The application requires the use of a shared Windows file system attached to multiple Amazon EC2 Windows instances that are deployed across multiple Availability Zone:What should a solutions architect do to meet this requirement?
Configure AWS Storage Gateway in volume gateway mode. Mount the volume to each Windows instance.
Configure Amazon FSx for Windows File Server. Mount the Amazon FSx file system to each Windows instance.
Configure a file system by using Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS). Mount the EFS file system to each Windows instance.
Configure an Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volume with the required size. Attach each EC2 instance to the volume. Mount the file system within the volume to each Windows instance.
Explanations:
AWS Storage Gateway in volume gateway mode is designed for integrating on-premises environments with AWS, primarily for backup and recovery, not for providing a shared file system across multiple EC2 instances.
Amazon FSx for Windows File Server is specifically designed for Windows workloads and supports SMB protocol, allowing multiple EC2 Windows instances to share a file system across multiple Availability Zones effectively.
Amazon EFS is designed for Linux-based workloads and does not support the SMB protocol required for Windows applications, making it unsuitable for this scenario.
Amazon EBS volumes are block storage solutions that can only be attached to a single EC2 instance at a time, which does not meet the requirement for a shared file system across multiple instances.
In my experience, the answer is:
Configure Amazon FSx for Windows File Server. Mount the Amazon FSx file system to each Windows instance.