AutoSYNC Software User's Guide (Update 17)

HP AutoSYNC User’s Guide—522580-018
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4 Scheduled Synchronization
As mentioned previously, most one-time synchronization features described in
Section 3, One-time Synchronization also apply to scheduled synchronizations. This
section describes features and concepts that are specific to scheduled
synchronizations.
The topics covered are organized as follows:
AutoSYNC Roles
Authorization and Administration
Configuring Syncfilesets
Managing Syncfilesets
Checking Status of Synchronizations
Security and Authorization
Scheduled Synchronization Flow
AutoSYNC Roles
For most customers, the power of AutoSYNC lies in its ability to keep source and
destination file sets synchronized on a continuous basis, which requires
synchronization operations to be performed at regular intervals.
To provide the desired level of security, reliability, and flexibility, the AutoSYNC system
uses a three-level hierarchy of responsibility:
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The AutoSYNC authorizer is the master user ID that enables AutoSYNC to perform
scheduled synchronizations for multiple users. The authorizer can designate
another user as the AutoSYNC administrator.
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The AutoSYNC administrator is empowered by the authorizer to add, delete,
suspend, and activate users.
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AutoSYNC users configure the source and destination file sets that are to be
synchronized; each user must have appropriate local and remote access rights to
all files to be synchronized.
Authorization and Administration
AutoSYNC is a multi-user system allowing users to manage their own synchronizations
independently.
No special user management is required to perform one-time synchronizations. Any
user that issues a SYNCHRONIZE command will have the file access operations
performed under that user’s ID and local and remote access rights.