- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Introduction to this guide
- APEX File Storage for AWS storage architecture
- Prerequisites and deployment checklist
- Plan your APEX File Storage for AWS deployment
- Complete post-AWS deployment PowerScale OneFS tasks
- Technical Specifications Guidelines
- APEX File Storage for AWS help resources
APEX File Storage for AWS Getting Started Guide
Supported configurations
APEX File Storage for AWS has the following supported configurations:
| Characteristic | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Number of Nodes in Cluster | Minimum 4, maximum 6 |
| EC2 Instance Type of Nodes | m5dn family; minimum m5dn.8xlarge, maximum m5dn.24xlarge |
| EC2 Instance Types per Cluster | One - all nodes in cluster must be of same EC2 instance type |
| EBS Volume Types per Cluster | One - all EBS drives in cluster must be of same EBS volume type |
| EBS Volume Types Supported | gp3 (SSD), st1 (HDD) |
| EBS Volume Counts per Node | 5 or 6 (st1); 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 18, or 20 (gp3) |
| EBS Volumes Sizes per Cluster | One - all EBS drives in cluster must be of same raw capacity as shown in EC2 |
| EBS Volume Sizes Supported | 4TiB or 10TiB (st1); 1TiB to 16TiB (gp3) |
| Aggregate Raw EBS Cluster Capacity | 80TiB to 360TiB (st1); 20TiB to 1PiB (gp3) |
| Protection | +2n |
The cluster has the same user interface as a PowerScale OneFS on-premises cluster and supports the OneFS CLI and APIs.
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