AWS Snowmobile | Getting Started Flashcards
How is a Snowmobile powered?
Getting Started
AWS Snowmobile | Storage
A fully powered Snowmobile requires ~350KW. Snowmobile can be connected to available utility power sources at your location if sufficient capacity is available. Otherwise, AWS can dispatch a separate generator set along with the Snowmobile if your site permits such generator use. This generator set takes a similar amount of space as the Snowmobile which is parking for a vehicle approximately the same size as a 45-foot container trailer.
What is a Snowmobile job?
Getting Started
AWS Snowmobile | Storage
A Snowmobile job encapsulates the end-to-end data migration process using a Snowmobile. There are five main steps, including 1) Site Survey, where AWS personnel will work with you to understand your migration objectives, data center environment, and network configurations in order to determine a migration plan, 2) Site Preparation, where you (the customer) will identify and make available local resources such as parking space and power source for the Snowmobile, local security, network address, ports, and available rack positions to connect the Snowmobile with the local network backbone, 3) Dispatch and Setup, where AWS personnel will dispatch a Snowmobile to your site and configure it for you so it can be accessed securely as a network storage target, 4) Data Migration, where you will copy data from any number of sources within your data center to the Snowmobile, and 5) Return and Upload, where the Snowmobile is returned to an AWS region that you have designated where you data will be uploaded into the AWS storage services you have selected. Visit AWS Snowmobile to learn more.
How do I connect my data center to Snowmobile?
Getting Started
AWS Snowmobile | Storage
Each Snowmobile comes with a removable high-speed connector rack on wheels with two kilometers of ruggedized networking cable. The connector rack can be rolled to a location inside your data center and connected directly to your network backbone. This way, the Snowmobile will operate as a network storage target inside your network for you to perform high-speed data transfer.
How do I copy my data to a Snowmobile?
Getting Started
AWS Snowmobile | Storage
Once the Snowmobile is connected to your data center, it will appear as a network storage target. You can copy data from local storage devices to the Snowmobile using the same tools and in the same manner as data is copied to any network attached storage device with an NFS interface.
Can I connect to Snowmobile via an NFS endpoint?
Getting Started
AWS Snowmobile | Storage
Yes. The Snowmobile will appear as a standard NFS mount on your network that you can connect to via your existing tools and applications.
