AWS Snowball Edge is no longer available to new customers. New customers should explore [AWS DataSync](https://aws.amazon.com/datasync/) for online transfers, [AWS Data Transfer Terminal](https://aws.amazon.com/data-transfer-terminal/) for secure physical transfers, or AWS Partner solutions. For edge computing, explore [AWS Outposts](https://aws.amazon.com/outposts/). 

# How to identify a Snowball Edge
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Use the `describe-device` command to find the device type, then look up the returned value of `DeviceType` in the table below to determine the configuration.

```
  snowballEdge describe-device            
```

**Example of `describe-device` output**  

```
  {
  "DeviceId" : "JID-206843500001-35-92-20-211-23-06-02-18-24",
  "UnlockStatus" : {
    "State" : "UNLOCKED"
  ...
  "DeviceType" : "V3_5C"
}
```


**`DeviceType` and Snowball Edge device configurations**  

| `DeviceType` value | Device configuration | 
| --- | --- | 
| V3\_5C | Snowball Edge compute-optimized with AMD EPYC Gen2 and NVME | 
| V3\_5S | Snowball Edge storage-optimized 210 TB | 

For more information about Snowball Edge device configurations, see [AWS Snowball Edge device hardware information](device-differences.md).