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Purpose & Scope:
Real-Time
bi-directional synchronization of servers or workstations in which data modified
on either machine is replicated in real-time to the other machine.
Procedure:
Preparation:
The PeerSync installation should
be installed on both servers involved in the bi-directional synchronization.
The following steps are performed
on the first server, and then repeated on the second server.
1. Start PeerSync Profiler.
2. Click on the Job menu at the
top and choose Add then select Job with Defaults.
3. Change the drop-down list in
the top left from Basic to Advanced.
4. In the Folder Selection window,
enter the local drive path that needs to be replicated in the Source Folder field. Enter the UNC path
or mapped drive letter for
the destination of the replicated data in the Target Folder field.
5. In the Automation window, check
the options Use real-time monitoring. Click on the Real-Time Options … button and check the option Use enhanced
real-time monitoring (File
Level Change Detection). This will ensure real-time events are
monitored and processed.
6. In the File Options window, check
the options Add-synchronize new files and
Update-synchronize existing files. If you would like file and folder deletion events
to be replicated to the second
server, check the option Replicate-Delete
unmatched files. If this is enabled, we recommend checking the Move deleted
files to an alternate location option
then clicking on the Move Options… button
and selecting a folder or the Recycle Bin to place the deleted files in, otherwise
files will be permanently
deleted from the system.
7. In the File Options window, select
Bi-directional (both directions). Choose Ok in the pop-up message box. Now click on the Global Settings link
next to the Bidirectional
(both directions) option and check Always create a super-set
during bi-directional synchronization.
Note: If you do NOT check the “Always
create a super-set during bi-directional
synchronization” option (i.e. doing standard or enhanced bi-directional
synchronization) we recommend you
add /YO- and /QYD:0 to your list of command line arguments (located in the Options/Commands window). These
options will ensure that
during standard or enhanced bi-directional synchronization, deleted files
from one side are not re-added by
the other side. These arguments should NOT be used if there are more than two machines involved in a bi-directional
synchronization. You can
find more information about these options in the PeerSync Help Document.
8. In the Miscellaneous window,
select Use intermediate file during copy.
9. (Optional) In the StartUp/Services
window, choose the desired startup method.
In order to setup PeerSync to run
unattended as a service, choose Install as an NTService.
Note: If running as a service, make
sure the service is using a non-local system account, such as domain admin or any other account that has
access to the replicated
directories.
10. Save the profile by going to
the File menu and choosing Save or Save As.
11. Run PeerSync by going to the
Run/View Current Profile.
12. Repeat Steps 1-12 on the second
machine, but with the source and target paths reversed. You can also copy the .SNC file that was created
when the profile was saved
to the second machine and make modifications to that file. The .SNC file is
stored in the PeerSync installation
directory by default.
Applies To:
Product(s): PeerSync
Version(s): 7.1 and above
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