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Manually Synchronize Data

If you do not want to wait until the next scheduled data synchronization attempt, you can manually initiate the data synchronization process for your branch site. When you manually perform a data synchronization, it will always be a full data synchronization.

Important! Full data synchronization will completely overwrite all previously uploaded data from your branch site. As a result, you should only perform a manual full data synchronization when it is either the first time your branch site is synchronizing data to the central site or when you suspect that the branch site data that was previously uploaded to the central site may be out-of-date or corrupted.

During a full data synchronization process, the Arcserve Backup database engine will be shut down for a few minutes and may prevent the logging of any Arcserve Backup job information into the database until the process is complete. Verify that this is a convenient and non-intrusive time before continuing.

Manually Synchronize Data

  1. From the Start menu, select Programs/CA/ARCserve Backup/Branch Manager.

    The Branch Manager dialog opens.

  2. Click the Synchronize button.

    A full data synchronization will begin. Data from your branch site will be uploaded to the central site.

    When the data synchronization process is completed, the Branch Manager dialog will be updated to display the new date and time for the last full data synchronization. For more information, see Understanding Branch Manager.

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Modify Automatic Data Synchronization