AWS SDK Version 3 for .NET
API Reference

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Starts an DataSync transfer task. For each task, you can only run one task execution at a time.

There are several steps to a task execution. For more information, see Task execution statuses.

If you're planning to transfer data to or from an Amazon S3 location, review how DataSync can affect your S3 request charges and the DataSync pricing page before you begin.

Note:

This is an asynchronous operation using the standard naming convention for .NET 4.5 or higher. For .NET 3.5 the operation is implemented as a pair of methods using the standard naming convention of BeginStartTaskExecution and EndStartTaskExecution.

Namespace: Amazon.DataSync
Assembly: AWSSDK.DataSync.dll
Version: 3.x.y.z

Syntax

C#
public abstract Task<StartTaskExecutionResponse> StartTaskExecutionAsync(
         StartTaskExecutionRequest request,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken
)

Parameters

request
Type: Amazon.DataSync.Model.StartTaskExecutionRequest

Container for the necessary parameters to execute the StartTaskExecution service method.

cancellationToken
Type: System.Threading.CancellationToken

A cancellation token that can be used by other objects or threads to receive notice of cancellation.

Return Value


The response from the StartTaskExecution service method, as returned by DataSync.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
InternalException This exception is thrown when an error occurs in the DataSync service.
InvalidRequestException This exception is thrown when the client submits a malformed request.

Version Information

.NET:
Supported in: 8.0 and newer, Core 3.1

.NET Standard:
Supported in: 2.0

.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5 and newer

See Also