Document history for the Amazon S3 File Gateway User Guide
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API version: 2013-06-30
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Latest documentation update: June 06, 2024
The following table describes important changes in each release of this user guide after April 2018. For notification about updates to this documentation, you can subscribe to an RSS feed.
| Change | Description | Date |
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Notice of availability change for FSx File Gateway | AWS Storage Gateway’s FSx File Gateway will no longer be available to new customers starting
10/28/24. To use the service, you must sign up prior to that date. Existing
customers of FSx File Gateway can continue to use the service normally. For
capabilities similar to FSx File Gateway, visit this blog post | September 26, 2024 |
Added support for Dual-layer Server-Side Encryption with AWS KMS keys (DSSE-KMS) | You can now use dual-layer server-side encryption with AWS KMS keys to encrypt the files that S3 File Gateway uploads to Amazon S3. For more information about DSSE-KMS, see Encrypt objects stored by File Gateway in Amazon S3. | September 13, 2024 |
Added option to turn maintenance updates on or off | Storage Gateway receives regular maintenance updates that can include operating system and software upgrades, fixes to address stability, performance, and security, and access to new features. You can now configure a setting to turn these updates on or off for each individual gateway in your deployment. For more information, see Managing gateway updates using the AWS Storage Gateway console. | June 6, 2024 |
Added new SMB security level | S3 File Gateway now supports an additional security level that you can use to enforce 256-bit AES encryption for SMB client connections. For more information, see Set a security level for your gateway. | May 23, 2024 |
Gateway appliance software version reporting and release notes for S3 File Gateway | Added release notes to describe the new and updated features, improvements, and fixes that are included with each version of the Amazon S3 File Gateway appliance. You can determine a gateway's software version number from the Storage Gateway console or by using the AWS CLI. For more information, see Release Notes — Gateway Appliance Software. | October 5, 2023 |
Updated recommended CloudWatch alarms | The CloudWatch | October 2, 2023 |
Added GatewayClockOutOfSync troubleshooting tips | The Troubleshooting: File Gateway issues section now includes troubleshooting guidelines to help diagnose problems you may encounter if your gateway system clock is not synchronized with the AWS Storage Gateway server time. For more information, see Error: GatewayClockOutOfSync. | October 19, 2022 |
Updated gateway creation procedures | The procedure for creating a new gateway has been updated to reflect changes in the Storage Gateway console. For more information, see Create and activate an Amazon S3 File Gateway. | October 12, 2021 |
Support for force-closing files on SMB file shares | You can now use Local Group settings to assign Gateway Admin permissions. Gateway Admins can use the Shared Folders Microsoft Management Console snap-in to force-close files that are open and locked on SMB file shares. For more information, see Configure Local Groups for your gateway. | October 12, 2021 |
Audit log support for NFS file shares | You can now configure NFS file shares to generate audit logs that provide details about user access to files and folders within a file share. You can use these logs to monitor user activities and take action if inappropriate activity patterns are identified. For more information, see Understanding File Gateway audit logs. | October 12, 2021 |
Access point alias support | File Gateway file shares can now connect to Amazon S3 storage using bucket-style access point aliases. For more information, see Create a file share. | October 12, 2021 |
VPC endpoint and access point support | File Gateway file shares can now connect to S3 buckets through access points or interface endpoints in your VPC powered by AWS PrivateLink. For more information, see Create a file share. | July 7, 2021 |
Opportunistic locking support | File Gateway file shares can now use opportunistic locking to optimize their file buffering strategy, which improves performance in most cases, particularly with regard to Windows context menus. For more information, see Create an SMB file share. | July 7, 2021 |
FedRAMP compliance | Storage Gateway is now FedRAMP compliant. For more information, see Compliance validation for Storage Gateway. | November 24, 2020 |
File upload notification for File Gateway | File Gateway now provides file upload notification, which notifies you when a file has been fully uploaded to Amazon S3 by the File Gateway. For more information, see Getting file upload notification. | November 9, 2020 |
Access-based enumeration for File Gateway | File Gateway now provides access-based enumeration, which filters the enumeration of files and folders on an SMB file share based on the share's ACLs. For more information, see Creating an SMB file share. | November 9, 2020 |
File Gateway migration | File Gateway now provides a documented process for replacing an existing File Gateway with a new File Gateway. For more information, see Replacing a File Gateway with a new File Gateway. | October 30, 2020 |
File Gateway cold cache read performance 4x increase | Storage Gateway has increased cold cache read performance 4x. For more information, see Performance guidance for File Gateways. | August 31, 2020 |
Order the hardware appliance through the console | You can now order the hardware appliance through the AWS Storage Gateway console. For more information, see Using the AWS Storage Gateway Hardware Appliance. | August 12, 2020 |
Support for Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) endpoints in new AWS Regions | You can now activate a gateway with FIPS endpoints in the US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (N. California), US West (Oregon), and Canada (Central) Regions. For more information, see AWS Storage Gateway endpoints and quotas in the AWS General Reference. | July 31, 2020 |
Support for multiple file shares attached to a single Amazon S3 bucket | File Gateway now supports creating multiple file shares for a single S3 bucket and synchronizing the File Gateway's local cache with a bucket based on frequency of directory access. You can limit the number of buckets necessary to manage the file shares that you create on your File Gateway. You can define multiple S3 prefixes for an S3 bucket and map a single S3 prefix to a single gateway file share. You can also define gateway file share names to be independent of the bucket name to fit the on-premises file share naming convention. For more information, see Creating an NFS file share or Creating an SMB file share. | July 7, 2020 |
File Gateway local cache storage 4x increase | Storage Gateway now supports a local cache of up to 64 TB for File Gateway, improving performance for on-premises applications by providing low-latency access to larger working datasets. For more information, see Recommended local disk sizes for your gateway in the Storage Gateway User Guide. | July 7, 2020 |
View Amazon CloudWatch alarms in the Storage Gateway console | You can now view CloudWatch alarms in the Storage Gateway console. For more information, see Understanding CloudWatch alarms. | May 29, 2020 |
Support for Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) endpoints | You can now activate a gateway with FIPS endpoints in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. To choose a FIPS endpoint for a File Gateway, see Choosing a service endpoint. | May 22, 2020 |
New AWS Regions | Storage Gateway is now available in the Africa (Cape Town) and Europe (Milan) Regions. For more information, see AWS Storage Gateway endpoints and quotas in the AWS General Reference. | May 7, 2020 |
Support for S3 Intelligent-Tiering storage class | Storage Gateway now supports S3 Intelligent-Tiering storage class. The S3 Intelligent-Tiering storage class optimizes storage costs by automatically moving data to the most cost-effective storage access tier, without performance impact or operational overhead. For more information, see Storage class for automatically optimizing frequently and infrequently accessed objects in the Amazon Simple Storage Service User Guide. | April 30, 2020 |
New AWS Region | Storage Gateway is now available in the AWS GovCloud (US-East) Region. For more information, see AWS Storage Gateway Endpoints and Quotas in the AWS General Reference. | March 12, 2020 |
Support for Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor | Storage Gateway now provides the ability to deploy an on-premises gateway on the KVM virtualization platform. Gateways deployed on KVM have all the same functionality and features as the existing on-premises gateways. For more information, see Supported Hypervisors and Host Requirements in the Storage Gateway User Guide. | February 4, 2020 |
Support for VMware vSphere High Availability | Storage Gateway now provides support for high availability on VMware to help protect storage workloads against hardware, hypervisor, or network failures. For more information, see Using VMware vSphere High Availability with Storage Gateway in the Storage Gateway User Guide. This release also includes performance improvements. For more information, see Performance in the Storage Gateway User Guide. | November 20, 2019 |
Support for Amazon CloudWatch Logs | You can now configure File Gateways with Amazon CloudWatch Log Groups to get notified about errors and the health of your gateway and its resources. For more information, see Getting Notified About Gateway Health and Errors With Amazon CloudWatch Log Groups in the Storage Gateway User Guide. | September 4, 2019 |
New AWS Region | Storage Gateway is now available in the Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region. For more information, see AWS Storage Gateway Endpoints and Quotas in the AWS General Reference. | August 14, 2019 |
New AWS Region | Storage Gateway is now available in the Middle East (Bahrain) Region. For more information, see AWS Storage Gateway Endpoints and Quotas in the AWS General Reference. | July 29, 2019 |
Support for activating a gateway in a virtual private cloud (VPC) | You can now activate a gateway in a VPC. You can create a private connection between your on-premises software appliance and cloud-based storage infrastructure. For more information, see Activating a Gateway in a Virtual Private Cloud. | June 20, 2019 |
SMB file share support for Microsoft Windows ACLs | For File Gateways, you can now use Microsoft Windows access control lists (ACLs) to control access to Server Message Block (SMB) file shares. For more information, see Using Microsoft Windows ACLs to Control Access to an SMB File Share. | May 8, 2019 |
File Gateway support for tag-based authorization | File Gateway now supports tag-based authorization. You can control access to File Gateway resources based on the tags on those resources. You can also control access based on the tags that can be passed in an IAM request condition. For more information, see Controlling Access to File Gateway Resources. | March 4, 2019 |
Availability of AWS Storage Gateway Hardware Appliance in Europe | The AWS Storage Gateway Hardware Appliance is now available in Europe. For more information, see AWS Storage Gateway Hardware Appliance Regions in the AWS General Reference. In addition, you can now increase the useable storage on the AWS Storage Gateway Hardware Appliance from 5 TB to 12 TB and replace the installed copper network card with a 10-gigabit fiber optic network card. For more information, see Setting Up Your Hardware Appliance. | February 25, 2019 |
Support for AWS Storage Gateway Hardware Appliance | The AWS Storage Gateway Hardware Appliance includes Storage Gateway software preinstalled on a third-party server. You can manage the appliance from the AWS Management Console. The appliance can host file, tape, and Volume Gateways. For more information, see Using the Storage Gateway Hardware Appliance. | September 18, 2018 |
Support for Server Message Block (SMB) protocol | File Gateways added support for the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol to file shares. For more information, see Creating a File Share. | June 20, 2018 |
Earlier updates
The following table describes important changes in each release of the AWS Storage Gateway User Guide before May 2018.
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Support for S3 One Zone-IA storage class |
For File Gateways, you can now choose S3 One Zone-IA as the default storage class for your file shares. Using this storage class, you can store your object data in a single Availability Zone in Amazon S3. For more information, see Creating a file share. |
April 4, 2018 |
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New AWS Region |
Tape Gateway is now available in the Asia Pacific (Singapore) Region. For detailed information, see AWS Regions that support Storage Gateway. |
April 3, 2018 |
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Support for refresh cache notification, Requester Pays, and canned ACLs for Amazon S3 buckets |
With File Gateways, you can now be notified when the gateway finishes refreshing the cache for your Amazon S3 bucket. For more information, see RefreshCache.html in the Storage Gateway API Reference. For File Gateways, you can now specify that the requester or reader pays for access charges instead of the bucket owner. File Gateway can now give full control of written files to the owner of the S3 bucket that maps to the NFS file share. For more information, see Creating a file share. |
March 1, 2018 |
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New AWS Region |
Storage Gateway is now available in the Europe (Paris) Region. For detailed information, see AWS Regions that support Storage Gateway. |
December 18, 2017 |
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Support for file upload notification and guessing of the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) type |
File Gateway can now send notifications when all files written to your NFS file share have been uploaded to Amazon S3. For more information, see NotifyWhenUploaded in the Storage Gateway API Reference. File Gateway can now guess the MIME type for uploaded objects based on file extensions. For more information, see Creating a file share. |
November 21, 2017 |
Support for VMware ESXi Hypervisor version 6.5 |
AWS Storage Gateway now supports VMware ESXi Hypervisor version 6.5. This is in addition to version 4.1, 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, and 6.0. For more information, see Supported hypervisors and host requirements. |
September 13, 2017 |
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File Gateway support for Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor |
You can now deploy a File Gateway on a Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor. For information, see Supported hypervisors and host requirements. |
June 22, 2017 |
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New AWS Region |
Storage Gateway is now available in the Asia Pacific (Mumbai) Region. For detailed information, see AWS Regions that support Storage Gateway. |
May 02, 2017 |
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Updates to file share settings Support for cache refresh for file shares |
File Gateways now add mount options to the file share settings. You can now set squash and read-only options for your file share. For more information, see Creating a file share. File Gateways now can find objects in the Amazon S3 bucket that were added or removed since the gateway last listed the bucket's contents and cached the results. For more information, see RefreshCache in the API Reference. |
March 28, 2017 |
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Support for File Gateways on Amazon EC2 |
AWS Storage Gateway now provides the ability to deploy a File Gateway in Amazon EC2. You can launch a File Gateway in Amazon EC2 using the Storage Gateway Amazon Machine Image (AMI) now available as a community AMI. For information about how to create a File Gateway and deploy it on an EC2 instance, see Create and activate an Amazon S3 File Gateway. For information about how to launch a File Gateway AMI, see Deploy a default Amazon EC2 host for S3 File Gateway. In addition, File Gateway now supports HTTP proxy configuration. For more information, see Routing your gateway deployed on Amazon EC2 through an HTTP proxy. |
February 08, 2017 |
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New AWS Region |
Storage Gateway is now available in the Europe (London) Region. For detailed information, see AWS Regions that support Storage Gateway. |
December 13, 2016 |
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New AWS Region |
Storage Gateway is now available in the Canada (Central) Region. For detailed information, see AWS Regions that support Storage Gateway. |
December 08, 2016 |
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Support for File Gateway |
In addition to Volume Gateways and Tape Gateway, Storage Gateway now provides File Gateway. File Gateway combines a service and virtual software appliance, allowing you to store and retrieve objects in Amazon S3 using industry-standard file protocols such as Network File System (NFS). The gateway provides access to objects in Amazon S3 as files on an NFS mount point. |
November 29, 2016 |
