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EFS Architecture

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Exam Tips:
- Questions about shared file systems, mountable - specifically Linux?
  - EFS
- By default it is private, via mount targets inside a VPC.
- Access via Lambda.
- Highly scalable, highly available.
- Can POSIX permissions.
- Supports encryption at rest.
- Billed for size used.
- Performance Mode:
  - Cannot change after creation!
  - General Purpose:
    - Webservers
    - Content hosting
    - Homefolders
  - Max I/O:
    - Higher throughput in IOPs
      - Suitable for parallel workloads.
  - Replicated across multiple AZs.
  - Use cases:
    - Big data/analytics
    - Media workloads
    - CM and websharing
    - Home directories
    - Shared log storage (depending on application)
  - Anti-Patterns:
    - For single machine.
    - Object storage.
    - Temporary storage.