Synchronizing data between DataMiner Agents
In normal circumstances, the information on all DMAs in a cluster is synchronized at midnight. However, it may be necessary to force a synchronization earlier, either partially or completely.
Note
- In case of conflicting changes during a synchronization, the most recent change gets precedence.
- For more information on which files and folders are synchronized during this process, refer to Overview of the files found in the root folder and Overview of the different subfolders, respectively.
Synchronizing your DMA with the DMS
To make a DMA synchronize its changes with other Agents in the cluster, you can manually execute the midnight synchronization code on this one DMA.
In Cube, go to Apps > System Center.
In the System Center module, select the Tools page.
In the second column, select Synchronization.
In the drop-down list next to Type, make sure This DataMiner Agent is selected.
Click the Sync now button at the bottom of the card.
In the confirmation window, click Yes.
Note
In a DMS with several Agents, if a sync from one DMA is initiated, it is possible that some Agents in the DMS are not fully synchronized. For example, in a DMS with 3 DMAs, DMA A, B and C, If DMA A is synchronized with the DMS, first DMA A and DMA B will be synchronized, then DMA A and DMA C will be synchronized. However, this means that if DMA C had a more recent file than DMA B, only DMA A and C will have this newest file. As such, in most circumstances, a DMS sync is to be preferred over a DMA sync.
Synchronizing all Agents in your DMS
To synchronize all Agents in the cluster, you can manually execute the complete midnight synchronization at any time.
In Cube, go to Apps > System Center.
In the System Center module, select the Tools page.
In the second column, select Synchronization.
In the drop-down list next to Type, select This DMS.
Click the Sync now button at the bottom of the card.
In the confirmation window, click Yes.
Forcing synchronization of a file with the DMS
When a file has been changed on a particular DMA, you can force the synchronization of this file across the cluster.
In Cube, go to Apps > System Center.
In the System Center module, select the Tools page.
In the second column, select Synchronization.
In the drop-down list next to Type, select File.
In the File box enter the path of the file in question, e.g. C:\Skyline DataMiner\Views.xml.
Click the Sync now button at the bottom of the card.
In the confirmation window, click Yes.
Synchronizing all Visio files within a DMS
To synchronize all Visio templates used in the cluster, you can execute a file synchronization for Visio files only.
In Cube, go to Apps > System Center.
In the System Center module, select the Tools page.
In the second column, select Synchronization.
In the drop-down list next to Type, select Visio.
Click the Sync now button at the bottom of the card.
In the confirmation window, click Yes.