Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)
Description
Comprehensive understanding of AWS EBS including volume types, snapshots, encryption, and performance optimization for persistent block storage.
Learning Objectives
Learners will master EBS fundamentals including understanding different volume types and their performance characteristics, creating and managing EBS snapshots for backup and disaster recovery, implementing EBS encryption for data security, optimizing EBS performance for different workloads, and understanding EBS pricing models for cost optimization.
Topics (8)
Detailed comparison of gp2, gp3, io1, io2, st1, and sc1 volume types, their IOPS and throughput characteristics, and use case recommendations.
Configuring EBS encryption, managing encryption keys with KMS, encrypting existing volumes, and understanding encryption performance impact.
Understanding EBS Multi-Attach capabilities, limitations, and use cases for cluster file systems and shared storage scenarios.
Understanding EBS CloudWatch metrics, setting up performance alarms, and identifying performance bottlenecks in storage operations.
Techniques for optimizing EBS costs including volume right-sizing, unused volume identification, and implementing automated cost management.
Understanding EBS-optimized instances, instance store vs EBS comparison, and designing storage architectures for different workload requirements.
Techniques for migrating EBS volumes, cross-region volume copying, and implementing disaster recovery strategies using EBS snapshots.
Understanding incremental snapshots, automated backup strategies, cross-region snapshot copying, and snapshot lifecycle management.