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AWS datasync: Clarify agent download instructions by mode

Service: datasync · 2026-07-29 · Documentation low

File: datasync/latest/userguide/creating-azure-blob-location.md

Summary

Differentiated download/extraction steps for Basic vs Enhanced mode agents.

Security assessment

Operational clarification about agent deployment mechanics with no security impact.

Evidence

  4. If you downloaded a Basic mode agent, extract the `.vhdx` file on your local machine.

Diff

diff --git a/datasync/latest/userguide/creating-azure-blob-location.md b/datasync/latest/userguide/creating-azure-blob-location.md
index 6d7ab4524..e6555df3d 100644
--- a//datasync/latest/userguide/creating-azure-blob-location.md
+++ b//datasync/latest/userguide/creating-azure-blob-location.md
@@ -28 +28 @@ With AWS DataSync, you can transfer data between Microsoft Azure Blob Storage (i
-To set up this kind of transfer, you create a [location](./how-datasync-transfer-works.html#sync-locations) for your Azure Blob Storage. You can use this location as a transfer source or destination. A DataSync agent is required only when transferring data between Azure Blob and Amazon EFS or Amazon FSx, or when using **Basic** mode tasks. You don't need an agent to transfer data between Azure Blob and Amazon S3 using **Enhanced** mode.
+To set up this kind of transfer, you create a [location](./how-datasync-transfer-works.html#sync-locations) for your Azure Blob Storage. You can use this location as a transfer source or destination. Most transfers require a DataSync agent. Transfers between Azure Blob and Amazon S3 using **Enhanced** mode do not require an agent. Use the agent that corresponds to your task mode.
@@ -249 +249 @@ Remember the following limitations when transferring data to or from Azure Blob
-A DataSync agent is required only when transferring data between Azure Blob and Amazon EFS or Amazon FSx, or when using **Basic** mode tasks. You don't need an agent to transfer data between Azure Blob and Amazon S3 using **Enhanced** mode. This section describes how to deploy and activate an agent.
+Most transfers require a DataSync agent. Transfers between Azure Blob and Amazon S3 using **Enhanced** mode do not require an agent. Use the agent that corresponds to your task mode. This section describes how to deploy and activate an agent.
@@ -305 +305 @@ Download an agent from the DataSync console. Before you can deploy the agent in
-The agent downloads in a `.zip` file that contains a `.vhdx` file.
+     * The Enhanced mode agent downloads as a `.vhdx` image file.
@@ -307 +307,3 @@ The agent downloads in a `.zip` file that contains a `.vhdx` file.
-  4. Extract the `.vhdx` file on your local machine.
+     * The Basic mode agent downloads in a `.zip` file that contains the `.vhdx` image file.
+
+  4. If you downloaded a Basic mode agent, extract the `.vhdx` file on your local machine.