AWS Snowball - Setting up; Sign up for AWS; Create an IAM User

AWS Snowball User Guide
Setting Up
Job Status Description Job Type That Status
Applies To
Canceled Your job has been canceled. You can only cancel
Snowball import jobs during the Job created
status.
Both
Setting Up Your AWS Access
Before you use AWS Snowball (Snowball) for the first time, you need to complete the following tasks:
1. Sign Up for AWS (p. 14).
2. Create an IAM User (p. 14).
Sign Up for AWS
When you sign up for Amazon Web Services (AWS), your AWS account is automatically signed up for all
services in AWS, including AWS Import/Export. You are charged only for the services that you use. For
more information about pricing and fees for Snowball, see AWS Snowball Pricing. Snowball is not free to
use; for more information on what AWS services are free, see AWS Free Usage Tier.
If you have an AWS account already, skip to the next task. If you don't have an AWS account, use the
following procedure to create one.
To create an AWS account
1. Open https://aws.amazon.com/, and then choose Create an AWS Account.
Note
This might be unavailable in your browser if you previously signed into the AWS
Management Console. In that case, choose Sign in to a different account, and then choose
Create a new AWS account.
2. Follow the online instructions.
Part of the sign-up procedure involves receiving a phone call and entering a PIN using the phone
keypad.
Note your AWS account number, because you'll need it for the next task.
Create an IAM User
Services in AWS, such as AWS Import/Export, require that you provide credentials when you access
them, so that the service can determine whether you have permission to access its resources. AWS
recommends not using the root credentials of your AWS account to make requests. Instead, create an
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) user, and grant that user full access. We refer to these users
as administrator users.
You can use the administrator user credentials, instead of root credentials of your account, to interact
with AWS and perform tasks, such as to create an Amazon S3 bucket, create users, and grant them
permissions. For more information, see Root Account Credentials vs. IAM User Credentials in the AWS
General Reference and IAM Best Practices in IAM User Guide.
If you signed up for AWS but have not created an IAM user for yourself, you can create one using the IAM
console.
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