Create and activate an Amazon FSx File Gateway

Open the AWS Management Console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/storagegateway/home/, and choose the AWS Region where you want to create your gateway.

Choose Create gateway to open the Set up gateway page.

In the Gateway settings section, do the following:

1. For Gateway name, enter a name for your gateway. After your gateway is created, you can search for this name to find your gateway on the list pages in the AWS Storage Gateway console.

2. For Gateway time zone, choose the local time zone for the part of the world where you want to deploy your gateway.

In the Gateway options section, for Gateway type, choose Amazon FSx File Gateway.

In the Platform options section, do the following:

1. For Host platform, choose the platform on which you want to deploy your gateway. Then follow the platform-specific instructions displayed on the Storage Gateway console page to set up your host platform. You can choose from the following options:

   • VMware ESXi – Download, deploy, and configure the gateway virtual machine using VMware ESXi.

   • Microsoft Hyper-V – Download, deploy, and configure the gateway virtual machine using Microsoft Hyper-V.

   • Linux KVM – Download, deploy, and configure the gateway virtual machine using Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM).

   • Amazon EC2 – Configure and launch an Amazon EC2 instance to host your gateway.

   • Hardware appliance – Order a dedicated physical hardware appliance from AWS to host your gateway.

2. For Confirm set up gateway, select the check box to confirm that you performed the deployment steps for the host platform you chose. This step is not applicable for the Hardware appliance host platform.

Now that your gateway is set up, you must choose how you want it to connect and communicate with AWS. Choose Next to proceed.

If you have not done so already, complete the procedure described in Set up an Amazon FSx File Gateway. When finished, choose Next to open the Connect to AWS page in the AWS Storage Gateway console.

In the Endpoint options section, for Service endpoint, choose the type of endpoint your gateway will use to communicate with AWS. You can choose from the following options:

In the Gateway connection options section, for Connection options, choose how to identify your gateway to AWS. You can choose from the following options:

Now that you have chosen how you want your gateway to connect to AWS, you must activate the gateway. Choose Next to proceed.

If you have not done so already, complete the procedures described in the following topics:

When finished, choose Next to open the Review and activate page in the AWS Storage Gateway console.

Review the initial gateway details for each section on the page.

If a section contains errors, choose Edit to return to the corresponding settings page and make changes.

Now that you have activated your gateway, you must perform the first-time configuration to allocate local storage disks and configure logging. Choose Next to proceed.

If you have not done so already, complete the procedures described in the following topics:

When finished, choose Next to open the Configure gateway page in the AWS Storage Gateway console.

In the Configure storage section, use the dropdown lists to allocate at least one local disk with at least 150 gibibytes (GiB) capacity to Cache. The local disks listed in this section correspond to the physical storage that you provisioned on your host platform.

In the CloudWatch log group section, choose how to set up Amazon CloudWatch Logs to monitor the health of your gateway. You can choose from the following options:

"Sid": "AWSLogDeliveryWrite20150319",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Principal": {
        "Service": [
          "delivery.logs.amazonaws.com"
        ]
      },
      "Action": [
        "logs:CreateLogStream",
        "logs:PutLogEvents"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:aws:logs:eu-west-1:1234567890:log-group:/foo/bar:log-stream:*"

In the CloudWatch alarms section, choose how to set up Amazon CloudWatch alarms to notify you when your gateway's metrics deviate from defined limits. You can choose from the following options:

(Optional) In the Tags section, choose Add new tag, then enter a case-sensitive key-value pair to help you search and filter for your gateway on the list pages in the AWS Storage Gateway console. Repeat this step to add as many tags as you need.

(Optional) In the Verify VMware High Availability configuration section, if your gateway is deployed on a VMware host that is part of a VMware High Availability (HA) cluster, choose Verify VMware HA to test whether the HA configuration is working properly.

Choose Configure to finish creating your gateway.

To check the status of your new gateway, search for it on the Gateway overview page of the AWS Storage Gateway console.