Question

A cloud engineer is migrating 8 TB of archived research files from an on-premises NAS to a cloud object storage bucket over a dedicated 1 Gbps link. After the transfer job completes, the compliance team requires proof that no files were altered or corrupted during transit before the on-premises copy is decommissioned. Which action should the engineer take to satisfy this requirement?

Accepted Answer

Compare source and destination file checksums (hashes) and confirm they match for every object

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Verify the total object count in the destination bucket matches the source directory count

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Enable versioning on the destination bucket and retain all previous object versions

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Review the transfer tool's completion log to confirm it reported zero failed transfers