Deploying your Amazon DataSync agent

Open a terminal and copy the following Amazon CLI command to get the latest DataSync Amazon Machine Image (AMI) ID for the Region where you want to deploy your Amazon EC2 agent.

aws ssm get-parameter --name /aws/service/datasync/ami --region your-region

Run the command. In the output, take note of the "Value" property with the DataSync AMI ID.

aws ssm get-parameter --name /aws/service/datasync/ami --region us-east-1                              

{
    "Parameter": {
        "Name": "/aws/service/datasync/ami",
        "Type": "String",
        "Value": "ami-1234567890abcdef0",
        "Version": 6,
        "LastModifiedDate": 1569946277.996,
        "ARN": "arn:aws-cn:ssm:us-east-1::parameter/aws/service/datasync/ami"
    }
}

Copy the following URL:

https://console.amazonaws.cn/ec2/v2/home?region=agent-region#LaunchInstanceWizard:ami=ami-id

Paste the URL into a browser.

The Amazon EC2 instance launch page in the Amazon Web Services Management Console displays.

For Instance type, choose one of the recommended Amazon EC2 instances for DataSync.

For Key pair, choose an existing key pair, or create a new one.

For Network settings, choose Edit and then do the following:

1. For VPC, choose a VPC where you want to deploy your agent.

2. For Auto-assign public IP, choose whether you want your agent to be accessible from the public internet.

   You use the instance's public or private IP address later to activate your agent.

3. For Firewall (security groups), create or a select a security group that does the following:

   • If needed, allows inbound traffic to the Amazon EC2 instance on port 80 (HTTP). Some options for getting an agent activation key require this connection.

   • Allows inbound and outbound traffic between the Amazon EC2 instance the storage system that you're transferring data to or from. For more information, see Network requirements for on-premises, self-managed, other cloud, and edge storage.

   Note

   There are additional ports to configure depending on the type of service endpoint that your agent uses.

(Recommended) To increase performance when transferring from a cloud-based file system, expand Advanced details and choose a Placement group value where your storage is located.

Choose Launch instance to launch your Amazon EC2 instance.

Once your instance status is Running, choose the instance.

If you configured your instance to be accessible from the public internet, make note of the instance's public IP address. If you didn't, make note of the private IP address.

You need this IP address when activating your agent.