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# Connecting Amazon FSx (Windows) to Amazon Q Business
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Amazon FSx (Windows) is a fully managed, cloud based file server system that offers shared storage capabilities. You can connect your Amazon FSx (Windows) instance to Amazon Q Business—using either the AWS Management Console, CLI, or the [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_CreateDataSource.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_CreateDataSource.html) API—and create an Amazon Q web experience.

The Amazon Q Amazon FSx (Windows) data source connector supports only Amazon FSx for Windows.

**Topics**
+ [Amazon FSx (Windows) connector overview](fsx-windows-overview.md)
+ [Prerequisites for connecting Amazon Q Business to Amazon FSx (Windows)](fsx-windows-prereqs.md)
+ [Connecting Amazon Q Business to Amazon FSx (Windows) using the console](fsx-windows-console.md)
+ [Connecting Amazon Q Business to Amazon FSx (Windows) using APIs](fsx-api.md)
+ [How Amazon Q Business connector crawls Amazon FSx (Windows) ACLs](fsx-user-management.md)
+ [Amazon FSx (Windows) data source connector field mappings](fsx-field-mappings.md)
+ [IAM role for Amazon FSx (Windows) connector](fsx-windows-iam-role.md)

**Learn more**
+ For an overview of the Amazon Q web experience creation process using IAM Identity Center, see [Configuring an application using IAM Identity Center](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/create-application.html).
+ For an overview of the Amazon Q web experience creation process using AWS Identity and Access Management, see [Configuring an application using IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/create-application-iam.html).
+ For an overview of connector features, see [Data source connector concepts](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/connector-concepts.html).
+ For information about connector configuration best practices, see [Connector configuration best practices](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/connector-best-practices.html).