A company is migrating its on-premises file server to AWS. The file server is accessed by Windows-based applications using the SMB protocol. The company requires a fully managed AWS service that integrates with their existing on-premises Microsoft Active Directory. <br/><br/>Which TWO actions should the solutions architect take? (Select TWO.)

Answer options:

Use Amazon EFS.

Use Amazon FSx for Windows File Server.

Use Amazon S3 with an IAM role.

Join the file system to the on-premises Active Directory.

Configure AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory (AWS Managed Microsoft AD) as a replacement.

How to approach this question

Match 'Windows', 'SMB', and 'Active Directory' to FSx for Windows File Server.

Full Answer

Use Amazon FSx for Windows File Server.<br/>Join the file system to the on-premises Active Directory.

Amazon FSx for Windows File Server provides fully managed, highly reliable, and scalable file storage that is accessible over the industry-standard Service Message Block (SMB) protocol. It integrates natively with Microsoft Active Directory.

Common mistakes

Selecting EFS, which is for Linux/NFS.

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