Functions
This section describes the main functions of SFS. You can check if a certain function is available in a region on the console.
NFS Protocol
Network File System (NFS) is a distributed file system protocol that allows different computers and operating systems (OSs) to share data over a network. After the NFS client is installed on each ECS, you can mount the file system to implement file sharing between ECSs. NFS is recommended for Linux clients. For more information, see Mounting an NFS General-Purpose File System to Linux ECSs.
File System Management
File systems are containers that store files in SFS. You can create, view, and delete SFS file systems. For more information, see File System Management.
Permissions Management
SFS uses IAM for permissions management. You can control the read and write permissions of file systems by granting IAM users fine-grained SFS permissions using IAM custom policies. For more information, see Permissions.
Limits Management
General-purpose file systems support limits management. You can configure a capacity limit and the maximum number of files allowed for each general-purpose file system. This helps you properly allocate and manage resources. For more information, see Managing General-Purpose File System Limits.
Tag
You can use tags to classify and identify file systems. If you add tags to a file system, the bills generated for this file system will contain these tags. You can classify bills by tag for cost analysis. For more information, see Managing General-Purpose File System Tags.
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. For more information, see Monitoring General-Purpose File System Using Cloud Eye.
Replicating Settings of Existing File Systems
SFS allows you to replicate settings from an existing general-purpose file system when creating a new one. The following settings can be replicated: region, AZ, protocol, authorization, and tags. For more information, see Creating a General-Purpose File System.
Enterprise Project
An enterprise project manages multiple resources by category. Resources and projects in different cloud service regions can be classified into one enterprise project. For example, an enterprise can classify resources based on departments or project groups and then put relevant resources into the same enterprise project for management. Resources cannot be migrated between enterprise projects. For more information, see Project and Enterprise Project.
