• Peer Global File Service Help
  • Terminology
  • Requirements and Prerequisites
  • Installing Peer Management Center
    • Installing Peer Management Center and Agents
      • Windows Installation Instructions
        • Securing Access to the Web Client
      • Installing Peer Agents
      • Peer Services Required for Web Client
    • Updating Peer Management Center and Peer Agents
      • Updating Peer Management Center
      • Updating Peer Agents
    • Uninstalling Peer Management Center and Agents
  • Running Peer Management Center
    • Launching the Rich Client
    • Accessing the Web Client
  • Peer Management Center User Interface
    • Main Window
    • Perspectives and Views
      • Views
      • Jobs Perspective
        • Agents View
          • Agents Toolbar
        • Alerts View
        • Brokers View
        • Dashboard
        • Job Alerts View
        • Jobs View
          • Jobs Toolbar
        • Runtime Views
          • Cloud Backup and Replication Job Runtime View
          • DFS-N Management Job Runtime View
          • File Collaboration Job Runtime View
            • Summary Tab
            • Session Tab
            • Event Log Tab
            • Quarantines Tab
            • Retries Tab
            • Alerts Tab
            • Participants Tab
            • Configuration Tab
          • File Replication Job Runtime View
          • File Synchronization Job Runtime View
        • Summary Views
          • Agent Summary View
          • Cloud Summary View
          • Collab, Sync, and Repl Summary View
            • Summary Tab
            • Edge Caching Tab
            • Reports Tab
          • Namespace Summary View
      • Topology Perspective
    • Menus and Toolbars
      • File Menu
      • Window Menu
      • Tools Menu
      • Help Menu
      • Toolbar
    • Tables
  • Basic Concepts
    • Email Alerts
    • File and Folder Filters
      • Creating and Applying File Filters
      • Predefined File Filters
        • Updating Predefined File Filters
      • Defining Filter Patterns
        • Using Wildcards in Filter Patterns
        • Automatically Excluded File Types
        • Excluding Temporary Files
          • Using Complex Regular Expressions in Filter Patterns
        • Filtering on Last Modified Date
        • Filtering on File Size
      • Filtering Folders
        • Folder Filter Examples
      • File Filter Usage Notes
    • List Filters
      • Creating Complex Filter Expressions
      • Saving and Managing List Filters
        • Removing List Filters
    • Logging and Alerts
      • Retrieving Log Files
    • SNMP Notifications
    • Tags
      • Creating Tags and Categories
      • Assigning Tags
      • Using Tags to Filter Resources
    • Web Client Users
      • Roles for Web Client Users
        • Base Roles
          • Base Role Permissions
        • Custom Roles
          • Custom Role Permissions
  • Advanced Topics
    • Analytics
      • File System Analytics
        • File System Analytics Scan Process
      • File Activity Analytics
      • PeerIQ
      • Proactive Monitoring
    • Conflicts, Retries, and Quarantines
    • DFS Namespaces
      • Using DFS Namespaces with Jobs
      • DFS Namespace Failover and Failback
    • Edge Caching
    • File Metadata Synchronization
    • Network of Brokers
    • Managing Peer Agents
      • Peer Agent Connection Statuses
      • Re-enabling a Disabled Agent Within a Job
      • Editing an Agent Configuration
        • Broker
        • General
        • Logging
        • Performance
        • VM Options
      • Viewing Agent Properties
      • Editing Agent Properties
      • Updating a Peer Agent
    • PeerGFS API
      • Accessing the PeerGFS API
      • Testing the PeerGFS API
      • Integrating Your Own Tools and Scripts with the PeerGFS API
      • API Quick Reference
        • API Categories
        • Status Codes
    • Scheduled Replication
    • Smart Data Seeding
    • Storage Capacity
    • TLS Certificates
  • Preferences
    • Configuring Preferences
    • Analytics
      • Proactive Monitoring Preferences
        • Step 1: General Configuration
        • Step 2: Telemetry Options
        • Step 3: Agent Locations
        • Step 4: Health Checker Setup
          • Set Up the Health Checker
          • Select Jobs
          • Schedule Task
          • Update Health Checker
        • Step 5: Confirmation
        • Disabling and Re-enabling Proactive Monitoring
    • Cloud Backup and Replication Job Preferences
      • Cloud Backup and Replication
      • Database Connections
      • Destination Credentials
      • Email Alerts
      • File Retries and Source Snapshots
      • File and Folder Filters
      • Performance
      • Proxy Configuration
      • Replication and Retention Policies
      • SNMP Notifications
      • Scan Manager
    • Collaboration, Replication, and Synchronization Job Preferences
      • Collab, Sync, and Replication
      • Application Enhancements
      • DFS-N Management
      • Edge Caching
        • Edge Caching
        • Email Alerts
        • Master Data Service
        • Pinning Filters
        • SNMP Notifications
        • Utilization Policies
        • Volume Policies
      • Email Alerts
      • File Retries
      • File and Folder Filters
      • Locking
      • Performance
      • Real-time Event Detection
      • SNMP Notifications
      • Scan Manager
      • Scheduled Replication Filters
    • DFS-N Management Job Preferences
      • Email Alerts
      • SNMP Notifications
    • Email Configuration
    • General Configuration
      • General Configuration
      • Agent Connectivity
      • Broker Configuration
      • Email Alerts
      • Proxy Configuration
      • Software Updates
      • Tags Configuration
      • Web and API Configuration
    • Licensing
    • MED Configuration
    • NAS Configuration
      • Amazon FSxN Configurations
        • Amazon FSxN Advanced Options
      • Dell Configurations
        • Dell PowerScale Configuration
          • Dell PowerScale Advanced Options
        • Dell Unity Configuration
          • Dell Unity Advanced Options
      • NetApp ONTAP Configurations
        • NetApp ONTAP Advanced Options
      • Nutanix Files Configurations
        • Nutanix Files Advanced Options
    • Real-time Event Detection Preferences
    • SNMP Configuration
    • User Management
      • Accessing User Management
      • Managing Web Client Users
        • Managing Internal Users
          • Creating an Internal User
          • Editing an Internal User
          • Deleting an Internal User
        • Managing Active Directory Users and Groups
          • Configuring Active Directory Authentication
          • Adding an Active Directory User or Group
          • Editing an Active Directory User or Group
          • Deleting an Active Directory User and Group
      • Managing Roles for Web Client Users
        • Creating a Custom Role
        • Editing a Custom Role
        • Deleting a Custom Role
        • Assigning Tags to a Role
  • Cloud Backup and Replication Jobs
    • Overview
    • Before You Create Your First Cloud Backup and Replication Job
    • Creating a Cloud Backup and Replication Job
      • Step 1:  Job Type and Name
      • Step 2:  Source Storage Platform
      • Step 3:  Management Agent
      • Step 4: Proxy Configuration
      • Step 5:  Storage Information
        • Amazon FSxN
        • Dell PowerScale
        • Dell Unity
        • NetApp ONTAP
        • Nutanix Files
      • Step 6:  Source Paths
      • Step 7:  File and Folder Filters
      • Step 8:  Destination
      • Step 9:  Destination Credentials
        • Azure Blob Storage Credentials
        • Amazon S3 Credentials
        • NetApp StorageGRID Credentials
        • Nutanix Objects Credentials
        • Wasabi Credentials
      • Step 10:  Container or Bucket Details
        • Azure Blob Storage Container Details
        • Amazon S3 Bucket Details
        • NetApp StorageGRID Bucket Details
        • Nutanix Objects Bucket Details
        • Wasabi Bucket Details
      • Step 11:  Replication and Retention Policy
      • Step 12:  Replication Schedule
        • Scheduled Scans
        • Batched Real-Time
        • Continuous Data Protection
      • Step 13:  Retention
      • Step 14.  Source Snapshots
      • Step 15:  Miscellaneous Options
      • Step 16:  Email Alerts
      • Step 17:  SNMP Notifications
      • Step 18:  Confirmation
    • Running a Cloud Backup and Replication Job
      • Starting a Cloud Backup and Replication Job
      • Stopping a Cloud Backup and Replication Job
    • Monitoring Cloud Backup and Replication Jobs
    • Deleting a Cloud Backup and Replication Job
    • Recovering Data
      • Search Options
        • Search by Name
        • Search by Snapshot
        • Search by Point in Time
        • Search by Latest Replication
      • Recovery Options
  • DFS-N Management Jobs
    • Creating a DFS-N Management Job
      • Step 1:  Job Type
      • Step 2:  Management Agent
      • Step 3:  Agent Verification
      • Step 4:  Namespace Name
      • Step 5:  Namespace Servers
      • Step 6:  Namespace Settings
      • Step 7:  Namespace Folders
      • Step 8:  Email Alerts
      • Step 9:  SNMP Notifications
      • Step 10:  Review
      • Step 11:  Results
    • Importing an Existing Namespace
    • Running a DFS-N Management Job
      • Starting a DFS-N Management Job
      • Stopping a DFS-N Management Job
    • Managing DFS Namespaces
      • Adding a Namespace Server
      • Adding a Namespace Folder
      • Adding a Folder Target
    • Linking a DFS Namespace to File Collaboration and File Synchronization Jobs
      • Creating a File Collaboration or File Synchronization Job from a Namespace Folder
      • Linking an Existing Namespace Folder to an Existing File Collaboration or File Synchronization Job
  • File Collaboration Jobs
    • Overview
    • Before You Create Your First File Collaboration Job
    • Creating a File Collaboration Job
      • Step 1:  Job Type and Name
      • Step 2:  Participants
        • Management Agent
        • Storage Platform
        • Storage Information
          • Amazon FSxN
          • Dell PowerScale
          • Dell Unity
          • NetApp ONTAP 
          • Nutanix Files
          • Windows File Server
            • Windows File Server Advanced Options
        • Path
        • Edge Caching
          • Master Data Service
          • Volume Policy
          • Utilization Policy
          • Pinning Filter
      • Step 3:  Master-Edge Assignment
      • Step 4:  File Metadata
      • Step 5:  Application Support
      • Step 6:  Email Alerts
      • Step 7:  DFS Namespace
      • Step 8:  Save Job
    • Editing a File Collaboration Job
      • Participants
        • Adding and Deleting a Participant
        • Editing a Participant
      • Master-Edge Assignment
      • General
      • File and Folder Filters
      • Scheduled Replication Filters
      • Conflict Resolution
      • Delta Replication
      • File Metadata
      • File Locking
      • Application Support
      • Target Protection
      • Email Alerts
      • SNMP Notifications
      • Tags
      • DFS-N Link
      • Editing Multiple Jobs
    • Running and Managing a File Collaboration Job
      • Overview
        • Job Initialization Process
        • Initial Synchronization Process
      • Starting a File Collaboration Job
      • Stopping a File Collaboration Job
      • Auto-Restarting a File Collaboration Job
      • Host Connectivity Issues
      • Removing a File from Quarantine
      • Manual Retries
  • File Replication Jobs
    • Overview
    • Before You Create Your First File Replication Job
    • Creating a File Replication Job
      • Step 1:  Job Type and Name
      • Step 2:  Source Agent
      • Step 3:  Storage Platform
      • Step 4:  Storage Information
        • Amazon FSxN
        • Dell PowerScale
        • Dell Unity
        • NetApp ONTAP
        • Nutanix Files
        • Windows File Server
          • Windows File Server Advanced Options
      • Step 5:  Source Path
      • Step 6:  Destination Agent
      • Step 7:  Destination Path
      • Step 8:  File Metadata
        • SMB File Metadata
        • NFS File Metadata
      • Step 9:  Email Alerts
      • Step 10:  Save Job
    • Editing a File Replication Job
      • Participants
        • Adding and Deleting a Participant
        • Editing a Participant
      • General
      • File and Folder Filters
      • Scheduled Replication Filters
      • Conflict Resolution
      • Delta Replication
      • Job Relay
      • File Metadata
        • SMB File Metadata
        • NSF File Metadata
      • File Locking
      • Application Support
      • Target Protection
      • Email Alerts 
      • SNMP Notifications
      • Tags
      • Editing Multiple Jobs
  • File Synchronization Jobs
    • Overview
    • Before You Create Your First File Synchronization Job
    • Creating a File Synchronization Job
      • Step 1:  Job Type and Name
      • Step 2:  Participants
        • Management Agent
        • Storage Platform
        • Storage Information
          • Amazon FSxN
          • Dell PowerScale
          • Dell Unity
          • NetApp ONTAP
          • Nutanix Files
          • Windows File Server
            • Windows File Server Advanced Options
        • Path
        • Edge Caching
          • Master Data Service
          • Volume Policy
          • Utilization Policy
          • Pinning Filter
      • Step 3:  Master-Edge Assignment
      • Step 4:  File Metadata
        • SMB File Metadata
        • NFS File Metadata
      • Step 5:  Email Alerts
      • Step 6:  DFS Namespace
      • Step 7:  Save Job
    • Editing a File Synchronization Job
      • Participants
        • Adding and Deleting a Participant
        • Editing a Participant
      • Master-Edge Assignment
      • General
      • File and Folder Filters
      • Scheduled Replication Filters
      • Conflict Resolution
      • Delta Replication
      • File Metadata
        • SMB File Metadata
        • NSF File Metadata
      • File Locking
      • Application Support
      • Target Protection
      • Email Alerts
      • SNMP Notifications
      • Tags
      • DFS-N Link
      • Editing Multiple Jobs
    • Running and Managing a File Synchronization Job
      • Overview
        • Job Initialization Process
        • Initial Synchronization Process
      • Starting a File Synchronization Job
      • Stopping a File Synchronization Job
      • Auto-Restarting a File Synchronization Job
      • Host Connectivity Issues
      • Removing a File from Quarantine
      • Manual Retries