AWS Snowball User Guide
Using the Amazon S3 Adapter for Snowball
Option Description Usage and Example
[default] profile. To specify a different profile, use
this option followed by the profile name.
-s
--aws-secret-
key
The AWS secret key that you want to use to sign
requests to the Snowball. By default, the adapter
uses the key present in the default profile specified
in the home directory/.aws/credentials file,
under the [default] profile. To specify a different
profile, use this option, followed by a secret
key. The --aws-profile-name option takes
precedence if both options are specified.
snowball-adapter -s
snowball-adapter -s
wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/
bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY
-h
--help
Usage information for the adapter. snowball-adapter -h
-i
--ip
The Snowball's IP address, which can be found on
the Snowball's E Ink display.
snowball-adapter -i
snowball-adapter -i
192.0.2.0
-m
--manifest
The path to the manifest file for this job. You
can get the manifest file from the AWS Snowball
Management Console (p. 22), or programmatically
from the job management API.
snowball-adapter -m
snowball-adapter -m ~/
Downloads/manifest.bin
-u
--unlockcode
The unlock code for this job. You can get the
unlock code from the AWS Snowball Management
Console (p. 22), or programmatically from the job
management API.
snowball-adapter -u
snowball-adapter -u
01234-abcde-01234-
ABCDE-01234
-ssl
--ssl-enabled
A value that specifies whether or not the
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol is used for
communicating with the adapter. If no additional
certification path or private key is provided, then a
self-signed certificate and key are generated in the
home directory/.aws/snowball/config directory.
snowball-adapter -ssl
snowball-adapter -ssl
-c
--ssl-
certificate-
path
The path to the certificate to use for the SSL
protocol when communicating with the adapter.
snowball-adapter -c
~/.aws/snowball/myssl/
certs
-k
--ssl-
private-key-
path
The path to the private key to use for the SSL
protocol when communicating with the adapter.
snowball-adapter -k
~/.aws/snowball/myssl/
keys
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