Step 1: Choose a job type - AWS Snowcone User Guide

Step 1: Choose a job type

The first step in creating a job is to determine the type of job that you need and to start planning it using the AWS Snow Family Management Console.

To choose your job type

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console, and open the AWS Snow Family Management Console. If this is your first time creating a job in this AWS Region, you will see the AWS Snow Family page. Otherwise you will see the list of existing jobs.

  2. If this is your first job, choose Order an AWS Snow Family device. If you're expecting multiple jobs to migrate over 500 TB of data, choose Create your large data migration plan greater than 500 TB. Otherwise, choose Create Job in the left navigation bar. Choose Next step to open the Plan your job page.

  3. In the Job name section, provide a name for your job in the Job name box.

  4. Depending on your need, choose one of the following job types:

    • Import into Amazon S3 – Have AWS ship an empty Snowcone device to you. You connect the device to your local network and configure the device using OpsHub. You copy data to the device using NFS share, ship it back to AWS, and your data is uploaded to Amazon S3.

    • Local compute and storage only – Perform compute and storage workloads on the device without transferring data.

    Choose job type panel showing Import into Amazon S3 job type selected.

  5. Choose Next to continue.