This step is optional.
The File Metadata page allows you to specify whether you want to replicate NTFS security permissions metadata and the types of metadata to synchronize. It also allows you to specify which volume/share/folder's metadata should be used if there is a conflict during the initial synchronization. The volume/share/folder used if there is a conflict is referred to as the master host.
For more information on synchronizing NTFS metadata, see the Advanced Topic File Metadata Replication.
To enable file metadata replication:
1.Select when you want the metadata replicated (you can select one or both of the options):
•Enable synchronizing NTFS security descriptors (ACLs) in real-time - Select this option if you want the metadata synchronized in real-time. If enabled, changes to the selected security descriptor components (DACL, SACL, Owner.) will be transferred to the target host file(s) as they occur.
•Enable synchronizing NTFS security descriptors (ACLs) with master host during initial scan - Select this option if you want the metadata replicated during the initial scan. If enabled, changes to the selected security descriptor components (DACL, SACL, Owner) will be synchronized during the initial scan.
2.Click OK in the informational dialog that appears after selecting a metadata option.
3.Select which security descriptor components (DACL, SACL and Owner) are synchronized.
In general, you will usually need to synchronize only DACLs. If you need to synchronize SACLs or Owner, then the user that a Peer Agent service is run under on each participating host must have permission to read and write SACLs and Owner.
4.If you selected the option for metadata synchronization during the initial scan, select the host to be used as the master host in case of file metadata conflict.
Conflict resolution for file metadata occurs only the first time a file is synchronized during the initial scan, and only when one or more security descriptors do not match the designated master host. If the file does not exist on the designated master host, then no conflict resolution will be performed. If a master host is not selected, then no file metadata synchronization will be performed during the initial scan.
5.Click Next.
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