RDS File Replication: Benefits & Highlights
Scalability
RDS scales to handle very large files and huge replication trees - without maximum size limit or performance degradation as content volume grows.
The synchronization time does not depend on the total volume of data to be replicated, but only on the volume of changes.
Reliability
Replication processes run in the background, unattended. The scheduling framework provides automated recovery that is resilient to any failure including reboot, power outage and loss of network connectivity. Failure recovery resumes at the exact point of failure once connectivity is restored.
Business Intelligence
RDS is highly flexible and feature rich, allowing the user to configure replications according to business needs. Replications can be tuned to include or exclude specific files and folders, to perform pre and post replication tasks, and to be sensitive to network bandwidth or server CPU. RDS is built to accommodate high-speed LAN networks as well as slow WAN networks or busy networks where replication bandwidth use needs to be controlled.
Security
RDS provides secured replication. Being TCP/IP based and not relying on windows networking, it is firewall friendly. Data transfer is encrypted and authenticated.
Manageability
Either GUI, command line or API interface can be used to define, monitor, and control replication processes from anywhere on the network. Centralized reporting and logging options provide replication related data at corporate IT level. Runs as an unattended service or daemon with control from anywhere on the network. Detailed centralized reporting and logging functions.
Performance
Network performance is maintained for interactive users and CPU usage is kept to a minimum, without degrading the performance of other applications.
