Amazon S3 File Gateway User Guide

About this manual

The Amazon S3 File Gateway is a service that connects on-premises software appliances with cloud storage, allowing users to store and retrieve objects in Amazon S3 using standard file protocols like NFS and SMB. It acts as a file system mount point for S3 objects, providing transparent local caching for low-latency access while managing data transfer and bandwidth consumption.

What's inside

• What is Amazon S3 File Gateway
• Setting up the Gateway
• Creating File Shares
• Managing the Gateway
• Monitoring and Metrics
• Troubleshooting
• Security and Access Control
• Performance Optimization
• API Reference
• Error Codes

Frequently asked questions

What protocols does the Amazon S3 File Gateway support for storing and retrieving files?

The gateway supports the Network File System (NFS) version 3 or 4.1 protocol and the Server Message Block (SMB) file system version 2 and 3 protocol.

What virtualization management platforms can the software device run on?

The software device runs as a virtual machine on VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, or Linux kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) hypervisors.

How does the Amazon S3 File Gateway allow access to data stored in Amazon S3?

It allows users to access objects in Amazon S3 as files or file shares by mounting the gateway as a file system mount point.