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Learn about Workload Factory for Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP

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Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP is a fully managed, cloud-based data storage service that provides advanced data management capabilities and highly scalable performance. FSx for ONTAP allows you to create and manage file systems as the storage backend for all your workloads within BlueXP Workload Factory.

FSx for ONTAP provides the same features, performance, and administrative capabilities NetApp customers use on premises today, with the simplicity, agility, security, and scalability of a native AWS service.

FSx for ONTAP is the Storage component in Workload Factory.

Features

FSx for ONTAP offers the following features:

  • Fully-managed service: provides a fully-managed service integrated with the Workload Factory console.

  • High availability: provides high availability for each FSx for ONTAP file system, supporting Single and Multiple Availability Zones deployments.

  • Automated snapshots: protects data with automated, efficient snapshots, which are near instantaneous, space efficient point-in-time read-only copies of the file system or volumes.

  • Volume replication: provides disaster recovery with cross-region replication across Amazon Web Services.

  • Efficient backups: provides an additional later of protection with a copy of the data in another region. This provides an extra layer of protection in case of emergencies.

  • Fast cloning: accelerates application development with fast cloning.

  • Multi-protocol support: supports Network File System (NFS), Server Message Block (SMB), and Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) protocols.

  • High throughput: delivers high throughput performance to ensure low latencies for workloads running on top of FSx for ONTAP file systems.

  • In-memory cache and NVMe cache: incorporates a unique in-memory cache and NVMe cache, which further enhances the performance of frequently accessed data.

  • Hundreds of thousands of IOPS: provides hundreds of thousands of IOPS with SSD disks, ensuring that your storage and workloads receive timely results.

  • Thin Provisioning: allows capacity provisioning in advance, saving costs until more capacity is needed.

  • Data deduplication and compression: eliminates duplicate data blocks and compresses data blocks to reduce the amount of physical storage that is required for FSx for ONTAP file systems resulting in cost savings.

  • Data tiering: allows storage cost reduction by moving less frequently accessed data from the primary, high performance SSD storage tier to the secondary capacity pool storage tier.

Additional features in Workload Factory

  • Storage cost comparison calculator: Compares your Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS), Elastic File System (EFS) and FSx for Windows File Server storage costs with FSx for ONTAP. From the calculator, you can view how FSx for ONTAP storage configurations offer potential savings and plan your move to FSx for ONTAP storage.

  • Workload Factory user interface: Provides Quick create and Advanced create deployment mode options. Quick create includes AWS, NetApp, and industry standard best practices for your storage configurations.

  • Codebox: provides developers with a code viewer for FSx for ONTAP operations, code templates for copy and download, and an automation catalog for code re-use.

Tools to use Workload Factory

You can use BlueXP Workload Factory with the following tools:

  • Workload Factory console: the Workload Factory console provides a visual interface that gives you a holistic view of your applications and projects

  • REST API: Workload Factory REST APIs let you deploy and manage your FSx for ONTAP file systems and other AWS resources

  • CloudFormation: AWS CloudFormation code lets you perform the actions you defined in the Workload Factory console to model, provision, and manage AWS and third-party resources from the CloudFormation stack in your AWS account.

  • Terraform BlueXP Workload Factory Provider: Terraform lets you build and manage infrastructure workflows generated in the Workload Factory console.

Cost

Your FSx for ONTAP account is maintained by AWS and not by Workload Factory. Refer to Pricing for Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP.

Supported regions

View supported Amazon regions.

Getting help

Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP is an AWS first-party solution. For questions or technical support issues associated with your FSx for ONTAP file system, infrastructure, or any solution using this service, use the Support Center in your AWS Management Console to open a support case with AWS. Select the “FSx for ONTAP” service and appropriate category. Provide the remaining information required to create your AWS support case.

For general questions about Workload Factory or Workload Factory applications and services, refer to Get help for FSx for ONTAP for Workload Factory.