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Configure the synchronization environment with dsconfig

The dsconfig tool can be used to configure any part of PingDataSync, but will likely be used for more fine-grained adjustments. If configuring a Sync Pipe for the first time, use the create-sync-pipe-config tool to guide through the necessary Sync Pipes creation steps.

Configure server groups with dsconfig interactive

In a typical deployment, one PingDataSync server and one or more redundant failover servers are configured. Primary and secondary servers must have the same configuration settings to ensure proper operation. To enable this, assign all servers to a server group using the dsconfig tool. Any change to one server will automatically be applied to the other servers in the group.

Run the dsconfig command and set the global configuration property for server groups to all-servers. On the primary PingDataSync server, run the following command:

$ bin/dsconfig set-global-configuration-prop \
  --set configuration-server-group:all-servers

Updates to servers in the group are made using the --applyChangeTo server-group option of the dsconfig command. To apply the change to one server in the group, use the --applyChangeTo single-server option. If additional servers are added to the topology, the setup tool will copy the configuration from the primary server to the new servers.

Start the Global Sync configuration with dsconfig interactive

About this task

After the Synchronization topology is configured, perform the following steps to start the Global Sync configuration, which will use only those Sync Pipes that have been started:

Steps

  1. On the dsconfig main menu, type the number corresponding to the Global Sync Configuration.

  2. On the Global Sync Configuration menu, type the number corresponding to view and edit the configuration.

  3. On the GlobalSync Configuration Properties menu, type the number corresponding to setting the started property, and then follow the prompts to set the value to TRUE.

  4. On the GlobalSync Configuration Properties menu, type f to save and apply the changes.