Component: FSx

FSx component

The FSx block component is used to represent FSx file systems from your Amazon Web Services architecture with Cloudcraft.

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  • Color. Select a predefined color or enter the hexadecimal value of the color for the component and its accent. The component can use the same color for both 2D and 3D view, or different colors for each.
  • File system. The file system used for FSx.
  • Storage (GiB). Amount of storage provisioned for the file system.
  • Storage type. Select a storage type for the file system. Not available for the Lustre file system.
  • Throughput (MiB/s). Amount of aggregate throughput capacity. Not available for the Lustre file system.
  • Backup size (GiB). Amount of storage provisioned for data deduplication. Not available for the Lustre file system.
  • Deployment type. The type of deployment for the file system, single or multi AZ. Not available for the Lustre file system.

API

In the Cloudcraft API, an FSx file system is represented in JSON.

{
  "type": "fsx",
  "id": "df89904a-a53e-4c2d-b63c-757c7ad6b4aa",
  "region": "us-east-1",
  "mapPos": [0,10],
  "fileSystemType": "windows",
  "storageCapacity": 32,
  "storageType": "ssd",
  "throughputCapacity": 8,
  "backupCapacity": 600,
  "multiAZ": false,
  "color": {
    "isometric": "#3f8624",
    "2d": "#3f8624"
  },
  "accentColor": {
    "isometric": "#ffffff",
    "2d": "#ffffff"
  },
  "link": "blueprint://33a8bf46-7326-4999-ba0a-789bcd94f0a2",
  "locked": true
}
  • type: fsx. The type of component.
  • id: string. A unique identifier for the component in the uuid format.
  • region: string. The AWS region the FSx component is deployed in. With the exception of cn- regions, all global regions are supported.
  • mapPos: [number, number]. The position of the component in the blueprint, expressed as a x,y coordinate pair.
  • fileSystemType: string. The file system used for the FSx component. Accepted values are windows and lustre.
  • storageCapacity: number. Amount of data provisioned for the file system in gibibyte.
  • storageType: string. Select a storage type for the file system. Accepted values are ssd and hdd. Only applicable if fileSystemType is set to windows.
  • throughputCapacity: number. Amount of aggregate throughput capacity in mebibyte per seconds. See below for more information.
  • backupCapacity: number. Amount of storage provisioned for data deduplication, in gibibytes. Only applicable if fileSystemType is set to windows.
  • multiAZ: boolean. If true, the FSx file system is deployed in multiple AWS availability zones. Only applicable if fileSystemType is set to windows.
  • color: object. The fill color for the component body.
    • isometric: string. Fill color for the component in 3D view. Must be an hexadecimal color.
    • 2d: string. Fill color for the component in 2D view. Must be an hexadecimal color.
  • accentColor: object. The accent color used to display the component logo on the block.
    • isometric: string. Accent color for the component in 3D view. Must be an hexadecimal color.
    • 2d: string. Accent color for the component in 2D view. Must be an hexadecimal color.
  • link: uri. Link component to another diagram in the blueprint://ID format or to external website in the https://LINK format.
  • locked: boolean. If true, changes to the component through the application are disabled until unlocked.

The FSx component can be added to VPCs, security groups, and subnets. The FSx component can be added to VPCs, security groups, and subnets.

Accepted values for throughputCapacity

The throughputCapacity key accepts the following values:

8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048

The throughputCapacity key is only applicable if fileSystemType is set to windows.