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SAA-C03 · Question #296

A company is migrating a large amount of data from on-premises storage to AWS. Windows, Mac, and Linux based Amazon EC2 instances in the same AWS Region will access the data by using SMB and NFS…

The correct answer is B. Create an Amazon FSx for ONTAP instance. Create an FSx for ONTAP file system with a root. Amazon FSx for ONTAP supports both NFS and SMB protocols and includes automated tiering between SSD and capacity pool storage, optimizing cost and performance. It is ideal for mixed operating systems and varied access patterns with minimal administrative overhead.

Submitted by helene.fr· Mar 4, 2026Design Cost-Optimized Architectures

Question

A company is migrating a large amount of data from on-premises storage to AWS. Windows, Mac, and Linux based Amazon EC2 instances in the same AWS Region will access the data by using SMB and NFS storage protocols. The company will access a portion of the data routinely. The company will access the remaining data infrequently. The company needs to design a solution to host the data. Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?

Options

  • ACreate an Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) volume that uses EFS Intelligent-Tiering.
  • BCreate an Amazon FSx for ONTAP instance. Create an FSx for ONTAP file system with a root
  • CCreate an Amazon S3 bucket that uses S3 Intelligent-Tiering. Migrate the data to the S3 bucket
  • DCreate an Amazon FSx for OpenZFS file system. Migrate the data to the new volume.

How the community answered

(34 responses)
  • A
    18% (6)
  • B
    71% (24)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    9% (3)

Explanation

Amazon FSx for ONTAP supports both NFS and SMB protocols and includes automated tiering between SSD and capacity pool storage, optimizing cost and performance. It is ideal for mixed operating systems and varied access patterns with minimal administrative overhead.

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