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AWS efs documentation change

Service: efs · 2025-11-19 · Documentation low

File: efs/latest/ug/mounting-fs-mount-helper-direct.md

Summary

Updated references from 'AWS Direct Connect' to 'Direct Connect' for consistency in terminology and documentation links.

Security assessment

The changes are purely terminological, removing redundant 'AWS' prefixes from service names. No security implications are introduced or addressed.

Diff

diff --git a/efs/latest/ug/mounting-fs-mount-helper-direct.md b/efs/latest/ug/mounting-fs-mount-helper-direct.md
index f48f1126a..3141b0c57 100644
--- a//efs/latest/ug/mounting-fs-mount-helper-direct.md
+++ b//efs/latest/ug/mounting-fs-mount-helper-direct.md
@@ -9 +9 @@ PrerequisitesStep 1: Create your EFS resourcesStep 2: Install the NFS clientStep
-You can mount your EFS file systems on your on-premises data center servers when connected to your Amazon VPC with AWS Direct Connect or VPN. The following graphic shows a high-level schematic diagram of the AWS services required in mounting EFS file systems from on-premises.
+You can mount your EFS file systems on your on-premises data center servers when connected to your Amazon VPC with Direct Connect or VPN. The following graphic shows a high-level schematic diagram of the AWS services required in mounting EFS file systems from on-premises.
@@ -11 +11 @@ You can mount your EFS file systems on your on-premises data center servers when
-![Mount an EFS file system on an on-premises client when using AWS Direct Connect.](/images/efs/latest/ug/images/efs-directconnect-how-it-works.png)
+![Mount an EFS file system on an on-premises client when using Direct Connect.](/images/efs/latest/ug/images/efs-directconnect-how-it-works.png)
@@ -36 +36 @@ Using Amazon EFS with Microsoft Windows–based clients isn't supported.
-Make sure that you already have an AWS Direct Connect or VPN connection. For more information on AWS Direct Connect, see the [AWS Direct Connect User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/Welcome.html). For more information on setting up a VPN connection, see [Connect your VPC to remote networks using AWS Virtual Private Network](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/vpn-connections.html) in the _Amazon VPC User Guide_.
+Make sure that you already have an Direct Connect or VPN connection. For more information on Direct Connect, see the [Direct Connect User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/Welcome.html). For more information on setting up a VPN connection, see [Connect your VPC to remote networks using AWS Virtual Private Network](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/vpn-connections.html) in the _Amazon VPC User Guide_.
@@ -38 +38 @@ Make sure that you already have an AWS Direct Connect or VPN connection. For mor
-After you have an AWS Direct Connect or VPN connection, create an EFS file system and a mount target in your Amazon VPC. After that, you download and install the amazon-efs-utils tools. Then, you test the file system from your on-premises client. Finally, the clean-up step at the end of the walkthrough provides information for you to remove these resources.
+After you have an Direct Connect or VPN connection, create an EFS file system and a mount target in your Amazon VPC. After that, you download and install the amazon-efs-utils tools. Then, you test the file system from your on-premises client. Finally, the clean-up step at the end of the walkthrough provides information for you to remove these resources.
@@ -42 +42 @@ The walkthrough creates all these resources in the US West (Oregon) Region (`us-
-![Mount an EFS file system on an on-premises client when using AWS Direct Connect.](/images/efs/latest/ug/images/efs-directconnect-how-it-works.png)
+![Mount an EFS file system on an on-premises client when using Direct Connect.](/images/efs/latest/ug/images/efs-directconnect-how-it-works.png)
@@ -295 +295 @@ If you haven't already, install the rpm-builder package with the following comma
-After the package is installed, configure amazon-efs-utils for use in your AWS Region with AWS Direct Connect or VPN.
+After the package is installed, configure amazon-efs-utils for use in your AWS Region with Direct Connect or VPN.