Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Attaching a Transfer Disk to a Transfer Package

Attach a transfer disk to a transfer package for a disk import transfer job.

Attach a transfer disk to a transfer package after you have done the following tasks in order:

  • Copied your data onto the disk.

  • Generated the required manifest file.

  • Run and reviewed the dry-run report.

  • Locked the transfer disk in preparation for shipment.

Note

You can only attach a single disk to each transfer package.

Using the Console

  1. Open the navigation menu and click Migration & Disaster Recovery. Under Data Transfer, click Imports. The Transfer Jobs page appears.

  2. Choose a Compartment you have permission to work in under List scope. All transfer jobs in that compartment are listed in tabular form.

  3. Click the transfer job associated with the transfer package having the disk attached. The transfer job's Details page appears.

  4. Click Transfer Packages under Resources. The Transfer Packages page appears. All transfer packages are listed in tabular form.

  5. Click the transfer package to which you want to attach a disk. The transfer package's Details page appears.

  6. Click Attach Transfer Disks. The Attach Transfer Disks dialog box appears.

  7. Select the Transfer Disks that you want to attach to the transfer package.

  8. Click Attach.

Using the Data Transfer Utility

Use the dts disk attach command and required parameters to attach a transfer disk to a transfer package for a disk import transfer job.

dts disk attach --job-id job_id --package-label package_label --disk-label disk_label

Run dts disk attach --help to view the complete list of flags and variable options.

For example:

dts attach  --job-id ocid1.datatransferjob.oci1..exampleuniqueID --package-label PWA8O67MI --disk-label DNKZQ1XKC
					
Attached disk: DNKZQ1XKC to package: PWA8O67MI

See Transfer Packages for more information, including how to obtain the package label.