Source Folder Configure Button

Detection Method - Global

Detection Method for Real-Time Monitoring

Choose the desired detection method for the Source folder. You may choose from the following options:

Detection Method Options

Connection Manager - Global

The Connection Manager tracks and determines if connections are lost to source and/or target folders. With this new capability PeerSync can proactively detect when a connection is lost or reconnected, giving the ability to restart real-time and/or scan Jobs if needed.

Automatically use recommended settings based on Detection Method (Default)

Check this option if you wish to let the Connection Manger track the connection status on both the source and target locations. When a lost connection is restored, PeerSync will restart real-time and/or scan Jobs if the option to "Scan Job once at start" is enabled. In addition, this logic will apply to only connections which are set for real-time monitoring.

Connection Manger for Failed Connections

Choose one of the following options to manually disable or enable the Connection Manger which tracks the connection status on the desired locations.

•Disabled

Disable the Connection Manager

•Enabled for Source Connections Only

Enable the Connection Manger to track the connection status only on the source location.

•Enabled for Target Connections Only

Enable the Connection Manger to track the connection status only on the target location.

•Enabled for Source and Target Connections

Enable the Connection Manger to track the connection status on both the source and target locations.

Connection Manager Options

•Only include connections that are set for real-time monitoring

Set the Connection Manager to monitor only connections that are set for real-time detection.

•Scan real-time Jobs on reconnect if "Scan Job once at start" is enabled

Set the Connection Manager to scan real-time Jobs on reconnect if the Scan Job once at start option is enabled.

NetApp FPolicy Settings

Edit or maintain default NetApp settings when selecting NetApp FPolicy cDOT as the detection method. These options are only applicable when using the NetApp FPolicy 7-Mode or NetApp FPolicy cDOT detection method.

Automatically detect and use recommended NetApp configuration

When using the NetApp FPolicy 7-Mode or NetApp FPolicy cDOT detection method, checking this option will automatically populate the required NetApp settings with the defaults. Uncheck this option if you wish to manually edit these settings.

NetApp Settings

FPolicy Options - Global

NetApp FPolicy Additional Settings - Global

NetApp FPolicy cDOT Settings

Edit or maintain default NetApp settings when selecting NetApp FPolicy cDOT as the detection method. These options are only applicable when using the NetApp FPolicy cDOT detection method.

NetApp FPolicy cDOT SVM Logon Settings

NetApp FPolicy cDOT Additional Settings

cDOT Options - Global

Get Info

Click this button to display a short description about the source NetApp host PeerSync is connecting to.

Network Logon Settings

Provides the ability to connect to a source folder that may require a different account then the on PeerSync is running under.

Network Logon Settings

TCP Configuration Tab

This tab provides a guided method for entering the Source TCP path.

Host Name

Enter the IP address or machine name of the Source Folder into this filed. You may use the machine name only if the remote Source Machine resides on the same network as that on which PeerSync is running.

Path to Host

Provide the full path (i.e. C:\Documents and Settings\Source) to the Source folder in this field. The path entered needs to be a local path without a machine name or UNC format. This field does not validate the existence of the path you provide therefore you must exercise great care when doing so. If the path does not exist, PeerSync will create it during run time as long as a valid host name or IP address has been provided and it can find the drive letter specified.

Care must be exercised if your PSListener contains a "Root Path". If you specify such a path in your PSListener it will behave like an FTP server that sets Root Paths to limit user access to the local file system. If a "Root Path" exists on the PSListener it will limit PeerSync's ability to access directories on the remote device. PeerSync will only be able to access directories equal to or bellow the specified "Root Path" level provided that it meets the Port and Encryption requirements. In no circumstances can PeerSync access directories located above this path. If the remote path you enter in the Path to Host  field references a directory above the "Root Path", PeerSync will create that folder structure at runtime bellow the "Root Path".

Example:

Note: The "Root Path" will be ignored when performing byte-level replication using Normal Mode (i.e. Local or UNC paths).

Port Configuration Tab

This tab provides settings to be used by both the Source and Target connections when using TCP and/or Byte Replicator.

Time Out

Sets the amount of time a connection will wait to complete a data transfer before exiting and performing the failure operation.

Port

This is the TCP Port used to communicate with the Listener on the remote machine. This must match the port number that the PSListener is configured for. By default both Listener and PeerSync use port 7333.

Note: The Profiler will not support Well Known Port numbers 0 - 1023. You must use port numbers that are greater than or equal to 1024.

Compression

Uses a lossless compression algorithm to transmit data in fewer bits. By default Compression is disabled to achieve faster performance.

User Information

This is an optional setting that allows you to specify a User Name and Password to be used for encryption as well as authentication purposes when connecting to the remote PSListener. In order to activate encryption or authentication, you must specify both a User Name and a Password value.  Strong DES encryption will be used to encrypt the data and communication as it is being transmitted over the Internet, LAN, WAN, or VPN.

The User Name and Password entries can be arbitrarily chosen and are not required to be valid. However, once specified, you must enter the same User Name and Password entries in the PSListener Configuration residing on the remote location.

If you specify a User Name without a Password, the User Name entry will be ignored and no encryption or authentication with the PSListener will occur.

FTP Configuration Tab

Provides a guided method for entering the Source FTP path as well as connection authentication.

Host Name

Enter the IP address or machine name of the Source folder into this filed. You may use the machine name only if the FTP Source machine resides on the same network as that on which PeerSync is running.

Path to Host

Provide the full path to the Source folder in this field (i.e. /FTProot/My Data/Source). Make sure the path begins at the base directory to which the FTP server allows connection. The path does not need to be preceded by the key phrase 'FTP' however it must start with a forward slash ( / ). This field does not validate the existence of the path you provide therefore you must exercise great care when doing so. If the path does exist, PeerSync will create it during run time as long as a valid host name or IP address has been provided.

User Name

Stores the Source FTP User Name information for login.

Password

Stores the Source FTP Password information for login.

FTP Settings Tab

Provides configuration for the FTP Source Selection.

Enable Passive Mode

Sets the FTP mode to passive. The phrase passive refers to the FTP server which passively accepts connections and data while the client initiates both the control connection and the data connection to random ports specified by the server. Passive mode is enabled by default.

Host is using GMT

Option to adjust for GMT time on the FTP server side.

Time Out (seconds)

Sets the amount of time a connection will wait to complete a data transfer before exiting and performing the failure operation.

Port

Port number used to initiate an FTP session or "command" connection to the FTP server. Uses standard port 21 by default.

Use Proxy - Firewall

This option allows you to specify the Host Name, User ID, Password, and Port number to a network Proxy - Firewall.

File types to transfer as ASCII

Through this field, file types can be selectively tagged for transfer as ASCII upon synchronization. File types can be typed manually, or can be specified using either the "Files to Transfer as ASCII Button" or the drop-down list located to the right of the field. The drop-down list located to the right of this field will be dynamically populated with file types as they are set through the dialog box described above. They are also added to the list when you exit the field after manually editing the file types field. File types can then be specified by selecting them from this list. This provides a way to store and/or retrieve sets of file types for later use with other Jobs.

Alternatively, clicking on the "Files to Transfer as ASCII Button" to the right of this field opens a dialog box into which file types may be entered. To add a File Type click "New," then type the desired file type into the field located at the bottom of the dialog. These file types are set by specifying file extensions (i.e. ".txt") which, if found within a file name, will be transferred as an ASCII file during synchronization. Multiple strings will be semicolon delimited. These settings are not case sensitive, (i.e. "A" = "a"). Repeat this process for each File type. Entries can be deleted by selecting them from the list and clicking the "Delete" key at the bottom of the box. Once you have finished, click the "OK" button. The box will close and all of the file types you have specified will automatically appear in the Files to transfer as ASCII field.