Creating a Two-Way Sync Job

  1. Open HBS 3.
  2. Go to Sync.
  3. Click Create, and then click Two-way 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. 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.

  8. Configure the conflict policy.

    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.

    Rename remote files

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

    Local files retain their original names.

    Replace remote files

    Replaces any duplicate remote files with the source files.

    Overwrite older files

    Replaces any older versions of files.
  9. Click Next.
  10. Optional: Configure the schedule settings.

    Option

    Description

    Real-time synchronization

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

    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.
  11. Click Next.
  12. 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 modified more than this number of days ago

      Excludes files that were 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.

    7. Configure the advanced settings.

      Setting

      Description

      Use data compression

      Compresses data to reduce backup sizes and improve transfer speeds and storage efficiency.

      1. Click Settings.

        The Compression Settings window opens.

      2. Specify any excluded file types.

        Separate entries with a comma.

      3. Specify a file size limit.

        Files smaller than the limit are not compressed.

      4. Select a compression ratio.

      Important:

      Data is compressed using bzip. After compression, the data must be decompressed before it can be used.
  13. Optional: Configure the job policies.
    Note:

    Some policies are only available with certain destination types.

    1. Click Policies.

      Policy

      Description

      Use client-side encryption

      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. Select Use client-side encryption.

      2. Click Settings.

        The Client-side encryption window opens.

      3. Specify an encryption password.

      4. Verify the password.

      5. Acknowledge the warning.

      6. Click OK.

        The Client-side encryption window closes.

      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.

      Use TCP BBR congestion control

      Optimizes transmission speeds allowing for higher bandwidth and lower latency.

      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.

      Note:

      This policy does not apply to data stored in encrypted folders.

      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 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

      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.

      Do not take a snapshot

      Reads data directly from the disk instead of using a snapshot as the backup source.
  14. 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.
  15. 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 the network interface from a list.

      Important:

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

HBS 3 creates the sync job.

Parent topic: Sync Jobs