features | Pay-as-you-go pricing based on storage capacity and features |