AWS Snowball User Guide
Using the Snowball Client
Start Command for the Snowball Client
The snowball start command authenticates your access to the Snowball with the Snowball's IP
address and your credentials. After you run a snowball start command, you can execute any number
of snowball cp commands.
Usage
snowball start -i IP Address -m Path/to/manifest/file -u 29 character unlock code
Example
snowball start -i 192.0.2.0 -m /user/tmp/manifest -u 01234-abcde-01234-ABCDE-01234
Status Command for the Snowball Client
The snowball status command returns the status of the Snowball.
Example Usage
snowball status
Example Output
Snowball Status: SUCCESS
S3 Endpoint running at: http://192.0.2.0:8080
Total Size: 72 TB
Free Space: 64 TB
Stop Command for the Snowball Client
The snowball stop command stops communication from the current instance of the Snowball client
to the Snowball.
You can use this command to make sure that all other commands are stopped between the data source
server and the Snowball. If you have multiple instances of the client connected to a single Snowball,
you use this command for each instance when you’re ready to stop transferring data. You can run this
command to stop one instance of the client while still copying data with another instance.
Example Usage
snowball stop
Test Command for the Snowball Client
The snowball test command tests your data transfer before it begins. For more information, see
Testing Your Data Transfer with the Snowball Client (p. 53).
Example Usage
snowball test
Validate Command for the Snowball Client
Unless you specify a path, the snowball validate command validates all the metadata and transfer
statuses for the objects on the Snowball. If you specify a path, then this command validates the content
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