AWS datasync: Clarify agent download instructions by mode
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.