datasync-diagnostics

name	datasync-diagnostics
version	1.0.0
last_updated	2025-04-12
description	Use this skill to investigate and troubleshoot AWS DataSync problems by analyzing task failures, agent deployment, location configuration, transfer performance, filtering, security, scheduling, and following structured runbooks. Activate when: task execution failures, tasks stuck in launching or queued state, verification errors, agent deployment issues, agent connectivity problems, S3 location errors, EFS/FSx location issues, NFS/SMB location failures, slow transfer speeds, bandwidth throttling, include/exclude filter mismatches, file metadata preservation issues, IAM role permission errors, encryption in transit problems, schedule configuration failures, incremental transfer issues, or the user says something is wrong with DataSync without naming specific symptoms.
compatibility	Requires AWS CLI or SDK access with DataSync, S3, EFS, FSx, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and EC2 permissions. Agent-based transfers require network access to the agent VM.

AWS DataSync Diagnostics

When to use

Any AWS DataSync investigation where the console alone is insufficient — task failures, agent issues, location configuration, transfer performance, filtering problems, security configuration, scheduling, or incremental transfer troubleshooting.

Investigation workflow