Storage Transfer Service can transfer data from a number of sources to a number of destinations. The table below details the supported sources and destinations.
| Storage system | Source | Destination | Notes |
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| Cloud Storage | Cloud Storage is a valid sink for transfers from all sources. Transfers from Cloud Storage, Amazon S3, and Azure to Cloud Storage do not require agents or agent pools; they are managed entirely by Storage Transfer Service. To configure Cloud Storage as a source and/or sink, refer to the following pages: |
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| Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) | Transfers to Cloud Storage only. Does not require agents or agent pools. To configure Amazon S3, refer to Configure access to a source: Amazon S3. |
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| S3-compatible storage | Transfers to Cloud Storage only. Requires agents and agent pools. To configure S3-compatible storage, refer to Configure access to a source: S3-compatible storage. |
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| Azure Blob Storage, including Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 | Transfers to Cloud Storage only. Does not require agents or agent pools. To configure Azure storage options, refer to Configure access to a source: Microsoft Azure Storage. |
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| Publicly accessible or signed HTTP and HTTPs URLs | Storage Transfer Service accepts a TSV file specifying a list of URLs to transfer. Transfers to Cloud Storage only. Does not require agents or agent pools. See Create a URL list for details. |
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| File system | Storage Transfer Service supports transfers:
Transfers involving file systems require agents and agent pools. See Manage agent pools to get started. |
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| Hadoop distributed file system (HDFS) | Transfers to Cloud Storage only. Requires agents and agent pools. To configure a transfer from an HDFS source, refer to Transfer from HDFS to Cloud Storage. |