Synchronization servers

Description

Soffid allows you to configure different synchronization servers. These synchronization servers are installed and configurated using command line tool.

More information about how to install sync server on the Installation chapter. Here you can find information on how to install a sync server in different environments.

Standard attributes

• Name: name of the synchronization server.
• URL: URL of the synchronization server.
• Type: there are different kinds of synchronization servers:
  • Synchronization server: that server connects to the main database and allocates the task to the different agents.
  • Synchronization agent proxy: uses a push mechanism. The main Synchronization server will send the tasks to the synchronization agent proxy when it detects tasks for the proxy. That server does not connect to the main database. 
  • Remote synchronization server: uses a pull mechanism. That server is asking for its tasks, when it asks and the Synchronization server has task for the remote, the Synchronization server will send that tasks. That server does not connect to the main database. 
  • Synchronization agent gateway: this server is the broker between the main synchronization server and the remote servers.
• Java options: additional parameters to pass to JVM (Java Virtual Machine). For instance, for a high capacity server are: java_opt=-Xmx1024M

Actions

Synchronization server query

ownload CSV file

Allows you to download a CSV file with the  information of all synchronization servers.

Synchronization server detail

Apply changes	Allows you to update the Type and Java options of a synchronization server.
Undo	Allows you to undo the changes to quit without save them.
Delete	Allows you to delete a synchronization server.