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Local Servers

Backup > Local Servers

The Local Server page defines the machine ID and directory on the local LAN used to transfer all new files to an Offsite Server. Offsite replication transfers all changes to files and sub-directories in the local server directory to a specified offsite server directory. File transfers are scheduled using Schedule Transfer. Image Location directories should be defined as subdirectories of a Local Server directory to be included in these transfers.

For each local server specify:

  • The offsite server to push files to.
  • The local directory path to push to the offsite server.
  • Optional bandwidth limit.

The local server directory can be a UNC path pointing to a directory on a network file share. Do not specify a local server directory using a mapped drive. The local server must have a credential set in order to access the network.

Offsite Folder Structure

The offsite server stores data received from local servers in the directory specified. The top level GUID folder is the GUID of the local server the data is coming from. Second level GUID folders are the GUIDs of the machine IDs being backed up. The following diagram illustrates a typical offsite server directory structure.

File Transfers

Only file changes are pushed to the offsite server. Broken file transfers are automatically restarted at the point left off. Restarting the file transfer from the beginning is not required. Offsite replication uses the same communications technology used in agent/server communications. All traffic is 256-bit encrypted.

Using the Same Machine for the Local Server and Offsite Server

You may assign the offsite server to be the same machine as the local server, but note the following:

  • You'll need to open a port just to replicate across drives, whereas other replication tools can do so locally.
  • The files aren't copied offsite. You'll lose the disaster recovery benefit of an offsite backup.

Create

Click Create to create an local server using the options previously selected.

<Select Machine ID>

Select the machine ID you want to act as the local server.

Offsite Server

Select the offsite server to transfer backup files to.

Bandwidth Limit

  • No Limit - The local server transfers data to the offsite server as fast as possible.
  • <N> kBytes/Sec - The local server limits data transfer to the rate specified.

Full path to directory (UNC or local) to push to offsite replication server

Enter the full path to the directory, either UNC or local, which sends data transfers. The local server sends the total contents of this directory to the offsite server. Do not specify a local server directory using a mapped drive.

Check Status

Click Check Status to check the amount of data left to be written to the offsite server immediately. Normally this check is performed only at the end of an active transfer cycle.

Check-in status

These icons indicate the agent check-in status of each managed machine:

Online but waiting for first audit to complete

Agent online

Agent online and user currently logged on. Icon displays a tool tip showing the logon name.

Agent online and user currently logged on, but user not active for 10 minutes

Agent is currently offline

Agent has never checked in

Agent is online but remote control has been disabled

The agent has been suspended

Note: Different icon images display when this add-on module is installed in a 5.x VSA. The Remote Control > Control Machine page displays a legend of the specific icons your VSA system is using.

Delete Icon

Click the delete icon to delete a local server record.

Edit Icon

Click a row's edit icon to populate header parameters with values from that row. You can edit these values in the header and re-apply them.

Restart Icon

Click the restart icon to restart a service on a local server or offsite server. You can determine whether this is necessary by displaying the Remote Control > Task Manager process list for a local server or offsite server. You should see KORepCln.exe running on the local server and KORepSrv.exe running on an offsite server. If not, click the restart icon for the respective local server or offsite server. Other symptoms include:

  • One local server is inactive and the others are fine: restart local server.
  • All local servers are inactive: restart offsite server.

Status

The status of the local server. At the end of each active cycle, the system checks the local server and reports back the amount of data left to be written.

  • Active - - The local server is connected to the offsite server and sending files to the offsite server when they are changed.
  • Suspended - - The local server is suspended per the schedule set out in Schedule Transfer.
  • Inactive - - The local server cannot connect to the offsite server.

Offsite Server

The name of the offsite server being sent backup files from this local server.

BW Limit

The bandwidth limit assigned to this local server.

Directory Path

The directory on the local server sending data to the offsite server.

Note: Do not specify a local server directory using a mapped drive.

Status Last Updated

The date and time the local server was last updated.