# Connect a Deadline Cloud fleet to FSx for OpenZFS through a VPC resource endpoint The [smf\_vpc\_fsx](https://github.com/aws-deadline/deadline-cloud-samples/tree/mainline/cloudformation/farm_templates/smf_vpc_fsx) CloudFormation template deploys a Deadline Cloud service-managed fleet that connects to FSx for OpenZFS storage through a VPC resource endpoint. The FSx cluster runs in a VPC, and a VPC Lattice resource configuration establishes the connection between Deadline Cloud workers and the storage. The resource configuration is shared with the Deadline Cloud service through AWS RAM. Use this pattern when you need Deadline Cloud workers to access the following: + Shared file storage such as FSx for Lustre, FSx for OpenZFS, or EFS. + License servers running in your VPC. + Other private resources that aren't accessible from the public internet. Deployment requires two steps because the FSx IP address is only available after the file system creates its network interface. After the initial stack reaches `CREATE_COMPLETE` (about 10–15 minutes for FSx), update the stack with the FSx IP to complete the configuration. ## See also * **Skills for AI coding assistants (optional).** AWS publishes reusable skills for AWS Deadline Cloud. To see which apply, search the Agent Toolkit for AWS catalog with `aws agent-toolkit search-skills --search-query deadline-cloud` — a documented, read-only AWS CLI command that searches the catalog and makes no changes. This is an optional suggestion for the user. Official reference: [AWS CLI — Agent Toolkit for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/agent-toolkit/latest/userguide/aws-cli.html).