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Creating an active sync job

  1. Open HBS 3.
  2. Go to Sync.
  3. Click Create, and then click Active Sync Job.

    The Create a Sync Job window opens.

  4. Select a storage space.

    For more information, see Storage spaces.

  5. Click Select.
  6. Optional: Specify the job identification information.

    Field

    User Action

    Job Name

    Specify a job name that does not contain the following characters:

    / | \ : ? < > * "

    Description

    Specify a job description.
  7. Next to Action, select the sync action policy.
    Note:

    This option is only available when using a cloud storage space.

    Policy

    Description

    Mirror

    Copies data from the source to the destination.

    The source and the destination are identical after synchronization. Any additional data stored in the destination is deleted.

    Copy

    Copies new and updated data from the source to the destination.

    Deleting the source files does not remove them from the destination.

    Move

    Moves data from the source to the destination.

    All the source files are removed after completing the sync.
  8. Select the paired folders.
    Important:

    Selecting a folder also selects all files and subfolders located inside.

    1. Under the source, click .

      A dialog box opens.

    2. Select a folder.
    3. Click OK.

      The dialog box closes.

    4. Under the destination, click .

      A dialog box opens.

    5. Select a folder.
    6. Click OK.

      The dialog box closes.

    7. Optional: Repeat the previous steps to add additional paired folders.
    Tip:

    • Click to edit an existing folder.

    • Click to delete an existing pair.

  9. Configure the conflict policy.
    Note:

    This option is only available when using a cloud storage space.

    Policy

    Description

    Rename local files

    Appends the current date and an iterated number to the end of any duplicate local files.

    Remote files retain their original names.

    Replace local files

    Replaces any duplicate local files with the remote files.

    Skip files

    Skips any duplicate remote files.
  10. Click Next.
  11. Optional: Configure the schedule settings.

    Option

    Description

    Real-time synchronization

    Copies new, modified, or renamed data immediately after changes are made.

    Note:

    This option is only available for the following cloud server destinations: Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive & OneDrive for Business.

    Scheduler

    Runs the job on a repeating schedule.

    Important:

    Only 30 schedules can be created per job.

    1. Click .

      The Schedule window opens.

    2. Configure the schedule.

    3. Click OK.

    Run after job

    Runs the job after a linked job finishes running.

    Note:

    A job must be selected from the Select a job menu.

    No schedule

    Runs only when a user starts the job.

    Sync now

    Runs the job immediately after the job is created.
  12. Click Next.
  13. Optional: Configure job methods.
    1. Click Methods.
    2. Select Enable filters.
    3. Configure basic filters.

      Filter

      Description

      Exclude symbolic links

      Excludes symbolic links from the job.

      Exclude hidden files and folders

      Excludes hidden files and folders from the job.
    4. Click Advanced Filters.

      The Specify the filter criteria window opens.

    5. Configure the filter criteria.

      Method

      Description

      Exclude files by size

      Excludes files smaller and/or larger than the specified sizes.

      Exclude files by modification date

      Excludes files modified before and/or after the specified dates.

      Exclude files last modified more than this number of days ago

      Excludes files that were last modified more than the specified number of days ago.

      Include the following file types

      Includes only files of the selected types.

      Note:

      When selecting Other, specify the file names or file types. Separate entries with a comma. Use * for wildcard entries. (For example: abc.doc, *.html, test*.*)

      Exclude the following file types

      Excludes all files of the selected types.

      Note:

      When selecting Other, specify the file names or file types. Separate entries with a comma. Use * for wildcard entries. (For example: abc.doc, *.html, test*.*)
    6. Click OK.

      The Specify the filter criteria window closes.

  14. Optional: Configure the job policies.
    Note:

    Some policies are only available with certain destination types.

    1. Click Policies.

      Policy

      Description

      Use rate limits

      Limits the transmission speed to reduce bandwidth issues.

      1. Select Use rate limits.

      2. Click Settings.

        The Rate limit settings window opens.

      3. Specify a maximum upload limit.

      4. Specify a maximum download limit.

      5. Specify an operating time.

      6. Click OK.

        The Rate Limits window closes.

      Specify a client-side encryption password

      Encrypts data before sending it to the destination.

      This can reduce the risk of unauthorized data access.

      Warning:

      Client-side encryption cannot be disabled, and the password cannot be changed after encryption is applied.

      1. Click Settings.

        The Client-side encryption window opens.

      2. Specify an encryption password.

      3. Acknowledge the warning.

      4. Click OK.

        The Client-side encryption window closes.

      Use TCP BBR congestion control

      Optimizes transmission speeds allowing for higher bandwidth and lower latency.

      Note:

      This setting is only available on x86 64-bit NAS models running QTS 4.4.0 (or later) or QuTS hero h4.5.0 (or later).

      Integrate with QuWAN

      Allows QuWAN to manage and optimize this job’s network traffic.

      Remove additional files in destination folder

      Removes destination data that does not exist in the source folder.

      Changes to files in the source folder will be mirrored in the destination folder.

      Detect sparse files

      Uploads only non-null data for sparse files.

      Check file contents

      Examines file contents, data, size, and name to determine if two files are identical.

      Important:

      Selecting this option may increase the time and bandwidth used when syncing data.

      Exclude duplicate files

      Examines file contents, data, size, and name to determine if files are duplicates.

      Duplicate files are excluded from the job.

      Exclude symbolic links

      Excludes symbolic links located in the paired folder.

      Include hidden files and folders

      Includes all hidden files and folders.

      Compress files during transmission

      Compresses files to lower bandwidth requirements.

      This can speed up data transfer over a slow data connection, but consumes more CPU resources.

      Exclude system-generated temp files

      Excludes temporary files created by the system.

      Replicate ACL and extended attributes

      Replicates information stored in extended attributes.

      The destination host must enable the same ACL functions and be joined to the same domain.

      Do not take a snapshot

      Reads data directly from the disk instead of using a snapshot as the backup source.

      Replicate ACL and extended attributes

      Replicates information stored in extended attributes.

      The destination host must enable the same ACL functions and be joined to the same domain.

      QTS and QuTS hero have incompatible ACL settings. If conflicts occur with backup, sync, and restore jobs between QTS and QuTS hero, Windows ACL takes priority.

      Important:

      To prevent NAS user accounts from having different access permissions, ensure the username and user ID match on both devices, or that both accounts are authenticated from the same AD/LDAP server.
      Sync Qsync folders only

      Only Qsync folders are synced.

      Note:

      • This option is only available if the HBS 3 versions on both the source and destination NAS devices support Qsync.

      • This option allows you to restore Qsync folders backed up on a different NAS device.
  15. Optional: Configure the job options.
    Note:

    Some options are only available with certain destination types.

    1. Click Options.

      Option

      Description

      Maximum log size

      Specifies the maximum size of log files.

      The log file size cannot exceed 1024 MB.

      Enable debug logging

      Adds the default debug configuration to the log file list when the job is running and generating log files.

      Notification trigger

      Specifies whether notifications should be sent after a job event.

      For more information, please see the Notification Center documentation.

      Connection timeout (seconds)

      Specifies how long to wait before the connection times out.

      Retries

      Specifies the number of times to retry the connection.

      Retry intervals

      Specifies how long to wait between retrying the connection.

      Skipped file limit

      Specifies a maximum number of files to skip.

      After exceeding this limit, real-time jobs enter a warning state and scheduled jobs are suspended.

      Concurrent file processing limit

      Specifies how many files to transmit at once.

      Tip:

      Processing files concurrently can improve the transmission rate, but uses more system resources. Use the default setting if you are unsure.

      Restart after abnormal termination

      Restarts the job if it abnormally terminates while running.
  16. Optional: Configure the network interface assignment.
    Note:

    This setting is only available when your NAS has two or more network interface connections. For details, see the Network & Virtual Switch section of the QTS User Guide or the QuTS hero User Guide.

    1. Click Network.

      Option

      Description

      Automatic (Optimized)

      HBS 3 selects the least busy and highest-performing network interface.

      Default Route

      HBS 3 selects a network interface based on the packet-forwarding rule for traffic without a specific route.

      Important:

      This option does not automatically optimize traffic for migration.

      Manual

      You can manually select which network interface to use for this job.

      Important:

      This option does not automatically optimize traffic for migration.
  17. Click Next.
  18. Review the job summary.
  19. Click Create.

HBS 3 creates the sync job.