Using AWS Outposts Rack
First, let’s define some terms that represent concepts that carry specific meanings within the context of AWS Outposts rack:
- AWS Outposts Rack: A managed service provided by AWS that is distinct from AWS Outposts server. One deployment of AWS Outposts rack can consist of multiple physical racks.
- Rack: When the word rack is used without the AWS Outposts prefix, it refers to a specific 42U 19” preconfigured unit provided by AWS. Each rack houses some combination of compute, storage, and/or networking hardware.
- Deployment: One or more racks, all of which operate in concert and share certain logical constructs, such as a service link or Local Gateway (LGW). A deployment can consist of up to 96 racks and is logically tied to a specific Availability Zone (AZ) within its parent region.
- Site: The physical location where one or more deployments reside.
- Resilience zone: A concept within an Outposts rack that represents a failure boundary...