AWS Snowball - Tool DIfferences

AWS Snowball User Guide
Tool Differences
AWS Snowball Tool Differences
The following outlines the different tools used with the AWS Snowball devices, and how they are used:
Snowball Tools
Snowball client with Snowball
• Must be downloaded from the AWS Snowball Tools Download page and installed on a powerful
workstation that you own.
• Can transfer data to or from the Snowball. For more information, see Using the Snowball
Client (p. 52).
• Encrypts data on your powerful workstation before the data is transferred to the Snowball.
Amazon S3 Adapter for Snowball with Snowball
• Must be downloaded from the AWS Snowball Tools Download page and installed on a powerful
workstation that you own.
• Can transfer data to or from the Snowball. For more information, see Transferring Data with the
Amazon S3 Adapter for Snowball (p. 65).
• Encrypts data on your powerful workstation before the data is transferred to the Snowball.
Snowball Edge Tools
Snowball client with Snowball Edge
• Must be downloaded from the AWS Snowball Tools Download page and installed on a computer that
you own.
• Must be used to unlock the Snowball Edge or the cluster of Snowball Edge devices. For more
information, see Using the Snowball Client.
• Can't be used to transfer data.
Amazon S3 Adapter for Snowball with Snowball Edge
• Is already installed on the Snowball Edge by default. It does not need to be downloaded or installed.
• Can transfer data to or from the Snowball Edge. For more information, see Using the Amazon S3
Adapter.
• Encrypts data on the Snowball Edge while the data is transferred to the device.
File interface with Snowball Edge
• Is already installed on the Snowball Edge by default. It does not need to be downloaded or installed.
• Can transfer data by dragging and dropping files up to 150 GB in size from your computer to the
buckets on the Snowball Edge through an easy-to-configure NFS mount point. For more information,
see Using the File Interface for the AWS Snowball Edge.
• Encrypts data on the Snowball Edge while the data is transferred to the device.
AWS Greengrass console with Snowball Edge
• With a Snowball Edge, you can use the AWS Greengrass console to update your AWS Greengrass group
and the core running on the Snowball Edge.
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