AutoSYNC Software User's Guide (Update 17)

AutoSYNC Overview

HP AutoSYNC User’s Guide—522580-018

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Product Overview

This section gives a brief overview of AutoSYNC; a more complete description can be

found in later sections.

File Sets

AutoSYNC synchronizes Enscribe files and SQL tables between pairs of source and

destination locations. These locations are described by file set patterns, such as

$DATA.APP*.*OBJ. AutoSYNC also synchronizes HP NonStop Kernel Open System

Services (OSS) files and directories described with pathnames such as

/home/dev/mystuff/mydir/ or /home/dev/mystuff/mydir/myfile.

Each source location is on the local system. The corresponding destination location

can be on the local system, on a remote system, or on all remote systems.

Synchronization Modes

AutoSYNC operates in two modes:

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One-time synchronization: The user issues the SYNCHRONIZE command and the

synchronization is performed immediately; the results are reported to the user

making the request.

Any user can perform a one-time synchronization; synchronization processes are

started and execute under the user’s ID, which determines file access security.

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Scheduled synchronization: The user configures synchronizations through the

ADD SYNCFILESET command and AutoSYNC automatically synchronizes file

sets at specified times or intervals. Scheduled synchronizations occur

independently of other activities; results are reported to a log file.

Scheduled synchronizations require setup to authorize and administer users that

can configure them.

Single User Configuration

Any user can setup and configure AutoSYNC for his or her own use. Scheduled

synchronizations will be limited to files that can be accessed by a single user id. That

user id must have appropriate access to destination locations, on the local or the

remote systems.

Authorization and Multi-User Configuration

To perform scheduled synchronizations on behalf of multiple users, a AutoSYNC

authorizer, such as SUPER.SUPER or a group manager, must authorize AutoSYNC to

operate on behalf of those users. This authorization ensures that users only

synchronize files for which they have read access rights.