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S3 - RequestTimeout during large files

Freshover 12 years ago
Mar 14, 20260 views
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Problem

I'm trying to upload a large file (9 GB) and getting a RequestTimeout error using `aws s3 mv ...` I haven't fully tested it yet, but it seems like if I run the command over and over it will eventually work. Here's the debug log from a failed attempt: https://s3.amazonaws.com/nimbus-public/s3_backup.log I'll post back if I determine that retrying the command several times works or not. aws version: aws-cli/1.1.2 Python/2.7.3 Windows/2008ServerR2

Error Output

error using `aws s3 mv ...`

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Solution: S3 - RequestTimeout during large files

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After multiple retries the command does eventually work on these large files (7-11GB). But sometimes takes dozens of retries. BTW, I'm running the command on an EC2 instance - shouldn't be any latency or network issues.

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    After multiple retries the command does eventually work on these large files (7-

    After multiple retries the command does eventually work on these large files (7-11GB). But sometimes takes dozens of retries.

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    BTW, I'm running the command on an EC2 instance - shouldn't be any latency or ne

    BTW, I'm running the command on an EC2 instance - shouldn't be any latency or network issues.

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Resolved in aws/aws-cli GitHub issue #401. Community reactions: 0 upvotes.

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Alex Chen

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