AWS Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) Service Limits
23 quotas for Amazon Elastic File System (EFS). 2 can be increased.
| Quota | Default | Status |
|---|---|---|
Access points per file system Access points per file system storage | 10,000 count | Fixed |
Security groups per mount target Security groups per mount target general | 5 count | Fixed |
File hard links File hard links storage | 177 count | Fixed |
VPCs per file system VPCs per file system storage | 1 count | Fixed |
Maximum read IOPS per file system with Elastic throughput Maximum read IOPS per file system with Elastic throughput storage | 250,000 count | Adjustable |
Locks across unique file/process pairs Locks across unique file/process pairs storage | 65,536 count | Fixed |
Directory depth Directory depth general | 1,000 count | Fixed |
Active users per NFS client Active users per NFS client identity | 128 count | Fixed |
Minimum wait time between Provisioned Throughput decreases Minimum wait time between Provisioned Throughput decreases general | 86,400 Seconds | Fixed |
File systems per account File systems per account storage | 1,000 count | Adjustable |
Provisioned throughput Provisioned throughput general | 3,414 Megabytes | Fixed |
Mount targets per VPC Mount targets per VPC networking | 1,400 count | Fixed |
Open files per NFS client Open files per NFS client storage | 32,768 count | Fixed |
Mount targets per Availability Zone Mount targets per Availability Zone general | 1 count | Fixed |
Minimum wait time between Throughput mode changes Minimum wait time between Throughput mode changes general | 86,400 Seconds | Fixed |
Bursting throughput Bursting throughput general | 3,072 Megabytes | Fixed |
Throughput per NFS client Throughput per NFS client general | 1,500 Megabytes | Fixed |
Rate of file system operations Rate of file system operations storage | 250,000 count | Fixed |
File system name length File system name length storage | 255 Bytes | Fixed |
EFS file locks EFS file locks storage | 512 count | Fixed |
Tags Tags general | 50 count | Fixed |
File system symbolic link (symlink) length File system symbolic link (symlink) length storage | 4,080 Bytes | Fixed |
File size File size storage | 52,673,613,135,872 Bytes | Fixed |
How to Request a Quota Increase
- 1Open the AWS Service Quotas console.
- 2Select Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) from the service list.
- 3Find the quota and click "Request increase".
- 4Enter the desired value and submit. Most increases are approved within a few hours.
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