DataCore Software

SANsymphony 6.0 or higher.

AIM installed and configured as a source server.

SANsymphony 6.0 or higher,

AIM installed and configured as a destination server. Snapshot is optional, but recommended.

Hardware

TCP/IP connections between the source and destination servers.

A dedicated partition on a local disk to be used for the AIM buffer is highly recommended. The buffer should be large enough to absorb transfer delays.

We recommend against using a SANsymphony controlled disk for the AIM buffer.

Network Connectivity for Transfer Mode Utilities

(Refer to Data Transfer Modes for additional information.)

For FTP mode, allow out-going FTP connections from the AIM source server and incoming FTP connections from the AIM destination server.

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For SMB Mode, the source server must have the ability to access a defined network share on the destination server.

Configure the DataCore AIM Source Service to log on as a user defined in the Administrator group and  to also exist on the destination server.

For FTP mode, install the FTP component ( IIS-FTP) of Microsoft’s Internet Information Server ( IIS). (Any compliant FTP package for Windows will also work.)

Configure the FTP Home Directory as the top level of the AIM destination buffer with an FTP user account that has Write, Read, and Log Access/Log Visits selected.

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For SMB mode, allow incoming LAN connections from the AIM source server from a user defined in the Administrator group.