Manually Commit a Local Update
Prerequisites
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You must have an initialized repository (see Initialize a Repository).
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You must have a registered repository (see Register an Initialized Repository).
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You must have a repository checked out to your local file system (see Checkout a Repository).
Do the following to manually commit your local file system changes to your S3 repository.
For example:
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If you are working in an environment where you do not want to automatically commit changes to your S3 repository.
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If you need to commit any changes before the next scheduled time.
Note: To perform this action, the owner of the file system directory must be a registered user (see Register an Initialized Repository).
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Log in to the FlexSync Dashboard.
Access the FlexSync Dashboard
Do the following to access your FlexSync dashboard.
Prerequisites
- You will need a FlexSync user account before you can create a replication task. See Step 4: Manage FlexSync Users.
- In order to access the FlexSync GUI, the appliance host name must be resolvable through a DNS name or IP address. If you use a DNS name, it must be resolvable on the DNS or it must have a local entry in the local appliance /etc/hosts file.
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Access the StorNext User Interface (new UI introduced in StorNext 7.0.1).
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On the top navigation, click Services. The Services page appears.
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Under the Service Name heading, click the service name that corresponds with your FlexSync service.
The FlexSync dashboard appears.
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In the left navigation, click the File System Browser icon.
The File System Browser page appears.
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On the File System Browser page, do the following:
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Select your file system, hostgroup, host, and repository.
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Navigate to the directory or sub-directory that contains the changes you want to commit to your S3 repository.
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Click the Commit this folder icon.
The Commit <name of folder> dialog appears.
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Do the following in the Commit <name of folder> dialog:
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Enter the path to your root folder in the Path to Root Folder field.
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In the User Name field, enter the name of the user.
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In the Comment field, enter a comment that describes the purpose of the commit.
Note: By default, the Full Scan option is disabled.
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Click Apply.