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Amazon FSx for OpenZFS now supports on-demand data replication across AWS Regions and accounts

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The article announces on-demand data replication for Amazon FSx for OpenZFS across AWS Regions and accounts, allowing easy and efficient transfer of incremental point-in-time snapshots of volumes to a different AWS Region or account.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • Amazon FSx for OpenZFS provides fully managed, cost-effective, shared file storage with OpenZFS capabilities like snapshots, cloning, and compression
  • Previously, snapshots could only replicate volumes within the same AWS account and region
  • Now, volumes can be replicated across AWS Regions and accounts for disaster recovery, replicating production data, and enabling global data access
  • Cross-account replication is available in all regions, cross-region replication is available except for opt-in regions
  • There is no charge for on-demand replication, but standard AWS data transfer charges apply


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