AWS Export Service

Bucket Explorer supports AWS Export service to create job for exporting data from Amazon S3 Buckets in the US Standard and EU (Ireland) Regions to storage device using Amazon’s high-speed internal network and bypassing the Internet.

Amazon exports your data from the AWS cloud onto one or more of your portable storage devices that you send to Amazon.
 

 

Steps for Using AWS Export:

STEP 1 :

Create an Export Job with manifest details that specifies such things as the bucket name, device Id, prefix, begin marker, end marker, log bucket name, log prefix, returns address etc.
Steps to create a Export Job:

1. Run Bucket Explorer.
2. Open Add-Ins -->AWS Import Export option.
3. It will open List Import Export Job window.
4. Choose Create Job ->Export Job option from tool bar.
5. Fill Manifest Details.
6. If you want to add any additional field then click on Optional Fields button.
7. If you want to save your manifest details on local system then check the corresponding check box for it.
8. Click on " Create Job " button to create Export Job on AWS.
9. After Export job is created successfully, Manifest files and SIGNATURE Files are also saved at the path which you have specified in " Import/Export Configuration Path " at Add-Ins-->Options menu.

  

STEP 2 :

Copy Signature File-

Copy the SIGNATURE file from the path you configured in AWS option to the root directory of your storage device.

  In case if you have lost your saved signature file or if you don't know the exact path, you can again save the SIGNATURE file from "Get Status" panel for specified Job.

Steps to Save the SIGANTURE file:

1. Select your Job from " Job details " window.
2. Right click on selected job and choose the option " Get Status ".
3. It will open the " Job Statistics Panel ".
4. Click on " Save Signature File " button and select the path where you want to save the file.
5. Now you can copy this saved Signature file.

  

STEP 3 :

Generate Packing Slip-
Fill the details for AWS packing slip and print this slip. AWS accepts only one device per package and only one job per device.
Steps to Generate Packing Slip and print the AWS Import/Export packing slip:

1. Run Bucket Explorer.
2. Open Add-Ins menu.
3. Choose AWS Import Export.
4. Select the created job from " Job Details " table and choose Generate Packing Slip option from right click or you can click on same option from toolbar.
5. It will open the Generate Packing Slip window.
6. Enter Packing Slip Details and Job Details.
7. Click on " Generate Slip " button to generate the packing slip.
8. Print the packing slip from preview .

  

STEP 4:

Ship Your Data-

Now ship your storage device and packing slip to AWS Shipping Address. Make sure to include your Job Id on the shipping label. Otherwise, AWS will refuse delivery of the package at the import/export facility.

How to find AWS Shipping Address for your Import job-

1. Select the created job from list job table and choose Get Status option from right click.
2. It will show status of job .
3. Here you will find the AWS shipping address .
4. You can preview the content of Manifest file from Show Manifest button.