fsx.w.wrkshp.2018.11
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- An AWS account with administrative level access
- An Amazon FSx for Windows File Server
- An Windows EC2 instance
WARNING!! This workshop environment will exceed your free-usage tier. You will incur charges as a result of building this environment and executing the scripts included in this workshop. Delete all AWS resources created during this workshop so you don’t continue to incur additional compute and storage charges.
You must first complete Prerequisites and the previous step Map a file share
- From the Amazon EC2 Console, select the Public DNS (IPv4) name of the Windows Server 2016 - FSx Workshop instance
- Launch your remote desktop application to log on to the Windows EC2 instance you created in the previous workshop
- Log on to the Windows Server 2016 - FSx Workshop instance using the following AD credentials
| Username | Password |
|---|---|
| [email protected] (e.g. [email protected]) | The Microsoft Active Directory (MAD) password you entered as a parameter when you launched the prerequisites CloudFormation stack |
Complete the following steps when logged on to the Windows Server 2016 - FSx Workshop instance
- Click Start
- Type fsmgmt.msc
- From the Shared Folders window, select Action > Connect to another computer...
- Click Browse...
- Click Advanced...
- Click Find Now
- Select the FSx for Windows file server hosting the FSx for Windows file system (e.g. AMZNFSX...) you created in the Create file system workshop.
- Click OK until you're back to the Shared Folders window
- Double-click the Shares folder
- With the Shares folder selected, click Action > New Share... from the menu.
- Complete the Create A Shared Folder Wizard creating new shares based on the following information.
| Share name | Folder path | Create new path | Shared folder permissions |
|---|---|---|---|
| data | D:\data | Yes | Customize permissions > Everyone Full Control |
| finance | D:\finance | Yes | Administrators have full access; other users have no access |
| sales | D:\sales | Yes | All users have read-only access |
| marketing | D:\marketing | Yes | Customize permissions > Everyone Full Control |
- Experiment and create other file shares. All shares must be created on the D:\ drive.
Complete the following steps when logged on to the Windows Server 2016 - FSx Workshop instance
- Open File Explorer
- Type the UNC path to one of the new shares using the file system's DNS name (e.g. \\fs-0123456789abcdef.example.com\data)
- Access all the new shares created above (e.g. \data, \finance, \sales, \marketing)
- Can you read and write to all shares?
| Backup file system |
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This sample code is made available under a modified MIT license. See the LICENSE file.