Enduradata EDp cloud managed file transfer (mft) tutorial for small business mid-size companies and...

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ENDURADATA EDpClound© TUTORIALFor Data Distribution and Managed File

Transfer

( Formerly known as EDWADDS© )

A. A. El Haddi, CTOEnduraData

Senior Member, IEEE

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• File replication• Large scale data distribution• Cloud computing • MFT

for Mac, Windows, Linux and Unix

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DEFINITIONS & TERMINOLOGY

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• Our Solution ?

Automatic data distribution from one location to many locations and vise-versa

• Why?

Work flow Data Sharing Remote Online Backup

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Definitions of Hosts in our context

A host can be a sender, a receiver or bothA host can be an IP or a hostname.

Example:

localhost ( for the local machine can be a sender and a receiver)

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Definition of Links:

A link identify the relationship between one sender and one or more receiver(s):

1. A link has a sender and one or more receiver(s)2. A link has a name3. All attributes marked with a star are required

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Definition excludes:

Excludes is a list of files and directories to exclude from replication.

1. The exclude list is in a file in enduradata\edcdist\etc\excludes

2. It has one line for each pattern to exclude3. It must have the destination directory to avoid an infinite

loop.

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Definition of includes:

Includes is a list of files and directory patterns to include from replication.

1. The exclude list is in a file in enduradata\edcdist\etc\include

2. The file has one line for each pattern to exclude3. The default is to include everything not in the excludes

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SOME RULES

Link names are alpha-numeric only.

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CONFIGURATION

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STEP I

DOWNLOAD

THE SOFTWARE AND THE LICENSEhttp://www.enduradata.com

Drop the license in the “etc.” directory and make sure the file is named edlicense not

edlicense.zip!!!!

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STEP II:

Configure EnduraData EDpCloud

a. We will start a new configurationb. Add some hosts to usec. Create some linksd. Add hosts to linkse. Apply the new configuration

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ADD HOSTNAMES OR IP’s WILL BE USED IN THE CONFIGURATION

1. Click on “New Host” on the main bar2. In the popup: click on “Add Host(s))”3. Enter one host per line4. Click ok when done

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CREATE A LINK:

1. Add a link name on the top (alpha numeric characters only)2. Select Sender tab

a. Select a host to use a senderb. enter the password field (required)

3. Add receiver (s)a. Enter password (Must be the same as the sender)b. Enter the storepath (Full path name where to store the

data received from the sender)

4. Click “ok” when done adding receivers

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APPLY THE CONFIGURATION

Hit “Apply” when done configuring(or editing links).

You will see a popup from which you will select the servers to which you will apply the configuration.

Configurations are not applied until you hit Apply.

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YOU ARE ALMOST DONE!

Once you apply the configuration, it will take effect in a few seconds.

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That was the basic configuration

Lets try it!

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FILE TRANSFER CAN BE DONE:

• Manually• On an automatic schedule• On a Continuous/Real Time basis• Or using all of the above

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Manual File Transfer

• Click on the distribution tab• Select a destination host• Enter the path and hit the little “play” button

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The Scheduler

• Allows you to distribute data on a scheduled basis

• Pause data distribution• Resume data distribution

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The Scheduler• Select the operation: Pause or resume or

distribute• Select a link (or all links)• Select a receiver (or all)• Select the time (minute, hour, day, etc.)• Select the path• Hit create• Repeat as needed and hit apply when done (You

need the password for remote servers)

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Continuous /Real Time

The continuous replication watches the file system and each time a change occurs it is propagated to all links if they match the patterns in the include and do not match the pattern in the excludes.

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EXCLUDE THE DESTINATION DIRECTORY TO AVOID A LOOP

(1) Use notepad to edit excludes file in enduradata’s etc directory

(2) Add: Your destination directories to the exclude file

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CONFIGURE REAL TIME

• Select the “Real Time Conf” tab• Enter the path names to monitor for file changes ( One

path per line)• Hit “Save”• If the servers did not start, you need to start them using

the GUI or the command line• Restart the servers:

All Programs -> enduradata-> edcdist -> Start EnduraData Servers

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MONITORING & STATS

• See status of files and progress• See statistics• See Jobs• Change Job priorities• Cancel Jobs, etc.

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Command line interface(See the doc directory)

• edstop [ windows]• edstart [ windows]• edconfigure [ windows]• edstat • edjob• edq• edpause• edcryptor

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Logs

• Each server has a log file in the logs directory • The GUI has a log file as well• The post and pre workflow when enabled have a log

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History

• The logs directory has a history file for each transaction

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Support

support@enduradata.com 952-746-4160

Check the web site for new versions and updates

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Thank you!

From the engineering and support team at EnduraDataHave a pleasant experience and please don’t keep us a secret!

We welcome your feedback!

Be safe and backup your data

support@enduradata.com

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