AWS-DataSync

• It is an online data transfer service that simplifies, automates & accelerates copying large amounts of data to and from AWS storage services over the internet.

• It can copy data between NFS, SMB file servers or AWS Snowcone, Amazon S3, Amazon EFS file systems & Amazon FSx for Windows File Server file systems.

• Users can deploy an AWS DataSync agent to on-premises hypervisor or in Amazon EC2.

• Users can use AWS DataSync with Direct Connect link to access public service endpoints or private VPC endpoints.

• It accesses Amazon EFS file system using the NFS protocol.

• It accesses Amazon FSx file system using the SMB protocol.

• It copies Windows metadata, including file timestamps, file owner, standard file attributes and NTFS discretionary access lists (DACLs).

• The DataSync agent is pre-installed on Snowcone device as an AMI.

• A single DataSync agent is capable of saturating a 10 Gbps network link.

• It agent can be configured to route through a firewall using standard network ports.