A company uses NFS to store large video files in on-premises network attached storage. Each video file ranges in size from 1 MB to 500 GB. The total storage is 70 TB and is no longer growing. The company decides to migrate the video files to Amazon S3. The company must migrate the video files as soon as possible while using the least possible network bandwidth.
Which solution will meet these requirements?
To migrate 70 TB of video files from on-premises storage to Amazon S3 while using the least possible network bandwidth, using AWS Snowball Edge is the most suitable option. AWS Snowball Edge is a physical data transport solution that can transfer large amounts of data securely and quickly without utilizing internet bandwidth. The process involves receiving the Snowball Edge device at the premises, transferring the data to the device using the Snowball Edge client, and then shipping the device back to AWS, where the data is imported into Amazon S3. This approach minimizes network bandwidth usage and ensures a rapid transfer given the volume of data.
Let's analyse this: B. On a Snowball Edge device you can copy files with a speed of up to 100Gbps. 70TB will take around 5600 seconds, so very quickly, less than 2 hours. The downside is that it'll take between 4-6 working days to receive the device and then another 2-3 working days to send it back and for AWS to move the data onto S3 once it reaches them. Total time: 6-9 working days. Bandwidth used: 0. C. File Gateway uses the Internet, so maximum speed will be at most 1Gbps, so it'll take a minimum of 6.5 days and you use 70TB of Internet bandwidth. D. You can achieve speeds of up to 10Gbps with Direct Connect. Total time 15.5 hours and you will use 70TB of bandwidth. However, what's interesting is that the question does not specific what type of bandwidth? Direct Connect does not use your Internet bandwidth, as you will have a dedicate peer to peer connectivity between your on-prem and the AWS Cloud, so technically, you're not using your "public" bandwidth. The requirements are a bit too vague but I think that B is the most appropriate answer, although D might also be correct if the bandwidth usage refers strictly to your public connectivity.
I will add that the question does not specify if the company already has DA in place or not. If they don't have DA in place, it will take a long time (weeks) for DA connectivity to be setup. Another point for B here, as Snowball is much quicker from this perspective.
It does, because option D says "SET UP a DirectConnect connection", not "use an existing DirectConnect connection".
and it says, "The total storage is 70 TB and is no longer growing". Thats why it should be B.
B is the correct answer
B is the correct answer because the migration needs to be completed as soon as possible with limited bandwidth
As using the least possible network bandwidth.
B: Create an AWS Snowball Edge job. Receive a Snowball Edge device on premises. Use the Snowball Edge client to transfer data to the device. Return the device so that AWS can import the data into Amazon S3.** This solution will meet the requirements because it allows for the rapid transfer of large amounts of data without consuming significant network bandwidth. AWS Snowball Edge is designed for such large-scale data migrations, offering high transfer speeds by physically transporting the data storage device to AWS, where the data is then uploaded to Amazon S3.
1. point to use least possible network bandwidth where snowball is a physical device so no use of internet. 2. The data is in TB not GB, so better to use snowball
Definitely B C uses 70tb bandwidth... The thing says least amount of bandwidth. Direct connect takes weeks to even request and then configure. A isn't even an option
Minimising network bandwidth
Minimising network bandwidth
No comment
B for sure
Through Snowball edge, large amount of data can be transferred to AWS faster and securely.
B is the only solution which satisfies the bandwidth requirement.
B seems to be the correct answer
A would be way too long + bandwidth usage C would use bandwidth D would take several weeks For me, B is the lesser evil
when dealing with TB it's better to use snowfamily devices
Option B as the question mentions least possible network bandwidth though receiving the snowball device and sending the data will take some time. Option D will be fastest but 70Tb bandwidth will be used.
keyword:no longer growing
KWs: As soon as possible, Using least possible bandwidth. 70TB is quite a bit so bandwidth is a priiority. Off the bat, I would go with a Snowball device mainly due to the sheer size of data. So snowball edge takes this. DX is good with speeds upto 100Mbps, but loses on both time to setup and bandwidth. S3 options lose on bandwidth but are immediate to setup.