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SOA-C02 · Question #662

A company runs an application on a fleet of Amazon EC2 Windows instances in a Multi-AZ deployment. The company needs a solution that will give the instances access to shared files. The solution must…

The correct answer is A. Create an Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Multi-AZ file system. Map file shares on the. Amazon FSx for Windows File Server is the best solution for providing shared file storage to Windows-based Amazon EC2 instances while ensuring high availability and consistency. FSx is built specifically for Windows workloads and supports the Server Message Block (SMB)…

Submitted by kavita_s· Mar 30, 2026Reliability and Business Continuity

Question

A company runs an application on a fleet of Amazon EC2 Windows instances in a Multi-AZ deployment. The company needs a solution that will give the instances access to shared files. The solution must be highly available, must use native Windows storage capabilities, and must maximize consistency for all file requests. Which solution will meet these requirements?

Options

  • ACreate an Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Multi-AZ file system. Map file shares on the
  • BGrant the instances access to a shared Amazon S3 bucket. Use Windows Task Scheduler to
  • CCreate an Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) file system that uses the EFS Standard
  • DCreate a new Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) Multi-Attach volume. Attach the EBS

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    80% (20)
  • B
    12% (3)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    4% (1)

Explanation

Amazon FSx for Windows File Server is the best solution for providing shared file storage to Windows-based Amazon EC2 instances while ensuring high availability and consistency. FSx is built specifically for Windows workloads and supports the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol, which is native to Windows. Highly available: FSx can be deployed in a Multi-AZ configuration to provide automatic failover. Windows native storage: Uses Windows file shares that integrate with Active Directory. Strong consistency: Ensures that file requests are processed with maximum consistency, preventing data loss or corruption.

Topics

#FSx for Windows File Server#shared storage#Multi-AZ#Windows native

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