General Settings

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 on 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.

A UNC path can be entered for the Path on Host selection for a TCP source or TCP target.   This gives the ability to configure non-windows to non-windows Jobs over TCP (i.e. NetApp to NetApp over TCP).  Note: This will make use of a new NETWORK constant in the source or target selection.

Example:

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  

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 (To be used for encryption)

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.

User Name

The User Name can be arbitrarily chosen and is not tied to Active Directory. However, once specified, you must enter the same User Name entry 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.

Password

The Password can be arbitrarily chosen. Once specified, you must enter the same Password in the PSListener Configuration residing on the remote location.