Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Creating a Transfer Package

Create a transfer package for a disk import transfer job.

Creating a transfer package requires the job OCID returned from when you created the transfer job. For example:

ocid1.datatransferjob.region1.phx..exampleuniqueID

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 transfer job for which you want to create a transfer package. 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 Create Transfer Package. The Create Transfer Package dialog box appears.

  6. Select a shipping vendor from the Shipping Carrier list.

  7. Click Create Transfer Package.

The Transfer Packages page displays the transfer package you just created.

Using the Data Transfer Utility

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

dts package create --job-id job_id

Run dts package create --help to view the complete list of flags and variable options.

For example:

dts package create --job-id ocid1.datatransferjob.oci1..exampleuniqueID
									
Transfer Package : 
  Label                        : PWA8O67MI
  TransferSiteShippingAddress  : Oracle Data Transfer Service;  Job:JZM9PAVWH Package:PWA8O67MI ; 21111 Ridgetop Circle; Dock B; Sterling, VA 20166; USA
  DeliveryVendor               : *** none ***
  DeliveryTrackingNumber       : *** none ***
  ReturnDeliveryTrackingNumber : *** none ***
  Status                       : PREPARING
  Devices                      : [*** none ***]