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Create an Import Job

Getting started creating an Import Job with AWS Import/Export

Now that you're signed up and have downloaded the AWS Import/Export Web Service Tool, you can create an import job to move data from your hardware storage device to either an Amazon S3 bucket or an Amazon EBS snapshot.

	Important
	You must create the job and get a response from AWS before you can send your storage device to us for upload.

Before you can send a CreateJob request, you need to put your AWS credentials into the file AWSCredentials.properties that AWS Import/Export Tool provides for you. The following procedure takes you through the necessary steps.

To save your access credentials to a file

Go to http://aws.amazon.com/security-credentials.
If you're not logged in, you are asked to. If you are logged in, the Security Credentials page displays.
On the Access Keys tab, in the Access Credentials section, you can find your 20 character Access Key ID and the 40 character Secret Access Key.
Go to the folder where you installed the AWS Import/Export Web Service tool.
Open the AWSCredentials.properties file from this folder in any text editor.
Update the file by providing your 20-character accessKeyId and 40-character secretKey associated with your AWS account. If you don't know your credentials, you can view them at the AWS website. For more information, see http://aws.amazon.com/security-credentials. Following is an example of a credentials file.
```
accessKeyId:AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE 
secretKey:wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYzEXAMPLEKEY 
```
Save the file.

To upload data to an Amazon S3 bucket, follow the steps in Create Your First Amazon S3 Import Job.

To upload data to an Amazon EBS snapshot, follow the steps in Create Your First Amazon EBS Import Job.

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