Your team is developing a high-performance computing (HPC) application. The application resolves complex, compute-intensive problems and needs a high-performance and low-latency Lustre file system. You need to configure this file system in AWS at a low cost. Which method is the most suitable?

Answer options:

A.Create a Lustre file system through Amazon FSx.
B.Launch a high performance Lustre file system in Amazon EBS.
C.Create a high-speed volume cluster in EC2 placement group.
D.Launch the Lustre file system from AWS Marketplace.

Correct Answer – A
The Lustre file system is an open-source, parallel file system that can be used for HPC applications. Refer to http://lustre.org/ for its introduction. In Amazon FSx, users can quickly launch a Lustre file system at a low cost.
Option A is CORRECT: Amazon FSx supports Lustre file systems, and users pay for only the resources they use.
Option B is incorrect: Although users may be able to configure a Lustre file system through EBS, it needs lots of extra configurations.
Option A is more straightforward.
Option C is incorrect: Because the EC2 placement group does not support a Lustre file system.
Option D is incorrect: Because products in AWS Marketplace are not cost-effective. For Amazon FSx, there are no minimum fees or set-up charges. Check its pricing in
https://aws.amazon.com/fsx/lustre/pricing/.