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AWS::EFS::FileSystem FileSystemProtection

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Describes the protection on the file system.

Syntax

To declare this entity in your AWS CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

JSON

{ "ReplicationOverwriteProtection" : String }

Properties

ReplicationOverwriteProtection

The status of the file system's replication overwrite protection.

  • ENABLED – The file system cannot be used as the destination file system in a replication configuration. The file system is writeable. Replication overwrite protection is ENABLED by default.

  • DISABLED – The file system can be used as the destination file system in a replication configuration. The file system is read-only and can only be modified by EFS replication.

  • REPLICATING – The file system is being used as the destination file system in a replication configuration. The file system is read-only and is modified only by EFS replication.

If the replication configuration is deleted, the file system's replication overwrite protection is re-enabled, the file system becomes writeable.

Required: No

Type: String

Allowed values: DISABLED | ENABLED

Update requires: No interruption

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