Where can I transfer my data with Amazon DataSync? - Amazon DataSync
Supported transfers in the same Amazon Web Services accountSupported transfers in the same Amazon Web Services RegionSupported transfers between Amazon Web Services RegionsDetermining if your transfer requires a DataSync agent
Services or capabilities described in Amazon Web Services documentation might vary by Region. To see the differences applicable to the China Regions, see Getting Started with Amazon Web Services in China (PDF).

Where can I transfer my data with Amazon DataSync?

Where you can transfer your data with Amazon DataSync depends on the following factors:

  • Your transfer's source and destination locations

  • If your locations are in different Amazon Web Services Regions

Supported transfers in the same Amazon Web Services account

DataSync supports transfers between the following storage resources that are associated with the same Amazon Web Services account.

Source (from) Destination (to)

  • NFS

  • SMB

  • HDFS

  • Object storage

  • Amazon S3 (in Amazon Web Services Regions)

  • Amazon EFS

  • Amazon FSx for Windows File Server

  • FSx for Lustre

  • FSx for OpenZFS

  • FSx for ONTAP

  • Amazon S3 (in Amazon Web Services Regions)

  • Amazon EFS

  • FSx for Windows File Server

  • FSx for Lustre

  • FSx for OpenZFS

  • FSx for ONTAP

  • NFS

  • SMB

  • HDFS

  • Object storage

  • Microsoft Azure Blob Storage

  • Wasabi Cloud Storage

  • DigitalOcean Spaces

  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage

  • Cloudflare R2 Storage

  • Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

  • NAVER Cloud Object Storage

  • Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service

  • IBM Cloud Object Storage

  • Seagate Lyve Cloud

  • Amazon S3 (in Amazon Web Services Regions)

  • Amazon EFS

  • Amazon FSx for Windows File Server

  • FSx for Lustre

  • FSx for OpenZFS

  • FSx for ONTAP

  • Amazon S3 (in Amazon Web Services Regions)

  • Amazon EFS

  • Amazon FSx for Windows File Server

  • FSx for Lustre

  • FSx for OpenZFS

  • FSx for ONTAP

  • Microsoft Azure Blob Storage

  • Wasabi Cloud Storage

  • DigitalOcean Spaces

  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage

  • Cloudflare R2 Storage

  • Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

  • NAVER Cloud Object Storage

  • Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service

  • IBM Cloud Object Storage

  • Seagate Lyve Cloud

  • Amazon S3 compatible storage on Amazon Snowball Edge

  • Amazon S3 (in Amazon Web Services Regions)

  • Amazon EFS

  • Amazon FSx for Windows File Server

  • FSx for Lustre

  • FSx for OpenZFS

  • FSx for ONTAP

  • Amazon S3 (in Amazon Web Services Regions)

  • Amazon EFS

  • FSx for Windows File Server

  • FSx for Lustre

  • FSx for OpenZFS

  • FSx for ONTAP

  • Amazon S3 compatible storage on Snowball Edge

  • Amazon S3 (in Amazon Web Services Regions)

  • Amazon EFS

  • FSx for Windows File Server

  • FSx for Lustre

  • FSx for OpenZFS

  • FSx for ONTAP

  • Amazon S3 (in Amazon Web Services Regions)

  • Amazon EFS

  • FSx for Windows File Server

  • FSx for Lustre

  • FSx for OpenZFS

  • FSx for ONTAP

  • Amazon S3 (in Amazon Regions)

  • Amazon S3 on Amazon Outposts

  • Amazon S3 on Amazon Outposts

  • Amazon S3 (in Amazon Web Services Regions)

Supported transfers in the same Amazon Web Services Region

There are no restrictions when transferring data within the same Amazon Web Services Region (including opt-in Regions). For more information, see Amazon Web Services Regions supported by DataSync.

Supported transfers between Amazon Web Services Regions

Note the following when transferring data between Amazon Web Services Regions supported by DataSync:

  • When transferring between Amazon storage services in different Amazon Web Services Regions, one of the two locations must be in the Region where you're using DataSync.

  • You can't transfer across Regions with an NFS, SMB, HDFS, or object storage location. In these situations, both of your transfer locations must be in the same Region where you activate your DataSync agent.

Important

You pay for data transferred between Amazon Web Services Regions. This transfer is billed as data transfer out from the source to destination Region. For more information, see Amazon DataSync Pricing.

Determining if your transfer requires a DataSync agent

Depending on your transfer scenario, you might need a DataSync agent. For more information, see Do I need an Amazon DataSync agent?