Document history - FSx for Lustre
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  • API version: 2018-03-01

  • Latest documentation update: March 25, 2024

The following table describes important changes to the Amazon FSx for Lustre User Guide. For notifications about documentation updates, you can subscribe to the RSS feed.

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Lustre client support for Amazon Linux 2023 added

The FSx for Lustre client now supports Amazon EC2 instances running Amazon Linux 2023. For more information, see Installing the Lustre Client.

March 25, 2024

Lustre client support for Centos, Rocky Linux, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.9 added

The FSx for Lustre client now supports Amazon EC2 instances running Centos, Rocky Linux, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.9. For more information, see Installing the Lustre client.

January 9, 2024

Amazon FSx updated the AmazonFSxFullAccess, AmazonFSxConsoleFullAccess, AmazonFSxReadOnlyAccess, AmazonFSxConsoleReadOnlyAccess, and AmazonFSxServiceRolePolicy Amazon managed policies

Amazon FSx updated the AmazonFSxFullAccess, AmazonFSxConsoleFullAccess, AmazonFSxReadOnlyAccess, AmazonFSxConsoleReadOnlyAccess, and AmazonFSxServiceRolePolicy policies to add the ec2:GetSecurityGroupsForVpc permission. For more information, see Amazon FSx updates to Amazon managed policies.

January 9, 2024

Lustre client support for Centos, Rocky Linux, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.0 and 9.3 added

The FSx for Lustre client now supports Amazon EC2 instances running Centos, Rocky Linux, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.0 and 9.3. For more information, see Installing the Lustre client.

December 20, 2023

Amazon FSx for Lustre updated the AmazonFSxFullAccess and the AmazonFSxConsoleFullAccess Amazon managed policies

Amazon FSx updated the AmazonFSxFullAccess and AmazonFSxConsoleFullAccess policies to add the ManageCrossAccountDataReplication action. For more information, see Amazon FSx updates to Amazon managed policies.

December 20, 2023

Amazon FSx updated the AmazonFSxFullAccess and the AmazonFSxConsoleFullAccess Amazon managed policies

Amazon FSx updated the AmazonFSxFullAccess and AmazonFSxConsoleFullAccess policies to add the fsx:CopySnapshotAndUpdateVolume permission. For more information, see Amazon FSx updates to Amazon managed policies.

November 26, 2023

Support added for throughput capacity scaling

You can now modify the throughput capacity for existing FSx for Lustre persistent SSD-based file systems as your throughput requirements evolve. For more information, see Managing Throughput Capacity.

November 16, 2023

Amazon FSx updated the AmazonFSxFullAccess and the AmazonFSxConsoleFullAccess Amazon managed policies

Amazon FSx updated the AmazonFSxFullAccess and AmazonFSxConsoleFullAccess policies to add the fsx:DescribeSharedVPCConfiguration and fsx:UpdateSharedVPCConfiguration permissions. For more information, see Amazon FSx updates to Amazon managed policies.

November 14, 2023

Support added for project quotas

You can now create storage quotas for projects. A project quota applies to all files or directories associated with a project. For more information, see Storage quotas.

August 29, 2023

Support added for Lustre version 2.15

All FSx for Lustre file systems are now built on Lustre version 2.15 when created using the Amazon FSx console. For more information, see Step 1: Create your Amazon FSx for Lustre file system.

August 29, 2023

Additional Amazon Web Services Region support added for Persistent_1 deployment type

Persistent_1 FSx for Lustre file systems are now available in the Israel (Tel Aviv) Amazon Web Services Region. For more information, see Deployment options for FSx for Lustre file systems.

August 24, 2023

Support added for release data repository tasks

FSx for Lustre now provides release data repository tasks to release archived files from a file system linked to an S3 data repository. Releasing a file retains the file listing and metadata, but removes the local copy of that file's contents. For more information, see Using data repository tasks to release files.

August 9, 2023

Amazon FSx updated the AmazonFSxServiceRolePolicy Amazon managed policy

Amazon FSx updated the cloudwatch:PutMetricData permission in the AmazonFSxServiceRolePolicy. For more information, see Amazon FSx updates to Amazon managed policies.

July 24, 2023

Amazon FSx updated the AmazonFSxFullAccess Amazon managed policy

Amazon FSx updated the AmazonFSxFullAccess policy to remove the fsx:* permission and add specific fsx actions. For more information, see AmazonFSxFullAccess policy.

July 13, 2023

Amazon FSx updated the AmazonFSxConsoleFullAccess Amazon managed policy

Amazon FSx updated the AmazonFSxConsoleFullAccess policy to remove the fsx:* permission and add specific fsx actions. For more information, see AmazonFSxConsoleFullAccess policy.

July 13, 2023

Lustre client support for Centos, Rocky Linux, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.8 added

The FSx for Lustre client now supports Amazon EC2 instances running Centos, Rocky Linux, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.8. For more information, see Installing the Lustre client.

May 25, 2023

Support added for AutoImport and AutoExport metrics

FSx for Lustre now provides Amazon CloudWatch metrics that monitor automatic import and automatic export updates for file systems linked to data repositories. For more information, see Monitoring with Amazon CloudWatch.

March 31, 2023

DRA support for Persistent_1 and Scratch_2 deployment types added

You can now create data repository associations to link data repositories to Lustre 2.12 file systems with Persistent_1 or Scratch_2 deployment types. For more information, see Using data repositories with Amazon FSx for Lustre.

March 29, 2023

Lustre client support for Centos, Rocky Linux, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.7 added

The FSx for Lustre client now supports Amazon EC2 instances running Centos, Rocky Linux, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.7. For more information, see Installing the Lustre client.

December 5, 2022

Additional Amazon Web Services Region support added for Persistent_2 deployment type

Next-generation Persistent_2 SSD FSx for Lustre file systems are now available in the Europe (Stockholm), Asia Pacific (Hong Kong), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), and Asia Pacific (Seoul) Amazon Web Services Regions. For more information, see Deployment options for FSx for Lustre file systems.

November 10, 2022

Lustre client support for Centos, Rocky Linux, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.6 added

The FSx for Lustre client now supports Amazon EC2 instances running Centos, Rocky Linux, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.6. For more information, see Installing the Lustre client.

September 8, 2022

Lustre client support for Ubuntu 22 added

The FSx for Lustre client now supports Amazon EC2 instances running Ubuntu 22.04. For more information, see Installing the Lustre client.

July 28, 2022

Lustre client support for Rocky Linux added

The FSx for Lustre client now supports Amazon EC2 instances running Rocky Linux. For more information, see Installing the Lustre client.

July 8, 2022

Support added for Lustre root squash

You can now use the Lustre root squash feature to restrict root level access from clients that try to access your FSx for Lustre file system as root. For more information, see Lustre root squash.

May 25, 2022

Additional Amazon Web Services Region support added for Persistent_2 deployment type

Next-generation Persistent_2 SSD FSx for Lustre file systems are now available in the Europe (London), Asia Pacific (Singapore), and Asia Pacific (Sydney) Amazon Web Services Regions. For more information, see Deployment options for FSx for Lustre file systems.

April 19, 2022

Support added for using Amazon DataSync to migrate files to your Amazon FSx for Lustre file systems.

You can now use Amazon DataSync to migrate files from existing file systems to FSx for Lustre file systems. For more information, see How to migrate existing files to FSx for Lustre using Amazon DataSync.

April 5, 2022

Support added for Amazon PrivateLink interface VPC endpoints

You can now use interface VPC endpoints to access the Amazon FSx API from your VPC without sending traffic over the internet. For more information, see Amazon FSx and interface VPC endpoints.

April 5, 2022

Support added for Lustre DRA queuing

You can now create a DRA (data repository association) when you create an FSx for Lustre file system. The request will be queued and the DRA will be created once the file system is available. For more information, see Linking your file system to an S3 bucket.

February 28, 2022

Lustre client support for Centos and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.5 added

The FSx for Lustre client now supports Amazon EC2 instances running Centos and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.5. For more information, see Installing the Lustre client.

December 20, 2021

Support for exporting changes from FSx for Lustre into a linked data repository

You can now configure FSx for Lustre to automatically export new, changed, and deleted files from your file system to a linked Amazon S3 data repository. You can use data repository tasks to export data and metadata changes to the data repository. You can also configure links to multiple data repositories. For more information, see Exporting changes to the data repository.

November 30, 2021

Support added for Lustre logging

You can now configure FSx for Lustre to log error and warning events for data repositories associated with your file system to Amazon CloudWatch Logs. For more information, see Logging with Amazon CloudWatch Logs.

November 30, 2021

Persistent SSD file systems support higher throughput and smaller storage capacity

Next-generation Persistent SSD FSx for Lustre file systems have higher throughput options and have a lower minimum storage capacity. For more information, see Deployment options for FSx for Lustre file systems.

November 30, 2021

Support added for Lustre version 2.12

You can now choose Lustre version 2.12 when you create an FSx for Lustre file system. For more information, see Step 1: Create your Amazon FSx for Lustre file system.

October 5, 2021

Lustre client support for Centos and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.4 added

The FSx for Lustre client now supports Amazon EC2 instances running Centos and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.4. For more information, see Installing the Lustre client.

June 9, 2021

Support added for data compression

You can now enable data compression when you create an FSx for Lustre file system. You can also enable or disable data compression on an existing FSx for Lustre file system. For more information, see Lustre data compression.

May 27, 2021

Support added for copying backups

You can now use Amazon FSx to copy backups within the same Amazon Web Services account to another Amazon Web Services Region (cross-Region copies) or within the same Amazon Web Services Region (in-Region copies). For more information, see Copying backups.

April 12, 2021

Lustre client support for Lustre filesets

The FSx for Lustre client now supports using filesets to mount only a subset of the file system namespace. For more information, see Mounting Specific Filesets.

March 18, 2021

Support added for clients access using non-private IP addresses

You can access FSx for Lustre file systems from an on-premises client using non-private IP addresses. For more information, see Mounting Amazon FSx file systems from on-premises or a peered Amazon VPC.

December 17, 2020

Lustre client support for Arm-based Centos 7.9 added

The FSx for Lustre client now supports Amazon EC2 instances running Arm-based Centos 7.9. For more information, see Installing the Lustre client.

December 17, 2020

Lustre client support for Centos and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.3 added

The FSx for Lustre client now supports Amazon EC2 instances running Centos and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.3. For more information, see Installing the Lustre client.

December 16, 2020

Support added for storage and throughput capacity scaling

You can now increase the storage and throughput capacity for existing FSx for Lustre file systems as your storage and throughput requirements evolve. For more information, see Managing storage and throughput capacity.

November 24, 2020

Support added for storage quotas

You can now create storage quotas for users and groups. Storage quotas limit the amount of disk space and the number of files that a user or group can consume on your FSx for Lustre file system. For more information, see Storage quotas.

November 9, 2020

Amazon FSx is now integrated with Amazon Backup

You can now use Amazon Backup to back up and restore your FSx file systems in addition to using the native Amazon FSx backups. For more information, see Using Amazon Backup with Amazon FSx.

November 9, 2020

Support added for the HDD (hard disk drive) storage options

In addition to the SSD (solid state drive) storage option, FSx for Lustre now supports the HDD (hard disk drive) storage option. You can configure your file system to use HDD for throughput-intensive workloads that typically have large, sequential file operations. For more information, see Multiple Storage Options.

August 12, 2020

Support for importing linked data repository changes into FSx for Lustre

You can now configure your FSx for Lustre file system to automatically import new files added to and files that have changed in a linked data repository after file system creation. For more information, see Automatically import updates from the data repository.

July 23, 2020

Lustre client support for SUSE Linux SP4 and SP5 added

The FSx for Lustre client now supports Amazon EC2 instances running SUSE Linux SP4 and SP5. For more information, see Installing the Lustre client.

July 20, 2020

Lustre client support for Centos and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.2 added

The FSx for Lustre client now supports Amazon EC2 instances running Centos and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.2. For more information, see Installing the Lustre client.

July 20, 2020

Support for automatic and manual file system backups added

You can now take automatic daily backups and manual backups of file systems not linked to an Amazon S3 durable data repository. For more information, see Working with backups.

June 23, 2020

Two new file system deployment types released

Scratch file systems are designed for temporary storage and shorter-term processing of data. Persistent file systems are designed for longer-term storage and workloads. For more information, see FSx for Lustre Deployment Options.

February 12, 2020

Support for POSIX metadata added

FSx for Lustre retains associated POSIX metadata when importing and exporting files to a linked durable data repository on Amazon S3. For more information, see POSIX metadata support for data repositories.

December 23, 2019

New data repository tasks feature released

You can now export changed data and associated POSIX metadata to a linked durable data repository on Amazon S3 using data repository tasks. For more information, see Transferring Data & Metadata Using Data Repository Tasks.

December 23, 2019

Additional Amazon Web Services Region support added

FSx for Lustre is now available in the Europe (London) Region Amazon Web Services Region. For FSx for Lustre region-specific limits, see Limits.

July 9, 2019

Additional Amazon Web Services Region support added

FSx for Lustre is now available in the Asia Pacific (Singapore) Amazon Web Services Region. For FSx for Lustre region-specific limits, see Limits.

June 26, 2019

Lustre client support for Amazon Linux and Amazon Linux 2 added

The FSx for Lustre client now supports Amazon EC2 instances running Amazon Linux and Amazon Linux 2. For more information, see Installing the Lustre Client.

March 11, 2019

User-defined data export path support added

Users now have the option to overwrite the original objects in your Amazon S3 bucket or write the new or changed files to a prefix that you specify. With this option, you have additional flexibility to incorporate FSx for Lustre into your data processing workflows. For more information, see Exporting Data to Your Amazon S3 Bucket.

February 6, 2019

Total storage default limit increased

The default total storage for all FSx for Lustre file systems increased to 100,800 GiB. For more information, see Limits.

January 11, 2019

Amazon FSx for Lustre is now generally available

Amazon FSx for Lustre is a fully managed file system that is optimized for compute-intensive workloads, such as high-performance computing, machine learning, and media processing workflows.

November 28, 2018