Steps To Configure and Connect To EFS(Elastic File Storage)
First, create an AWS account create refer to Amazon Web Services – Setting Up an AWS Account.
Step 1: Create an EFS from the AWS console. Choose the correct VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) and configuration that suits your use case.
Step 2: Create one or more EC2 servers from the EC2 dashboard as needed for your use case.
Step 3: Allow the EC2 security group to access EFS. Connect To EFS from your EC2 servers. Primarily there are 2 methods of connecting to EFS from EC2 servers: Linux NFS Client: This is the old traditional method of connecting to file systems.EFS Mount Helper: This is the AWS-recommended and simpler solution to connect to EFS.
- Once you have connected to AWS EFS from your EC2 instances you will have a folder of any name (say EFS-Folder) which will hold all the files in the EFS. Any file created in this directory can be seen or edited from any EC2 instances that have access to the EFS.
Introduction to AWS Elastic File System(EFS)
AWS(Amazon Web Services) offers a wide range of storage services that can be provisioned depending on your project requirements and use case. AWS storage services have different provisions for highly confidential data, frequently accessed data, and the not so frequently accessed data. You can choose from various storage types namely, object storage, file storage, block storage services, backups, and data migration options. All of which fall under the AWS Storage Services list.
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