Cloud Equivalents

Amazon Web Services → Microsoft Azure

Azure equivalent of Amazon FSx for Lustre

Amazon FSx for Lustre maps to Azure Managed Lustre.

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About Amazon FSx for Lustre

ProviderAmazon Web Services
StatusGenerally available
What it isManaged Lustre parallel file system (scratch or persistent) with SSD, HDD, or Intelligent-Tiering storage classes, and links to S3 or on-premises data repositories.
Documentationdocs.aws.amazon.com
PricingOfficial pricing page

Azure mappings (1)

Managed file systems(1)

Managed Lustre parallel file system (HPC and AI) Direct match

Amazon FSx for Lustre maps to Azure Managed Lustre. Both run the open-source Lustre file system as a managed service and link to object storage (S3 or Blob Storage) for importing and exporting data.

  • Object integration. FSx for Lustre links to S3 (or on-premises) data repositories. Azure Managed Lustre uses Lustre HSM with a Blob container for import and export.
  • Storage classes. FSx for Lustre offers scratch or persistent file systems on SSD, HDD, or the elastic Intelligent-Tiering class. Azure Managed Lustre is sold as throughput tiers of provisioned capacity.
  • Redundancy. For long-term redundancy, Azure Managed Lustre exports to Blob Storage with its own redundancy setting.

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