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File Storage

Amazon EFS

Elastic shared file storage service.

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AWS

Service information

Amazon EFS iconAmazon EFS

Shortname: EFS

Huawei equivalent shortnames: SFS

Keywords: file storage, nfs, shared storage

Differences vs Huawei

Performance modes and lifecycle policy differ.

Migration to Huawei

Map data durability tier, lifecycle policy, encryption, retention, and restore objectives. For AWS Amazon EFS, the direct Huawei equivalence layer is SFS; validate feature-by-feature parity for control plane, data plane, and operational behavior before cutover.

Use a composed Huawei migration pattern where needed: SFS + CBR. Treat SFS as the core equivalent capability and use the additional services to cover integration, security, observability, and governance gaps.

Pricing model difference: AWS usually bills GB-month capacity, request operations, retrieval, and transfer; Huawei usually bills OBS/EVS/SFS/CBR capacity, requests, retrieval/replication, and transfer. Recalculate TCO with peak load, request volume, retention period, and cross-region/interconnect traffic before production migration.

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Huawei Cloud

Huawei equivalent service

Scalable File Service iconScalable File Service

Shortname: SFS

General function: File Storage

Scalable shared file storage service.

Keywords: file storage, nfs, shared storage