Configuring AWS DataSync transfers with AWS Snowcone

To transfer data to or from an AWS Snowcone device, you must create an AWS DataSync transfer location. DataSync can use this location as a source or destination for transferring data.

Creating your Snowcone transfer location

Before you begin, you need to enable Network File System (NFS) on your Snowcone device. For more information, see the AWS Snowcone User Guide.

To create the location by using the console

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

2. In the left navigation pane, expand Data transfer, then choose Locations and Create location.

3. For Location type, choose Network File System (NFS).

4. For Agents, choose the Amazon EC2 agent that you launched on your Snowcone device.

   For more information about the agent, see AWS Snowcone User Guide.

5. For NFS server, enter the virtual IP address that you attached to the NFS server on your Snowcone device.

6. For Mount path, enter the NFS export path for the S3 bucket that you want to transfer data to or from.

   The format of the export path for a bucket is /buckets/bucket-name. For more information, see Using NFS file shares to manage file storage in the AWS Snowcone User Guide.

7. (Optional) Expand Additional settings and choose a specific NFS version for DataSync to use when accessing your file server.

   By default, DataSync uses NFS version 4.1. DataSync also supports NFS 3.x and 4.0.

8. (Optional) Choose Add tag to tag your location.

   Tags are key-value pairs that help you manage, filter, and search for your locations. We recommend creating at least a name tag for your location.

9. Choose Create location.