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SOA-C03 · Question #111

A company is migrating its production file server to AWS. All data that is stored on the file server must remain accessible if an Availability Zone becomes unavailable or when system maintenance is…

The correct answer is B. Create an Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Multi-AZ file system. Amazon FSx for Windows File Server is a fully managed Windows file system that supports SMB and Windows ACLs natively. The Multi-AZ deployment option provides built-in high availability across two Availability Zones, with automatic failover during AZ outages or maintenance…

Submitted by dimitri_ru· Mar 5, 2026Reliability and business continuity

Question

A company is migrating its production file server to AWS. All data that is stored on the file server must remain accessible if an Availability Zone becomes unavailable or when system maintenance is performed. Users must be able to interact with the file server through the SMB protocol Users also must have the ability to manage file permissions by using Windows ACLs. Which solution will meet these requirements?

Options

  • ACreate a single AWS Storage Gateway file gateway.
  • BCreate an Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Multi-AZ file system.
  • CDeploy two AWS Storage Gateway file gateways across two Availability Zones. Configure an
  • DDeploy two Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Single-AZ 2 file systems Configure Microsoft

How the community answered

(44 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    82% (36)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    11% (5)

Explanation

Amazon FSx for Windows File Server is a fully managed Windows file system that supports SMB and Windows ACLs natively. The Multi-AZ deployment option provides built-in high availability across two Availability Zones, with automatic failover during AZ outages or maintenance, ensuring continuous access to the file share without additional custom replication or load

Topics

#FSx for Windows#Multi-AZ#SMB protocol#Windows ACLs

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