Question #1519
A company operates multiple on-premises Windows file servers and intends to migrate their file shares to Amazon FSx for Windows File Server. The migration must retain all existing file permissions without alteration. Which solutions fulfill these requirements? (Choose two.)
Deploy AWS DataSync agents on premises. Configure DataSync tasks to transfer data directly to the FSx for Windows File Server file system.
Use AWS Backup to create on-premises backups, restore them to Amazon S3, and then use DataSync to migrate data from S3 to the FSx file system.
Ship physical disks to AWS for upload to Amazon S3. Schedule DataSync tasks to transfer data from S3 to the FSx for Windows File Server file system.
Deploy an AWS Snowcone device on premises, install DataSync agents on the device, and schedule DataSync tasks to transfer data to the FSx file system.
Use AWS Snowmobile to transfer on-premises data to Amazon S3. Schedule DataSync tasks to migrate data from S3 to the FSx file system.
Explanation
The correct answers are A and D. AWS DataSync is designed to transfer data and metadata, including NTFS permissions, ensuring they are retained when migrating to FSx for Windows File Server. Option A uses DataSync agents on-premises to transfer directly to FSx, preserving permissions. Option D uses Snowcone with DataSync agents, which also transfers directly to FSx without intermediate storage.
Other options (B, C, E) involve Amazon S3, which does not support NTFS permissions. Transferring data through S3 would strip file permissions, violating the requirement. Key points: DataSync preserves metadata; avoid S3 for permission-sensitive migrations; Snow Family devices with DataSync agents enable direct transfers.
Answer
The correct answer is: {A,D}