Creating a task for transferring your data

Open the AWS DataSync console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/datasync/.

Make sure you're in one of the AWS Regions where you plan to transfer data.

In the left navigation pane, expand Data transfer, then choose Tasks, and then choose Create task.

On the Configure source location page, create or choose a source location, then choose Next.

On the Configure destination location page, create or choose a destination location, then choose Next.

(Recommended) On the Configure settings page, give your task a name that you can remember.

While still on the Configure settings page, choose your task options or use the default settings.

You might be interested in some of the following options:

When you're done, choose Next.

Review your task configuration, then choose Create task.

In your AWS CLI settings, make sure that you're using one of the AWS Regions where you plan to transfer data.

Copy the following create-task command:

aws datasync create-task \
  --source-location-arn "arn:aws:datasync:us-east-1:account-id:location/location-id" \
  --destination-location-arn "arn:aws:datasync:us-east-1:account-id:location/location-id" \
  --name "task-name"

For --source-location-arn, specify the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of your source location.

For --destination-location-arn, specify the ARN of your destination location.

If you're transferring across AWS Regions or accounts, make sure that the ARN includes the other Region or account ID.

(Recommended) For --name, specify a name for your task that you can remember.

Specify other task options as needed. You might be interested in some of the following options:

For more options, see create-task. Here's an example create-task command that specifies several options:

aws datasync create-task \
  --source-location-arn "arn:aws:datasync:us-east-1:account-id:location/location-id" \
  --destination-location-arn "arn:aws:datasync:us-east-1:account-id:location/location-id" \
  --cloud-watch-log-group-arn "arn:aws:logs:region:account-id" \
  --name "task-name" \
  --options VerifyMode=NONE,OverwriteMode=NEVER,Atime=BEST_EFFORT,Mtime=PRESERVE,Uid=INT_VALUE,Gid=INT_VALUE,PreserveDevices=PRESERVE,PosixPermissions=PRESERVE,PreserveDeletedFiles=PRESERVE,TaskQueueing=ENABLED,LogLevel=TRANSFER

Run the create-task command.

If the command is successful, you get a response that shows you the ARN of the task that you created. For example:

{ 
    "TaskArn": "arn:aws:datasync:us-east-1:111222333444:task/task-08de6e6697796f026" 
}