AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (SOA-C03) — Question 32

A company is migrating its production file server to AWS. All data that is stored on the file server must remain accessible if an Availability Zone becomes unavailable or when system maintenance is performed. Users must be able to interact with the file server through the SMB protocol Users also must have the ability to manage file permissions by using Windows ACLs.
Which solution will meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Create a single AWS Storage Gateway file gateway.
• B. Create an Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Multi-AZ file system.
• C. Deploy two AWS Storage Gateway file gateways across two Availability Zones. Configure an Application Load Balancer in front of the file gateways.
• D. Deploy two Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Single-AZ 2 file systems Configure Microsoft Distributed File System Replication (DFSR).

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because an Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Multi-AZ file system provides high availability and allows users to access data through SMB while supporting Windows ACLs for file permissions. Option A does not provide the required high availability, while option C introduces unnecessary complexity with load balancing, and option D does not ensure availability across multiple zones.