AWS Storage Gateway Deep Dive: Amazon FSx File Gateway

Welcome to the AWS Storage Gateway Deep Dive: Amazon FSx File Gateway course! Amazon FSx File Gateway optimizes on-premises access to fully managed, highly reliable file shares in Amazon FSx for Windows File Server.

In this course, you will learn how to connect your on-premises file applications and clients to cloud storage using FSx File Gateway. You will examine how to plan, secure, manage, monitor, and optimize FSx File Gateway deployments.

      •    Course level: Advanced

      •    Duration: 75 minutes

Activities

This course includes interactive lessons, demonstrations, and knowledge check questions.

Course objectives

In this course, you will learn to do the following:

      •    Describe the benefits of hybrid cloud and AWS Storage Gateway.

      •    Design and plan an FSx File Gateway deployment for a production environment.

      •    Implement the security policies and procedures necessary to safeguard your FSx File Gateway appliance and data transfer to Amazon              Web Services (AWS).

      •    Set up an FSx File Gateway appliance to connect on-premises infrastructure to AWS cloud storage services.

      •    Manage the day-to-day operations of an FSx File Gateway appliance and its supporting AWS Cloud infrastructure.

      •    Optimize the costs and performance of an FSx File Gateway deployment.

      •    Create mechanisms for monitoring and alerting on the health and performance of an FSx File Gateway appliance.

Intended audience

This course is intended for:

      •    Cloud architects 

      •    Storage administrators

      •    IT professionals

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have: 

      •    General AWS knowledge, such as Cloud Practitioner Essentials

Course outline

Section 1: Overview

      •    Lesson 1: How to Use This Course

      •    Lesson 2: Course Introduction

Section 2: Hybrid Cloud Solutions

      •    Lesson 3: Hybrid Cloud Storage: Overview

      •    Lesson 4: Cloud Computing and Hybrid Cloud Benefits

      •    Lesson 5: Hybrid Cloud Storage with Storage Gateway

      •    Lesson 6: Store and Access File-based Data with FSx File Gateway

      •    Lesson 7: Pricing Model

      •    Lesson 8: Knowledge Check

Section 3: Planning and Designing an FSx Gateway Deployment

      •    Lesson 9: FSx File Gateway Deployment: Overview

      •    Lesson 10: Planning and Designing an FSx File Gateway Deployment

      •    Lesson 11: Demonstration: Deployment of the FSx File Gateway

      •    Lesson 12: Knowledge Check

Section 4: Working with FSx File Gateway

      •    Lesson 13: Using FSx File Gateway: Overview

      •    Lesson 14: Reads, Writes, and Updates

      •    Lesson 15: Working with Files

      •    Lesson 16: Managing the Gateway

      •    Lesson 17: Optimizing Cost and Performance

      •    Lesson 18: Knowledge Check

Section 5: Secure and Monitor your Gateway

      •    Lesson 19: Secure and Monitor FSx File Gateway: Overview

      •    Lesson 20: Shared Responsibility Model

      •    Lesson 21: Granting Permissions

      •    Lesson 22: Protecting Your Data

      •    Lesson 23: Monitor and Alerting

      •    Lesson 24: Knowledge Check

Section 6: Resources

      •    Lesson 25: Additional Resources