Configure Sync Manager - GE Multilin D400 Instruction Manual

CHAPTER 12: USING THE D400 LOCAL CONFIGURATION UTILITY

Configure sync manager

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The Configure Sync Manager utility can be used to securely copy files from a location on
your D400 device to a specified directory on a remote device. The utility monitors the
specified local directory for changed or added files. To reduce bandwidth demands on
your network, only files found to have been changed or created since the last
synchronization are transferred. This utility employs the Linux-based rsnyc command to
perform this function.
You can configure the settings of the Sync Manager through the
The Sync Manager settings are described in Table 42.
Table 42: Sync Manager setting descriptions
Setting
Enable Sync Manager
Generate SSH Authentication
Keys
Configure Sync Sets
Table 43: Settings for each sync set
Setting Description
Sync Set ID A unique number used by the system to
identify the sync set. Not editable;
automatically assigned.
Destination IP The IP address of the remote device where
Address the files are to be copied.
Destination User The username used for SSH authentication
Name on the remote system.
Source Path Name The absolute directory pathname that is
synched to the remote device.
Destination Path The absolute directory pathname that the
Name files are to be copied to
Description
Use this command to enable the Sync Manager application. This
command deletes the old pair of Public-Private Keys and generates
a new pair of Public-Private Keys.
The existing/newly generated keys are available at:
/mnt/datalog/SSHKeys/SyncMgr/id_rsa.
This command provides an option to configure the "sync set"
through the "rsync" feature. Rsync is a software utility and network
protocol for Unix-like systems (with a port to Microsoft Windows)
that synchronizes files and directories between one location and
another location while minimizing data transfer. It also includes the
option to provide encrypted transfer by using the SSH.
Files from the D400 are securely copied to the remote device over an
SSH connection. To facilitate authentication on this link, a private/
public key pair must be generated and transferred to the remote
device.
When a key set is generated, the files are stored in /mnt/datalog/
SSHKeys/SyncMgr/ . You should copy the public key file (id_rsa.pub)
from this location and store it in the appropriate location on the
remote device. Refer to the user documentation provided with your
remote device to determine where this location is. Do not remove
the private key from this location since the Sync Manager will not be
able to establish a secure connection.
You must copy the public key (or host fingerprint) from any remote
device you are connecting to into the /mnt/datalog/SSHKeys/
SyncMgr/known_hosts/ folder on your D400. This file likely has a
".pub" extension; refer to the user documentation provided with your
remote device to determine where the key can be obtained.
Up to 8 sync sets can be created at any time. Table 43 lists the
settings can be configured for each set:
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menu.
Sync Manager
Range
Auto-incremented from 1. Once
a number has been assigned, it
is never reused.
Valid IPv4 address
1 to 128 ASCII characters
2 to 120 ASCII characters
pointing to a valid location on
the D400 file system
2 to 120 ASCII characters
pointing to a valid location on
the remote device's file system
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