Document history
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API version: 2018-03-01
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Latest documentation update: September 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.
| Change | Description | Date |
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Support added for additional Amazon CloudWatch metrics and an enhanced monitoring dashboard | FSx for Lustre now provides additional network, performance, and storage metrics, and an enhanced monitoring dashboard for improved visibility into file system activity. For more information, see Monitoring with Amazon CloudWatch. | September 25, 2024 |
Additional Amazon Web Services Region support added for Persistent_2 deployment type | Persistent_2 SSD FSx for Lustre file systems are now available in the US East (Dallas) Local Zone. For more information, see Deployment type availability. | September 20, 2024 |
Lustre client support added for Ubuntu 22 Kernel 6.5.0 | The FSx for Lustre client now supports Amazon EC2 instances running Ubuntu 22.04 Kernel 6.5.0. For more information, see Installing the Lustre client. | August 1, 2024 |
Lustre client support for CentOS, Rocky Linux, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.10 added | The FSx for Lustre client now supports Amazon EC2 instances running CentOS, Rocky Linux, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.10. For more information, see Installing the Lustre client. | June 18, 2024 |
Additional Amazon Web Services Region support added for Persistent_2 deployment type | Persistent_2 SSD FSx for Lustre file systems are now available in the US East (Atlanta) Local Zone. For more information, see Deployment type availability. | May 29, 2024 |
Lustre client support for Rocky Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.4 added | The FSx for Lustre client now supports Amazon EC2 instances running Rocky Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.4. For more information, see Installing the Lustre client. | May 16, 2024 |
Additional Amazon Web Services Region support added for Persistent_2 deployment type | Persistent_2 SSD FSx for Lustre file systems are now available in the Canada West (Calgary) Amazon Web Services Region. For more information, see Deployment type availability. | May 3, 2024 |
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
| January 9, 2024 |
Lustre client support for 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 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
| 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
| 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
| 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_2 deployment type | Persistent_2 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 | July 24, 2023 |
Amazon FSx updated the AmazonFSxFullAccess Amazon managed policy | Amazon FSx updated the AmazonFSxFullAccess policy to remove the | July 13, 2023 |
Amazon FSx updated the AmazonFSxConsoleFullAccess Amazon managed policy | Amazon FSx updated the AmazonFSxConsoleFullAccess policy to remove the | 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 |