A company needs to mount a file share across multiple Amazon EC2 instances as a mapped drive by using the SMB protocol. Which AWS service will meet these requirements?

The correct answer is A. Amazon FSx for Windows File Server. Amazon FSx for Windows File Server provides a fully managed Windows file system that supports the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol, allowing you to mount a file share across multiple Amazon EC2 instances as a mapped drive. This is ideal for workloads that require a shared file

Submitted by alyssa_d· Mar 6, 2026Cloud Technology and Services

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AAmazon FSx for Windows File Server
BAmazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)
CAmazon S3
DAWS DataSync

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Amazon FSx for Windows File Server provides a fully managed Windows file system that supports the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol, allowing you to mount a file share across multiple Amazon EC2 instances as a mapped drive. This is ideal for workloads that require a shared file system and SMB protocol compatibility.

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