Amazon Elastic File System - Amazon ParallelCluster
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Amazon Elastic File System

To use an existing external Amazon EFS file system for long-term permanent storage outside of the cluster life cycle, specify EfsSettings / FileSystemId, by default, Amazon ParallelCluster creates a managed Amazon EFS file system from EfsSettings when it creates the cluster. Amazon ParallelCluster also deletes the file system and data when the cluster is deleted or when the file system is removed from the cluster configuration.

For an Amazon ParallelCluster managed Amazon EFS file system, you can use the EfsSettings / DeletionPolicy to instruct Amazon ParallelCluster to Delete or Retain either when the cluster is deleted or when the file system removed from the cluster configuration. By default, DeletionPolicy is set to Delete.

Warning

For Amazon ParallelCluster managed shared storage, DeletionPolicy is set to Delete by default.

This means that, if one of the following is true, a managed file system and its data are deleted:

  • You delete the cluster.

  • You change the managed shared storage configuration SharedStorage / Name.

  • You remove the managed shared storage from the configuration.

We recommend that you back up your shared storage regularly to avoid the loss of data. For more information about how to back up individual Amazon EFS volumes, see Backing up your Amazon EFS file systems in the Amazon Elastic File System User Guide. To learn how to manage data backups across Amazon Web Services, see Amazon Backup in the Amazon Backup Developer Guide.