Disk Layout

For SAP standard installation, we recommend the following file systems layout.

Figure 1: File systems layout

File system	Supported AWS storage service	Comments
root	Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)	N/A
swap	Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)	N/A
/usr/sap	Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)	N/A
sapmnt	Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP	Single Availability Zone or Multi-Availability Zone
trans	Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP	Single Availability Zone or Multi-Availability Zone
interfaces	Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP	Single Availability Zone or Multi-Availability Zone
media	Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP	Single Availability Zone or Multi-Availability Zone

In a standard installation, /usr/sap can also be mounted on Amazon EFS. Directories for interfaces and media are optional.

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Prerequisites

Creating resources and configuration