Advanced options

This document describes advanced setup options for file system transfers, including:

• Copying data on CIFS or SMB volumes
• Using service account credentials
• Adjusting maximum agent memory
• Restricting agent directory access
• Coordinating agents with Kubernetes
• Using a Forward Proxy
• Copying to a bucket with a retention policy
• Options for obtaining more network bandwidth

Copying data on CIFS or SMB volumes

Transfer agents aren't directly supported on Windows servers. However, you can move data stored on any POSIX-compliant file system by mounting it on a Linux server or virtual machine (VM), and then running an agent from the Linux server or VM to copy your data to Cloud Storage.

To move data from a CIFS or SMB volume:

1. Provision a Linux server or VM.

   For supported operating systems, see Prerequisites.

2. Run the following command on the Linux server or VM you provisioned to mount the volume:

   sudo mount -t cifs -o
   username=WINDOWS-SHARE-USER,password=WINDOWS-SHARE-PASSWORD //IP-ADDRESS/SHARE-NAME /mnt
   

   Replace the following:

   • IP-ADDRESS: the IP address of the Microsoft Windows server that the CIFS or SMB volume is located on.
   • SHARE-NAME: the share name you are mounting.
   • WINDOWS-SHARE-USER: an authorized user for accessing the CIFS or SMB volume.
   • WINDOWS-SHARE-PASSWORD: the password for the authorized user of the CIFS or SMB volume.

3. Confirm that the CIFS volume is mounted by running the following command: