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AWS DataSync Documentation

Data Movement

AWS DataSync is designed to help copy data between on-premises storage, or other cloud providers, and AWS Storage services

Purpose-built network protocol

The service is designed to employ an AWS-designed transfer protocol to help with data movement.

Connections between the local DataSync agent and the in-cloud service components are designed to be multi-threaded to help with performance over your Wide Area Network (WAN).

Data encryption and validation

DataSync is designed to encrypt data in transit. For each transfer made using DataSync, the service is designed to perform integrity checks both in transit and at rest.

Multicloud Data Movement

Customers who operate in multicloud environments can use AWS DataSync to move data to and from storage on various clouds.

Bandwidth

DataSync is designed with controls to help with bandwidth consumptions.

File system integration and metadata preservation

The DataSync agent is designed to connect to your existing storage systems, or to your self-managed object storage, using the Amazon S3 API. The agent is designed to transfer data and write it into your designated Amazon S3 bucket or file system.

When copying data between shares and file systems, file permissions and metadata are designed to be preserved. Similarly, when copying objects between self-managed object storage and Amazon S3, object metadata and tags are designed to be preserved.

When copying data to Amazon S3, DataSync is designed to convert each file to be a single S3 object in a 1:1 relationship, and preserve POSIX metadata from NFS shares as Amazon S3 object metadata. When you copy objects that contain file system metadata back to file formats, the original file metadata that DataSync copied to S3 is designed to be restored.

Monitoring and Auditing

DataSync task reports are designed to provide JSON-formatted output files that include a summary and reports for files transferred, skipped, verified, and deleted. Task reports are designed to be generated after the completion of your transfer tasks and stored in your Amazon S3 bucket.

Additional Information

For additional information about service controls, security features and functionalities, including, as applicable, information about storing, retrieving, modifying, restricting, and deleting data, please see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/index.html. This additional information does not form part of the Documentation for purposes of the AWS Customer Agreement available at http://aws.amazon.com/agreement, or other agreement between you and AWS governing your use of AWS’s services.