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A Replication Pair is similar in concept to a Subclient which are used by other Agents; it maps a designated set of data on a source computer to a location on a destination computer, for the purpose of monitoring changes on the source and replicating the changes to the destination computer. A single Replication Pair can be configured to replicate all the data on a source computer, or multiple Replication Pairs can be created, allowing more granular control of data.
When creating a Replication Pair, and selecting the source and destination paths for replication, consider the following:
When selecting a destination folder for a Replication Pair, ensure that the selected path does not contain any data as the existing data will be pruned during Orphan File processing.
For step-by-step instructions, see Add or Edit a Replication Pair.
Certain Replication Pair combinations are not possible, or are only possible using different Replication Sets. The following table highlights the most common such cases.
Type of Combination or Conflict |
Same Replication Set |
Different Replication Set |
Examples Note that (A), (B), (C) in the examples represent different computers |
Notes |
Exact same destination path | No | No | (A)
D:\test => (B)
E:\test (A) F:\test => (B) E:\test |
|
Child/parent destination paths | No | Yes | (A)
D:\test => (B)
E:\test (C) F:\test => (B) E:\test\test1 - - - - - - (A) D:\test => (B) E:\test (C) F:\ => (B) E:\ |
|
Source path same as destination (volumes are on different computers) | N/A | Yes | (A)
D:\test => (B)
D:\test (C) D:\test => (B) E:\test |
|
Same destination path on multiple computers | N/A | Yes | (A)
D:\test => (B)
D:\test (A) D:\test => (C) D:\test |
For Windows - "Allow Recovery Points" option must be disabled |
Same destination volume, different folders | Yes | No | (A)
D:\test => (B)
D:\test (C) E:\data => (B) D:\test1 |
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Source volume can also be destination volume; destination volume can also be source volume | No | Yes | (A)
D:\test => (B)
E:\test (C) F:\test => (A) D:\test - - - - - - (A) D:\test => (B) D:\test (C) D:\data => (A) D:\data - - - - - - (A) D:\test => (B) D:\test (B) D:\test => (C) E:\data - - - - - - (A) D:\test => (B) D:\test (B) D:\data => (C) E:\data |
|
Same source path in multiple pairs | No | Yes |
(A)
D:\test => (B)
D:\test (A) D:\test => (C) E:\test |
For Windows - the new pair will change to the parent path |
Source parent folder already used (Nested mount point is not supported.) |
No | No | Existing: (A) D:\ => (B) D:\ New: (A) D:\data => (B) E:\data |
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Source child folder already used | No | No | Existing: (A) D:\data => (B) E:\data New: (A) D:\ => (B) D:\ |