AWS Storage Gateway User Guide
Creating a File Gateway
Creating Your Gateway
To create your gateway, open the AWS Storage Gateway Management Console and choose the AWS
Region that you want to create your gateway in. If you haven't created a gateway in this AWS Region, the
Storage Gateway service homepage is displayed.
Choose Get started to open the Create gateway page. On this page, you choose a gateway type. If you
have a gateway in the current AWS Region, the console shows your gateway in the console.
Topics
• Creating a File Gateway (p. 36)
• Creating a Volume Gateway (p. 56)
• Creating a Tape Gateway (p. 75)
• Activating a Gateway in a Virtual Private Cloud (p. 133)
Creating a File Gateway
In this section, you can find instructions about how to create and use a file gateway.
Topics
• Creating a Gateway (p. 36)
• Creating a File Share (p. 42)
• Using Your File Share (p. 51)
Creating a Gateway
In this section, you can find instructions about how to download, deploy, and activate your file gateway.
Topics
• Choosing a Gateway Type (p. 37)
• Choosing a Host Platform and Downloading the VM (p. 37)
• Choosing a Service Endpoint (p. 39)
• Connecting to Your Gateway (p. 39)
• Activating Your Gateway (p. 40)
• Configuring Local Disks (p. 41)
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