Attach your FSx shares to XProtect

When you have created the FSx shares, you can attach them to the XProtect VMS using the DNS name and the share name as a path.

Get DNS name

You need the DNS name to add it as a share path in XProtect Management Client.

  1. Go to https://console.aws.amazon.com/fsx/ and select File systems from the left-hand panel.

  2. On the Network and Security tab locate the DNS name. You can now connect your FSx share using the DNS name and the share name as a path in the format \\amznfsx(xxxxxxxx).domain name\share.

    Example: \\amznfsxscrmjyvn.acme.com\share

Attach the FSx shares

To attach the FSx shares in XProtect Management Client:

  1. Make sure that the AD user that runs the Recording Server service and XProtect system have the required permissions to access the share.
  2. Attach the share to the EC2 instance that runs your XProtect system by adding the share path in the XProtect Management Client when you add your archive.

    For more information about how to configure recording storage archiving and scheduling in XProtect Management Client, see Storage tab (recording server).