AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C02) — Question 212

A company has media and application files that need to be shared internally. Users currently are authenticated using Active Directory and access files from a
Microsoft Windows platform. The chief executive officer wants to keep the same user permissions, but wants the company to improve the process as the company is reaching its storage capacity limit.
What should a solutions architect recommend?

Answer options

• A. Set up a corporate Amazon S3 bucket and move all media and application files.
• B. Configure Amazon FSx for Windows File Server and move all the media and application files.
• C. Configure Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) and move all media and application files.
• D. Set up Amazon EC2 on Windows, attach multiple Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volumes, and move all media and application files.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B, as Amazon FSx for Windows File Server integrates seamlessly with Active Directory and supports Windows file system features, making it ideal for maintaining existing user permissions. Option A, while useful for object storage, does not support file system features or user permissions as required. Option C offers EFS, which is not optimized for Windows environments, and option D requires additional management and does not provide the same functionality as FSx for Windows File Server.