Amazon Web Services Analysis

Technical analysis of Amazon Web Services capabilities for hosting network boot infrastructure

This section contains detailed analysis of Amazon Web Services (AWS) for hosting the network boot server infrastructure, evaluating its support for TFTP, HTTP/HTTPS routing, and WireGuard VPN connectivity as required by ADR-0002.

Overview

Amazon Web Services is Amazon’s comprehensive cloud computing platform, offering compute, storage, networking, and managed services. This analysis focuses on AWS’s capabilities to support the network boot architecture decided in ADR-0002.

Key Services Evaluated

  • EC2: Virtual machine instances for hosting boot server
  • VPN / VPC: Network connectivity and VPN capabilities
  • Elastic Load Balancing: Application and Network Load Balancers
  • NAT Gateway: Network address translation for outbound connectivity
  • VPC: Virtual Private Cloud networking and routing

Documentation Sections


AWS Network Boot Protocol Support

Analysis of Amazon Web Services support for TFTP, HTTP, and HTTPS routing for network boot infrastructure

AWS WireGuard VPN Support

Analysis of WireGuard VPN deployment options on Amazon Web Services for secure site-to-site connectivity