
Amazon FSx for Lustre now enables users to release inactive data from file systems that have been synchronized with Amazon S3, freeing up storage capacity while retaining metadata and allowing automatic data reload on access.


<div><p>This article announces a new feature for Amazon FSx for Lustre that enables users to release inactive data from file systems synchronized with Amazon S3.</p><ul><li>Release inactive data from FSx for Lustre files already exported to S3</li><li>Choose minimum inactivity duration before releasing file data</li><li>Specify directory paths to limit which data gets released</li><li>File metadata remains on file system after data release</li><li>Released data automatically reloads from S3 when accessed</li><li>Schedule releases using Amazon EventBridge for regular intervals</li><li>Available on Lustre version 2.12 in all AWS Regions</li></ul><p>This feature helps optimize storage costs by freeing capacity while maintaining transparent access to S3-backed data through the high-performance file system.</p></div>


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