A company runs HPC workloads requiring high IOPS. Which combination of steps will meet these requirements? (Select TWO)

The correct answer is B. Use Amazon FSx for Lustre as a high-performance file system. E. Create an Auto Scaling group of EC2 instances. Use mixed instance types and a cluster. Option B: FSx for Lustre is designed for HPC workloads with high IOPS. Option E: A cluster placement group ensures low-latency networking for HPC analytics Option A: Amazon EFS is not optimized for HPC. Option D: Mountpoint for S3 does not meet high IOPS needs.

Submitted by helene.fr· Mar 4, 2026Design High-Performing Architectures

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AUse Amazon EFS as a high-performance file system.
BUse Amazon FSx for Lustre as a high-performance file system.
CCreate an Auto Scaling group of EC2 instances. Use Reserved Instances. Configure a spread
DUse Mountpoint for Amazon S3 as a high-performance file system.
ECreate an Auto Scaling group of EC2 instances. Use mixed instance types and a cluster

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Option B: FSx for Lustre is designed for HPC workloads with high IOPS. Option E: A cluster placement group ensures low-latency networking for HPC analytics Option A: Amazon EFS is not optimized for HPC. Option D: Mountpoint for S3 does not meet high IOPS needs.

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