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AWS datasync: Expanded Enhanced mode supported locations

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

File: datasync/latest/userguide/do-i-need-datasync-agent.md

Summary

Added Amazon EFS, FSx for Lustre, HDFS, object storage, and Azure Blob to Enhanced mode support.

Security assessment

Feature expansion documentation with no direct security impact.

Evidence

Enhanced mode supports using an agent for transfers to or from Amazon S3, Amazon EFS, or Amazon FSx for Lustre and the following locations:

Diff

diff --git a/datasync/latest/userguide/do-i-need-datasync-agent.md b/datasync/latest/userguide/do-i-need-datasync-agent.md
index 33e13a385..590673b1a 100644
--- a//datasync/latest/userguide/do-i-need-datasync-agent.md
+++ b//datasync/latest/userguide/do-i-need-datasync-agent.md
@@ -61 +61 @@ Basic mode supports using an agent when copying to or from the following locatio
-  * Azure blob
+  * Azure Blob
@@ -66 +66 @@ Basic mode supports using an agent when copying to or from the following locatio
-Enhanced mode supports using an agent for transfers to or from Amazon S3 with the following locations:
+Enhanced mode supports using an agent for transfers to or from Amazon S3, Amazon EFS, or Amazon FSx for Lustre and the following locations:
@@ -71,0 +72,6 @@ Enhanced mode supports using an agent for transfers to or from Amazon S3 with th
+  * HDFS
+
+  * Object storage (including other clouds)
+
+  * Azure Blob
+