Document history
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API version: 2018-03-01
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Latest documentation update: February 25th, 2025
The following table describes important changes to the Amazon FSx Windows User Guide. For notifications about documentation updates, you can subscribe to the RSS feed.
| Change | Description | Date |
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Amazon FSx updated the AmazonFSxConsoleReadOnlyAccess Amazon managed policy | Amazon FSx updated the AmazonFSxConsoleReadOnlyAccess policy to add the
| February 25, 2025 |
Support added for dual-stack VPC interface endpoints for Amazon FSx | You can now create dual-stack VPC interface endpoints for Amazon FSx with both IPv4 and IPv6 IP addresses and DNS names. For more information, see FSx for Windows File Server and interface VPC endpoints. | February 7, 2025 |
Support added for dual-stack API endpoints | The Amazon FSx service API for creating and managing file systems have new dual-stack endpoints. For more information, see API endpoints in the Amazon FSx API Reference. | February 7, 2025 |
Amazon FSx updated the AmazonFSxConsoleFullAccess Amazon managed policy | Amazon FSx updated the AmazonFSxConsoleFullAccess policy to add the
| February 7, 2025 |
Updated version of the FSx for Windows File Server Active Directory Validation tool | An updated version of the FSx for Windows File Server Active Directory Validation tool is available. For more information, see Validating your Active Directory configuration | November 6, 2024 |
Support added for higher levels of IOPS on file systems with throughput capacities of 4 GBps and higher | FSx for Windows File Server is increasing maximum IOPS from 130K to 150K for file systems with 4 GBps of throughput capacity or higher, from 175K to 200K for file systems with 6 GBps of throughput capacity or higher, from 260K to 300K for file systems with 9 GBps of throughput capacity or higher, and from 350K to 400K for file systems with 12 GBps of throughput capacity or higher. For more information, see FSx for Windows File Server performance. | January 17, 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 |
Amazon FSx 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 |
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 updating file system storage type | FSx for Windows File Server file systems now support updating from HDD storage type to SSD storage type. For more information, see Managing storage type. | August 9, 2023 |
Support added for higher maximum throughput capacity | FSx for Windows File Server file systems now support up to 12 GBps throughput capacity. For more information, see FSx for Windows File Server performance. | August 9, 2023 |
Support added for SSD IOPS provisioning | FSx for Windows File Server file systems now support SSD IOPS provisioning independently of storage capacity, up to a maximum of 350,000 IOPS. For more information, see Managing SSD IOPS. | 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 |
Support added for new CloudWatch metrics for Amazon FSx for Windows File Server | FSx for Windows File Server now provides additional CloudWatch metrics that monitor file server and storage volume performance and capacity usage. For more information, see Metrics and dimensions. | September 22, 2022 |
Support added for file system performance warnings | Amazon FSx now provides warnings in the Performance & monitoring window when any of a set of CloudWatch metrics approach or cross predetermined thresholds for these metrics. Each warning also provides an actionable recommendation for improving the file system's performance. For more information, see Performance warnings and recommendations. | September 22, 2022 |
Support added for enhanced file system performance monitoring | The Amazon FSx console file system monitoring dashboard for FSx for Windows File Server file systems includes new Summary, Storage, and Performance sections. These sections display graphs of new CloudWatch metrics that provide you with enhanced performance monitoring. For more information, see Monitoring metrics with CloudWatch. | September 22, 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 Amazon Kendra | You can now use your FSx for Windows File Server file system as a data source for Amazon Kendra, allowing you to index and search for information contained in documents stored on your file system. For more information, see Using FSx for Windows File Server with Amazon Kendra. | March 26, 2022 |
Support added for file access auditing | You can now enable auditing of end-user accesses on files, folders,and file shares. You can choose to send audit event logs to the Amazon CloudWatch Logs or Amazon Data Firehose services. For more information, see File access auditing. | June 8, 2021 |
Support added for copying backups | You can now use Amazon FSx to copy backups within the same Amazon 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 |
Automatically increase a file system's storage capacity | Use an Amazon-developed customizable Amazon CloudFormation template to automatically increase your file system's stoage capacity when its capacity reaches a threshold that you specify. For more information, see Increasing storage capacity dynamically. | February 17, 2021 |
Support added for client access using non-private IP addresses | You can access FSx for Windows File Server file systems with on-premises clients using non-private IP addresses. For more information, see Supported environments. You can join FSx for Windows File Server file system to a self-managed Microsoft Active Directory with DNS servers and AD domain controllers that use non-private IP addresses. For more information, see Using Amazon FSx with Your Self-Managed Microsoft Active Directory. | December 17, 2020 |
Support added for using DNS aliases | You can now associate DNS aliases with your FSx for Windows File Server file systems that you can use to access the data on your file system. For more information, see Managing DNS aliases and Walkthrough 5: Using DNS aliases to access your file system. | November 9, 2020 |
Support added for Amazon Elastic Container Service | You can now use FSx for Windows File Server with Amazon ECS. For more information, see Supported Clients. | 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 native Amazon FSx backups. For more information, see Using Amazon Backup with Amazon FSx. | November 9, 2020 |
Support added for throughput capacity scaling | You can now modify the throughput capacity for existing FSx for Windows File Server file systems as your throughput requirements evolve. For more information, see Managing Throughput Capacity. | June 1, 2020 |
Support added for storage capacity scaling | You can now increase the storage capacity for existing FSx for Windows File Server file systems as your storage requirements evolve. For more information, see Managing Storage Capacity. | June 1, 2020 |
Support added for hard disk drive (HDD) storage | HDD storage gives you price and performance flexibility when using FSx for Windows File Server. For more information, see Optimizing Costs with Amazon FSx. | March 26, 2020 |
Support added for file transfer using Amazon DataSync | You can now use Amazon DataSync to transfer files to and from your FSx for Windows File Server. For more information, see Migrate Files to Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Using Amazon DataSync. | February 4, 2020 |
FSx for Windows File Server releases support for additional Windows file system administration tasks | You can now manage and administer file shares, data deduplication, storage quotas, and encryption in transit for your file shares using the Amazon FSx CLI for remote management on PowerShell. For more information, see Administering File Systems. | November 20, 2019 |
FSx for Windows File Server releases native Multi-AZ support | You can use Multi-AZ deployment for FSx for Windows File Server to more easily create file systems with high availability that span multiple Availability Zones (AZs). For more information, see Availability and Durability: Single-AZ and Multi-AZ File Systems. | November 20, 2019 |
FSx for Windows File Server releases support for managing user sessions and open files | You can now use the Shared Folders tool native to Microsoft Windows to manage user sessions and open files on your FSx for Windows File Server file systems. For more information, see Managing User Sessions and Open Files. | October 17, 2019 |
Amazon FSx releases support for Microsoft Windows shadow copies | You can now configure Windows shadow copies on your FSx for Windows File Server file systems. Shadow copies enable your users to easily undo file changes and compare file versions by restoring files to previous versions. For more information, see Working with Shadow Copies. | July 31, 2019 |
Amazon FSx releases shared Microsoft Active Directory support | You can now join FSx for Windows File Server file systems to Amazon Managed Microsoft AD directories that are in a different VPC or in a different Amazon Web Services account than the file system. For more information, see Active Directory Support. | June 25, 2019 |
Amazon FSx releases enhanced Microsoft Active Directory support | You can now join FSx for Windows File Server file systems to your self-managed Microsoft Active Directory domains, either on-premises or in the cloud. For more information, see Active Directory Support. | June 24, 2019 |
Amazon FSx complies with SOC certification | Amazon FSx has been assessed to comply with SOC certification. For more information, see Security and Data Protection. | May 16, 2019 |
Added clarifying note regarding Amazon Direct Connect, VPN, and inter-region VPC peering connection support | Amazon FSx file systems created after February 22, 2019 are accessible using Amazon Direct Connect, VPN, and inter-region VPC peering. For more information, see Supported Access Methods. | February 25, 2019 |
Amazon Direct Connect, VPN, and inter-region VPC peering connection support added | You can now access Amazon FSx for Windows File Server file systems from on-premises resources and from resources in a different Amazon VPC or Amazon Web Services account. For more information, see Supported Access Methods. | February 22, 2019 |
Amazon FSx is now generally available | Amazon FSx for Windows File Server provides Microsoft Windows file servers that are fully managed, backed by a fully native Windows file system. Amazon FSx for Windows File Server provides the features, performance, and compatibility to easily lift and shift enterprise applications to Amazon. | November 28, 2018 |