Functions

Table 1 lists common SFS functions.

Before using SFS, you are advised to learn basic concepts such as NFS and CIFS in Basic Concepts to better understand the functions provided by SFS.

  • √: indicates that the file system type supports this function.
  • ×: indicates that the file system type does not support this function.
Table 1 Common functions

Function

Description

SFS Capacity-Oriented

SFS Turbo

Launched Regions

NFS

Network File System (NFS) is a distributed file system protocol that allows different computers and operating systems to share data over a network. After the NFS client is installed on multiple ECSs, mount the file system to implement file sharing between ECSs. The NFS protocol is recommended for Linux clients.

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CIFS

Common Internet File System (CIFS) is a protocol used for network file access. Using the CIFS protocol, network files can be shared between hosts running Windows. The CIFS protocol is recommended for Windows clients.

×

All

Cross-VPC access

Multiple VPCs can be configured for a file system so that ECSs belonging to different VPCs can share the same file system, as long as the VPCs that the ECSs belong to are added to the VPC list of the file system or the ECSs are added to the authorized addresses of the VPCs.

×

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Cross-account access

If VPC IDs used by other accounts are added to the VPC list of a file system and IP addresses or address segments of ECSs are added to the authorized address list, ECSs of different VPCs and of different accounts can share the same file system.

×

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File system backup

A backup is a complete copy of a file system at a specific time and it records all configuration data and service data at that time. If your file system is faulty or a logical error occurs in the data in the file system, you can use the backup data to restore the data quickly.

×

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File system encryption

SFS provides you with the encryption function. You can encrypt your data on the newly created file systems if needed.

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File system monitoring

Cloud Eye is a multi-dimensional resource monitoring service. With Cloud Eye, you can view the file system usage and service running status, and respond to exceptions in a timely manner to ensure smooth running of services.

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File system auditing

Cloud Trace Service (CTS) records operations of SFS resources, facilitating query, audit, and backtracking.

×

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Enterprise project

An enterprise project manages multiple resource instances by category. Resources and projects in different cloud service regions can be classified into one enterprise project. An enterprise can classify resources based on departments or project groups and put relevant resources into one enterprise project for management. Resources can be migrated between enterprise projects. SFS Turbo file systems are recommended in enterprise project scenarios.

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