AWS S3 Introduction Flashcards
When creating a bucket, do you have to specify a region?
Yes, S3 is a regional service
What is the percentage durability of s3?
Eleven 9’s or 99.999999999%
What does s3 avilability depend on?
It depends on the storage class
Why do s3 objects have high durability and high availability
It’s becasue uploaded objects are replicated across multiple AZs
What are the minimum and maximum object sizes in s3?
Minimum is 0 bytes, Maximum is 5TB
Why do s3 buckets require a unique name?
Because they have a flat address space and s3 is a global service
What are the 3 s3 Glacier classes?
Instant Retrieval, Flexible Retrieval and Deep Archive
What are the 4 s3 storage classes?
Standard, Intelligent Tiering, Infrequent Access and One Zone Infrequent Access
What is the first level of s3 Intelligent Tiering?
Frequent Access
What is the second level of s3 Intelligent Tiering and when is data moved there?
Infrequent Access - Moved here after 30 days
What is the third level of s3 Intelligent Tiering and when is data moved there?
Archive Instant Access - Moved here after 90 days
What is the fourth level of s3 Intelligent Tiering and when is it moved there?
Deep Archive Access - Moved here after 180 days
What is the Minimum storage time of s3 Standard?
None
What is the Minimum storage time of s3 Intelligent Tiering?
None
What is the Minimum storage time of s3 Infrequent Access?
30 Days
What is the Minimum storage time of s3 1Z IA?
30 Days
What is the Minimum storage time of Glacier Instant retrieval?
90 Days
What is the Minimum storage time of Glacier Flexible Retrieval?
90 Days
What is the Minimum storage time of Glacier Deep Archive?
180 Days
What is the first retrieval name for Glacier Flexible Retrieval, max size and retrieval time?
Expedited - Under 250MB within 5 minutes
What is the second retrieval name for Glacier Flexible Retrieval, max size and retrieval time?
Standard - Any Size - Available in 3-5 hours
What is the third retrieval name for Glacier Flexible Retrieval, max size and retrieval time?
Bulk - PB of Data at a time - Available in 5-12 hours
What is the retrieval time for Glacier Deep Archive
Within 12 hours
What is the maximum number of buckets allowed in an account
100 but this is a soft target and can be increased upon request
