Outposts ¶
AWS Outposts is a fully managed service that extends AWS infrastructure, services, APIs, and tools to customer premises.
By providing local access to AWS managed infrastructure, AWS Outposts enables customers to build and run applications on premises using the same programming interfaces as in AWS Regions, while using local compute and storage resources for lower latency and local data processing needs.
Outposts solutions allow you to extend and run native AWS services on premises, and is available in a variety of form factors, from 1U and 2U Outposts servers to 42U Outposts racks, and multiple rack deployments.
Key concepts¶
These are the key concepts for AWS Outposts.
Outpost site 🏢¶
The customer-managed physical buildings where AWS will install your Outpost. A site must meet the facility, networking, and power requirements 🔋 for your Outpost.
Outpost capacity 🧺¶
Compute and storage resources available on the Outpost. You can view and manage the capacity for your Outpost from the AWS Outposts console.
Outpost equipment ⚙️¶
Physical hardware that provides access to the AWS Outposts service. The hardware includes racks, servers, switches, and cabling owned and managed by AWS.
Outposts racks 🖥️¶
An Outpost form factor that is an industry-standard 42U rack. Outpost racks include rack-mountable servers, switches, a network patch panel, a power shelf and blank panels.
Outposts ACE racks 🎛️¶
The Aggregation, Core, Edge (ACE) rack acts as a network aggregation point for multi-rack Outpost deployments. The ACE rack reduces the number of physical networking port and logical interface requirements by providing connectivity between multiple Outpost compute racks in your logical Outposts and your on-premise network.
You must install an ACE rack if you have five or more compute racks. If you have less than five compute racks but plan to expand to five or more racks in the future, we recommend that you install an ACE rack at the earliest.
Outposts servers 🖲️¶
An Outpost form factor that is an industry-standard 1U or 2U server, which can be installed in a standard EIA-310D 19 compliant 4 post rack. Outpost servers provide local compute and networking services to sites that have limited space or smaller capacity requirements.
Service link 🔗¶
Network route that enables communication between your Outpost and its associated AWS Region. Each Outpost is an extension of an Availability Zone and its associated Region.
Local gateway (LGW) ⛩️¶
A logical interconnect virtual router that enables communication between an Outpost rack and your on-premises network.
Local network interface 🥅¶
A network interface that enables communication from an Outpost server and your on-premises network.