Configuring Destination Servers

Before you can transmit data to the destination server, you must configure the server as an AIM Destination.

Follow these steps to assign a destination server:

  1. On the source server, navigate to SANcentral>Tools>AIM Source Manager.

  2. In the left pane,  expand AIM Source Manager.

  3. In the left pane, select AIM Destination Servers and choose New Destination from the context menu.

  4. In the New Destination dialog box, enter the name of the destination server.

  5. If you can link by name, select the Connected By Destination Server Name check box; otherwise, enter the IP address for the destination server.

  6. Select the appropriate Transfer Mode option:

    1. FTP – Select if FTP will be used. (Microsoft IIS-FTP must already be installed on the destination server.)

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      1. Enter a port. The default port is 21. Port identification is assigned on the destination server in Default FTP Site Properties. (The port numbers on the destination and source must be the same.)

      2. Enter user name of an account on the destination server that has Administrator and Log on As Service privileges.

      3. Enter the password for the same account. (Note: AIM services on both AIM source and destination servers must use the same logon account and password.)

    1. SMB – The source and destination servers must be in the same LAN or VPN. (Servers on a remote LAN can be accessed through the Internet using PPTP networking protocol.)

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      1. Enter user name of an account on the destination server that has Administrator and Log on As Service privileges.

      2. Enter the password for the same account (Note: AIM services on both AIM source and destination servers must use the same logon account and password).  

      3. Select the Share name from the drop-down list. The default is AimBuffer.

      4. Click Apply.

      5. If this is the first SMB destination, a Local Logon dialog box will appear. Enter the local user account and password and click OK. (Account must have Administrator and Logon as a Service privileges.)

If  there is no response from the destination server, you will be prompted to enter the share name manually. Enter the destination buffer share name and click OK.

To find the share name in Explorer, navigate to the Destination buffer directory, select the folder and choose Sharing and Security from the context menu. The share name is displayed in the Sharing tab.

  1. Click OK in the New Destination dialog box. Your destination server should appear in the right pane.

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Deleting Destination Servers

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