A company is implementing a shared storage solution for a media application hosted in the AWS Cloud. The company needs SMB client access and a fully managed service. Which AWS solution meets these requirements?
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Correct answer: Create an Amazon FSx for Windows File Server file system. Attach the file system to the origin server. Connect the application server to the file system..
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Amazon FSx for Windows File Server provides fully managed, highly reliable, and scalable file storage that is accessible via the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. This directly meets the requirement for SMB client access and a fully managed service. The application server can then connect to this file system. Incorrect options: AWS Storage Gateway volume gateway provides block storage and does not natively support SMB file shares for direct application access. While it can be used with a file gateway, the question specifies a volume gateway. AWS Storage Gateway tape gateway is designed for archiving data to virtual tapes and does not provide an active file share for applications. Creating an Amazon EC2 Windows instance with a file share role is not a fully managed solution; the user is responsible for managing the EC2 instance, operating system, and file share software.
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