Configuring connection options and process control

Connection options and process control allow you to fine-tune how replication behaves, including the replication job queue scheme and how many backups can be replicated at once.

Note:  About Poll Frequency - In previous releases, there was a Poll Frequency field to set how often the source checks for new backups to replicate. Beginning in release 7.3, this setting has been removed, and the source now sets poll frequency automatically to optimize system performance.

To adjust connection options and process control

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Select the source system you wish to adjust settings for in the Navigation pane and Select Replication > Replication Attributes.

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Select Connection Options and Process Control and configure the following:

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Queue Scheme – Specifies the manner in which replication jobs are queued. The default setting is Recency, where backups are added to the top of the replication queue, so the most recent backups are replicated first.Note that upon replicating the most recent backup of a given client and type, older backups are removed from the queue and are not replicated. Select Maximize Retention to add backups to the end of the replication queue as they complete. Select Manual to add replicated backups to the queue manually (see Replicating backups manually). With the Manual scheme, the system does not add backups to the queue.

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Max Concurrent – Enter the maximum number of replication tasks that can run simultaneously.

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Resume/Suspend Replication – Select to resume or suspend replication operations. For initial configuration, click Resume Replication to enable the replication process.

If suspending replication, an option is presented to suspend immediately by selecting Yes, or suspend after any replication operations in progress have completed by selecting No. If you suspend immediately, replication operations in progress are stopped. Selecting Cancel takes you back to the previous screen and replication continues without interruption.

Note:   Suspending replication pauses replication operations temporarily, until you click Resume Replication. It does not remove the replication configuration.

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Reset Replication – Select to stop all in-progress replication operations immediately and then restart replication.