Document history - AWS DataSync

Document history

The following table describes important additions to the AWS DataSync documentation. We also update the documentation frequently to address feedback that you send us.

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ChangeDescriptionDate

Support for Azure storage general-purpose v1 accounts

DataSync can work with Azure storage general-purpose v1 accounts when transferring to or from Microsoft Azure Blob Storage.

October 4, 2024

New way to configure task schedules

You can configure your DataSync task schedules by using rate expressions.

August 22, 2024

New AWS Region

AWS DataSync is available for data transfers in the Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region.

August 21, 2024

Support for agentless cross-Region transfers that include an opt-in Region

You no longer need a DataSync agent for transfers between AWS storage services when at least one storage location is in an opt-in AWS Region.

July 24, 2024

AWS managed policy updates - Update to an existing policy

The AWSDataSyncFullAccess policy has a new permission for services that work with DataSync.

July 22, 2024

Updated S3 cross-account tutorial

Removed some source account user permissions that are no longer required for this transfer.

June 10, 2024

New task execution status

The CANCELLING status indicates when a task execution is being cancelled.

May 15, 2024

New option for pausing task schedules

You can disable your AWS DataSync task schedule when you need to troubleshoot issues or perform storage system maintenance.

April 24, 2024

Updated TLS cipher for FIPS endpoints

AWS DataSync uses the TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (secp256r1) cipher for Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) service endpoints.

April 22, 2024

AWS managed policy updates - Update to an existing policy

The AWSDataSyncFullAccess policy has a new permission for services that work with DataSync.

February 16, 2024

Transfer specific files or objects with a manifest

AWS DataSync can transfer a list of files or objects by using a manifest.

February 7, 2024

New AWS Region

AWS DataSync is now available for data transfers in the Canada West (Calgary) Region.

December 20, 2023

Support for transfers with additional cloud providers

AWS DataSync can now transfer data between AWS storage services and IBM Cloud Object Storage or Seagate Lyve Cloud.

November 7, 2023

Support for transfers with Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service

AWS DataSync can now transfer data between AWS storage services and Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service.

September 25, 2023

Support for task reports

Monitor your AWS DataSync transfers with task reports.

August 30, 2023

New AWS Region

AWS DataSync is now available for data transfers in the Israel (Tel Aviv) Region.

August 23, 2023

Support for transfers with additional cloud providers

AWS DataSync can now transfer data between AWS storage services and several other cloud providers (such as Wasabi Cloud Storage, DigitalOcean Spaces, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage).

August 8, 2023

General availability of Microsoft Azure Blob Storage support

AWS DataSync can now transfer objects to and from Microsoft Azure Blob Storage.

July 25, 2023

TLS 1.3 support

When transferring between storage locations, AWS DataSync now encrypts all network traffic with Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3.

June 28, 2023

New DataSync Discovery metrics

AWS DataSync Discovery can now tell you how many LUNs (logical unit numbers) are in a storage resource cluster, storage virtual machine (SVM), or volume.

June 28, 2023

New AWS Region

AWS DataSync is now available for data transfers in the Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region.

May 24, 2023

Support for with S3 compatible storage on Snowball Edge

You can use AWS DataSync to transfer data between Amazon S3 compatible storage on AWS Snowball Edge and AWS storage services.

May 18, 2023

AWS managed policy updates - Update to an existing policy

The AWSDataSyncFullAccess policy has new permissions for services that work with DataSync.

May 2, 2023

General availability of AWS DataSync Discovery

Use DataSync Discovery to help accelerate your migration to AWS.

April 25, 2023

Public preview release of Microsoft Azure Blob Storage support

AWS DataSync can now transfer objects from Microsoft Azure Blob Storage.

March 29, 2023

New IAM policy

To support the DataSync Discovery feature, DataSync uses the service-linked role named AWSServiceRoleForDataSyncDiscovery.

March 21, 2023

New AWS Regions

AWS DataSync is now available in the following AWS Regions: Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Europe (Spain), and Europe (Zurich).

February 6, 2023

Using tags in task executions

You can now tag your AWS DataSync task executions.

December 16, 2022

Support for S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval

You can now transfer objects directly into the S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval storage class.

December 16, 2022

Copying object system metadata

AWS DataSync can now copy system metadata when transferring between an object storage system and Amazon S3.

December 16, 2022

New AWS Regions

AWS DataSync is now available in the China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia) Regions.

December 14, 2022

New AWS Region

AWS DataSync is now available in the Middle East (UAE) Region.

November 16, 2022

Support for self-signed certificates with object storage locations

AWS DataSync can connect to object storage locations that use self-signed or private certificates.

October 25, 2022

Get data compression information

AWS DataSync can provide the physical number of bytes transferred over the network after compression was applied.

October 25, 2022

Public preview release of AWS DataSync Discovery

Use DataSync Discovery to help accelerate your migration to AWS.

September 21, 2022

New option for migrating data to or from Google Cloud Storage

You can transfer data to or from Google Cloud Storage by deploying an AWS DataSync agent in Google Cloud.

July 21, 2022

Support for Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP file systems

AWS DataSync can now transfer files and folders to and from FSx for ONTAP file systems.

June 28, 2022

New security options for Amazon EFS locations

AWS DataSync can access Amazon EFS file systems using TLS, access points, and IAM roles.

May 31, 2022

Migrating data to or from Google Cloud Storage and Azure Files

With AWS DataSync, you can transfer data to or from Google Cloud Storage and Azure Files. For more information, see Creating a location for object storage and Creating a location for SMB.

May 24, 2022

New AWS DataSync task setting

With the Copy object tags option, you can specify whether to maintain object tags when transferring between object storage systems.

May 5, 2022

New AWS Region

AWS DataSync is now available in the Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region.

April 19, 2022

Support for Amazon FSx for OpenZFS file systems

AWS DataSync can now transfer files and folders to and from FSx for OpenZFS file systems.

April 5, 2022

Support for Amazon FSx for Lustre file systems

AWS DataSync can now transfer files and folders to and from FSx for Lustre file systems.

December 10, 2021

Support for Hadoop Distributed File Systems (HDFS)

AWS DataSync now supports transferring files and folders to and from HDFS clusters.

November 3, 2021

New AWS Region

AWS DataSync is now available in the Asia Pacific (Osaka) Region.

July 28, 2021

Fully automated transfers between AWS storage services

AWS DataSync can now transfer files or objects between Amazon S3, Amazon EFS, or FSx for Windows File Server with just a few clicks in the DataSync console.

November 9, 2020

Adjusting the network bandwidth used by a running task

AWS DataSync now enables customers to adjust the network bandwidth used by a running DataSync task. This helps to minimize impact on other users or applications when a task spans multiple days.

November 9, 2020

Enhanced support for on-premises DataSync virtual machine (VM) functions

The AWS DataSync agent VM host console now supports enhanced functions, including activating an agent from the local console.

October 19, 2020

AWS DataSync can now transfer data to and from AWS Outposts

DataSync now supports transferring objects to and from Amazon S3 on AWS Outposts.

September 30, 2020

Support for API filtering

AWS DataSync now supports filtering for the ListTasks and ListLocations API calls, enabling you to easily retrieve configuration of data transfer tasks by using filters such as the source or destination for the data transfer.

August 18, 2020

Support for copying data from your self-managed object storage

AWS DataSync now supports data transfer between self-managed object storage and Amazon S3, Amazon Elastic File System, or FSx for Windows File Server.

July 27, 2020

Support for Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) and Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisors

AWS DataSync now provides the ability to deploy on-premises agents on the KVM and Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization platforms, in addition to the existing VMware and Amazon EC2 options.

July 1, 2020

AWS DataSync can now automatically configure your Amazon CloudWatch Logs configuration

When using DataSync, you now have the option of automatically generating the CloudWatch log group and resource policy required to publish logs for your data transfer, simplifying task creation and monitoring setup.

July 1, 2020

AWS DataSync can now transfer data to and from AWS Snowcone

DataSync now supports transferring files to and from AWS Snowcone, the smallest member of the AWS Snow Family of edge computing and data transfer devices. Snowcone is portable, ruggedized, and secure—small and light enough to fit in a backpack and able to withstand harsh environments.

June 17, 2020

New AWS Region

AWS DataSync is now available in the Africa (Cape Town) Region and the Europe (Milan) Region.

June 16, 2020

Enhanced monitoring capabilities with file-level logging

You can now enable detailed logging for files and objects copied between your NFS servers, SMB servers, Amazon S3 buckets, Amazon EFS file systems, and FSx for Windows File Server file systems.

April 24, 2020

Support for copying data between your SMB share and Amazon FSx for Windows File Server

You can now copy data between your SMB share and FSx for Windows File Server.

January 24, 2020

Support for scheduling tasks

You can now run tasks manually or schedule them to run based on a specified schedule.

November 20, 2019

New AWS Region

AWS DataSync is now available in the Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region, Asia Pacific (Mumbai) Region, Europe (Stockholm) Region, South America (São Paulo) Region, and AWS GovCloud (US-East) Region.

November 20, 2019

New AWS Region

AWS DataSync is now available in the Canada (Central) Region, Europe (London) Region, and Europe (Paris) Region.

October 2, 2019

Support for Amazon S3 storage classes

You can now transfer objects directly into Amazon S3 storage classes.

September 24, 2019

New AWS Region

AWS DataSync is now available in the Middle East (Bahrain) Region.

August 28, 2019

Support for copying data between your Server Message Block (SMB) share and Amazon S3 or Amazon EFS

You can now copy data between your SMB file share and Amazon S3 or Amazon EFS.

August 22, 2019

Support for using virtual private cloud (VPC) endpoints

You can now create a private connection between your agent and AWS and run tasks in a private network. Doing this increases the security of your data as it's copied over the network.

August 5, 2019

Support for Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) endpoints

You can now use FIPS endpoints to create agents and run tasks.

August 5, 2019

New AWS Region

AWS DataSync is now available in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region.

June 11, 2019

Support for filtering

You can now apply filters to transfer only a subset of the files in your source location when you transfer data from your source to your destination location.

May 22, 2019

First release of AWS DataSync

General release of the AWS DataSync service.

November 26, 2018