What is the easiest way to sync or replicate files over a network? I am running a few servers in a rack for load balancing and wish to mirror content.
For example, I have Server 1 where I do my FTP uploads to. Server 2 is another node. The manual way is for me to also do FTP uploads to Server 2 but I am sure it can be done automatically without my presence or without the user logged in.
I have tried SyncToy but it just doesn't run when the user is not logged in. I have to manually run it.
Are there better ways? I saw Microsoft DFS but it is just too complicated for me to set up.
Try SyncBack.
There's a light-weight version (SE) which is free and a Pro version.
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I've already an offline updater as a download but I want to make it automatically. It's a client/server software and a ms sql database.
3 parts have to be updated:
update of a proprietary software (setup.exe with next, next, type login/password for server service, finish) which delivers a WinClient and a Service for the server. Autoupdate is only needed for server, the autoupdate for clients by the server works already.
one .hug file which contains new customized program version. The path is a directory in the above software and can be determined with registry.
MS SQL database update with new content (in a .bak file) and structural changes. The database server is sometimes another server as application server. At the moment you have to type in the SQL instance when running the udpater.
My ideas are these:
a updater program in the tray on application server and database server
updater searches with a timer for newer versions on my ftp server and downloads the files if existing
on application server it runs the setup.exe and copies the .hug file. Maybe I could make it silent with command prompt commands. But still need to fill in login/password for the service user.
on database server I configure the autoupdater once with instance name. Updater downloads .bak-file and runs sql script with insert, update and alter statements.
but one big problem which can cause problems is when users are still logged in. Don't know in the moment how I could solve that.
So, how would you realise such a project? Or have you already done something similiar? Is its generally possible?
Okay all, the subject is a pretty poor one, but I'm not sure how else to put it. I have Server 2012 with a bunch of jobs, all owned by sa. They all worked fine ever since I began working here in January 2016, but we recently made major changes to our servers. Currently, we have a few servers off the domain, and set up together as a workgroup. They're clones of what we were running before the shakeup, so include all the data/logins. The main difference is that they can't talk to our Active Directory anymore.
Back to SQL Server. Some of the jobs on the server have to read from and write to an FTP folder on one of the servers which is in the same workgroup. That is, both the 2012 server and the FTP server are on the same workgroup, so should talk to each other with no problem. However, some of the jobs keep failing because of logon errors when trying to connect to the FTP server. I'm not using FTP, but rather network locations, like \\1.2.3.4\ftp\folder\file.txt in my job code. This worked perfectly until the servers moved. Skipping the long and confusing reasons why, suffice it to say that this server won't be back in contact with Active Directory for some time. Indeed, letting it be so can't happen until we can shut down its on-domain counterpart. However, we can't do that until I get this working sans domain contact. Again, long story behind that catch-22.
My questions after dealing with all this are:
If the job in question is owned by sa, why do the logs show logon attempts by nt access\network authority?
How/where can I change the username/password the 2012 server is using to talk to the FTP server?
Is there a way I could access the FTP server, given the workgroup setup in place, that's easier than what I'm trying to do now? Sharing settings on the FTP folder, for instance?
Thanks for any explanations anyone can offer. I'm thoroughly confused about permissions, accounts, credentials, and remote access and have no idea where to turn, having googled all of this exhaustively.
I have not worked with servers that were not domain joined, but I have had similar issues when using SSIS accross sub-domains (see original answer below for more detail). I would look at the setup of sql server and see what service accounts were used for the sql database service and the sql agent service (check out https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143504.aspx). ALso, make sure that the server accounts have permissions to the file system locations (you likely already did that, but just in case).
Original Answer for SSIS Situations ( I misunderstood that the asker wasn't using SSIS):
You might need to set up a proxy to control what account is used. There is a section on proxies in this article that you might find helpful. I suggest reading the entire article, it might shed some light.
https://www.simple-talk.com/sql/database-administration/setting-up-your-sql-server-agent-correctly/
I am having trouble sorting through all the information / various options in regards to Access 2007 used in a multi-user environment. Here is a brief description of my current situation. At work there is the "Business LAN" which I can log on and use to monitor two other servers via remote desktop. The business LAN is strictly controlled by our IT department and no one is permitted to install any software or drivers without their consent. I do have administrative privileges on both servers though.
The two servers that I log on to using RD are used for essentially the same task, which is to monitor and control the heat to different process lines. Each server runs a different program to accomplish this task but both programs use SQL Server as a back end.
I created two access databases (one on each server because they are currently behind seperate firewalls) in order to query information from the backend SQL side of these programs and combine it with relative information I have compiled in tables in order to add more detail to the data the programs are collecting. My program is still in the debug stage but ultimately this information can then be accessed by field techs / maintenance in order to make their job easier. Maintenance staff can also add even more information based on the status of repairs etc....Last, I have created reports which can be run by Managers / Engineers who are looking for an overall status of their area.
Both access db's are split so that the back ends are seperate from the forms, queries, etc... I use an ODBC data source to import a link to SQL. I am using vba for user authentication, user logging record updates, and user / group access control. Everything works the way I intended except the fact I everyone who logs on the server will be trying to run the same copy of the front end. For example, I had a co-worker log on to the server via RD to test the program and I logged on from my desk. After logging in I could see the forms he had open. Access was already running. Without being able to install access locally (or even runtime, due to IT restrictions) on to each individuals workstation, I'm not sure what approach to take to resolve this.
Additional info, Server 1
One of the servers is considered to be the "master server" in which a number of client stations "slave servers" all communicate with. The only way to access folders on themaster server is log on to the client station and run RD.
Server 2
This server is considered to be the "historian". It communicates with a terminal server in which users log on using RD and run applications which use SQL backend which resides on the historian. I have been able to set up shares so that certain folders are visible on the historian from the terminal server.
Can anyone tell me what my best option is?
Thanks in advance.
CTN
It's really crazy the way some IT departments do everything possible to make it hard to do your job well.
You allude to users logging on via Terminal Server. If so, perhaps you can store the front ends in the user profiles of their Terminal Server logons? This assumes they're not just using the two default admininstrative Terminal Server logons, of course.
The other thing that's not clear to me is why you need a back end at all in Access/Jet/ACE -- why not just link via ODBC to the SQL Server and use that data directly? The only reason to have an independent Jet/ACE file with data tables in it in that scenario is if there is data you're storing for your Access application that is not stored in the SQL Server. You might also have temp tables (e.g., for staging complicated reports, etc.), but those should be in a temp database on a per-user basis, not in a shared back end.
Here is a suggestion how to implement what David Fenton wrote: write a simple batch script which copies your frontend from the installation path to %TEMP% (the temporary folder of the current user session) and runs the frontend from there. Something along the lines of
rem make sure current directory is where the script is
cd /d %~d0%~p0
rem assume frontend.mdb is in the same folder as the script
copy /y frontend.mdb %temp%
start %temp%\frontend.mdb
Tell your users not to run the frontend directly, only via the batch script, then everyone should get his own copy of the frontend. Or, give your frontend a different suffix in the installation path and rename it to "frontend.mdb" when copying to %temp%.
Example, I have 2 server, each server using a copy of linux cpanel.
I first install free trial script into subfolder reside in Server A.
eg:
sample.com/service/username1
sample.com/service/username2
sample.com/service/username3
Then when people decided to upgrade, I gonna move all files to theirnewdomain.com, including database etc into Server B (another copy of cpanel).
In such case, what is the best suggestion to perform this kind of upgrade?
Move files from serverA to ServerB, possible to automate it? Zip it into a common place for Server B to pickup?
Moving mysql db created in ServerA's cpanel into ServerB's cpanel, best way? Recreate a copy into ServerB, then dump data into the fresh copy?
Seems like not possible to directly modify the db pointing in cpanel database, because its now 2 server, each server got a copy of cpanel. Things are separated.
Note, this process need a few task to be done in the process. Eg: update to centralized database of the file moving status, domain creation status, db creation status, and etc...
Any idea?
How actually other service that host in multi server work?
In general, you probably want to follow the pattern of running a backup script and then extracting it on the new server. You may find some hints in this description of a manual process.
I am a software developer with devlopment experience in C#, C++ .Net alongwith SQL Server 2005/08, Oracle and mysql. But somehow i dont get jBASE to work at Windows XP SP3 machine.
My goal is setup user accounts, create database on a JBASE ainstallation, authenticate and backup/restore few table via a C++ program. And i dont need to do it with builtin backup/restore tools of jBASE.
I am able to install jBASe 4.1 aling with all its accessories on my WINXPSP3 machine. I was able to run the jSlimserver and TEMENOUS server along with licnesing server. I was able to add the license key as well. But after that what i was supposed to do? i have no idea about it.
The docs and online help doesnt answer a simple question of how to create a database! The google search results from the jbase site all go to the 404 Pages!
Can a jBASE expert guide to the following steps:
Create a jBASE database.
Create users
Authenticate via those users
Connect to database
Create tables and insert data.
Connect via a C++ or C# program to connect to jBASE DB and backup/restore tables.
I know that this is too much too ask but i dont get to get the JBASE system. I cant get it to work on my System somehow. Btw, jdc and jexloree doesnt seem to do anything. I have checked that enironmental variables for jBASE are setup correctly and i have verified them. There are no extra JRE or JDK installations on my system. Besides all that, only licensing client, slim server and temenous server seem to run and listen for connections and no other execuatable ever seems to work.
A simple tutorial to achieve the objective will be highly appreciated. Also if anyone can point out the mistake that i have done or anything i might need to check, then please do so. I will be highly encouraged and obliged.
Thanks
Steve
I hope this will help, if you have not already found a why to do this.
Setup jBase User and Database
Create a Security Group called
'Jbase' or what every you want to
call it
Add a User to this group. I would
recommend adding your administrator
user to it as well
Create a folder in you file system
to save the database information
into
Assign the 'Jbase' Security group to
the folder, and give it "Full"
read/write/execute access.
Creating the database:
Make sure the current users you
are logged on with is the 'Jbase'
security group.
go to the command prompt, and CD
to the folder you create to store
the database
run the jShell 'jsh' from that
location
use CREATE-FILE to create the
files/tables you want to store your
information in.
Inserting data:
There are several ways to enter data. You can use ED, your can your programming environment, or you can create a quick MultiValue/jBase compiled server script to ask for the data and write them to a file/table.