AWS DataSync

  • Synchronise data, move a lot of data to and from
    • From on-premises to cloud AWS (NFS, SMB, HDFS, S3, API) - Need agent Pasted image 20221021133322.png
    • AWS to AWS (different storage services) - No agent needed Pasted image 20221021133333.png
  • Can synchronise to
    • S3 (any storage classes including Glacier)
    • EFS
    • FSx (Windows, Lustre, ...)
  • Replication tasks can be scheduled hourly, daily, weekly
  • File permissions and metadata are preserved (NFS POSIX, SMB)
  • One agent task can use up 10Gbps, can setup bandwidth limit