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Description
It is important to monitor the replication to make sure it works properly and does not have inconsistency in the data. Monitoring replication assumes that:
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- In Replicator Manager. For more information, see Monitor in Replicator Manager.
- In Adonis Personnel Manager. For more information, see Monitor in APM.
- On the Main site for all the satellites. For more information, see Monitor on Main Site.
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To monitor the replication status, first, run Adonis Replicator Manager. Within the application, select the service to which you got connected and navigate to Status > Adonis Replication:
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In the Replication Status workspace, click Start to initiate the replication. Once the replication process is triggered, the progress can be viewed on the screen:
Additionally, the advancement the advancement of a progress bar is directly proportional to the amount of work that has been completed.
Right above the progress bar, you can see the tasks being covered: Receive Files, Import, Export, Send Files. By default, all the tasks are pre-selected. In case you want to skip a task, simply clear the corresponding checkbox. Tasks are considered successful in case bullets next to them remain green-colored. Failed operations are marked with red bullets:
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Besides, you can set the schedule for monitoring the replication status at a specific time in the future on a regular basis. To do this, select the service to which you got connected and navigate to Scheduler > Adonis Replication:
In the Schedule of Adonis Replication workspace, select Use built-in scheduler to enable the schedule settings:
- Run Replicator on. Define the weekdays when the task becomes due. By default, all the weekdays are pre-selected. If you want to skip a weekday, clear the corresponding checkbox.
- Start at, Repeat every, Until. In these options, define the frequency interval when the task is due.
- Replication tasks to be executed. The following replication tasks are available: Receive Files, Import, Export, Send Files. By default, all the tasks are pre-selected. If you want to skip executing a task, clear the corresponding checkbox.
When completed, click Save to confirm the changes or Cancel to revert the changes.
For monitoring purposes, Replicator provides you with the possibility to send/receive such messages:
- Reports on errors. If an error occurs, it is recommended to send an error report to our dedicated support team.
- Warning messages. Set up the warning message to be received in case no CAB/RPL files have been received for a certain period.
- Status reports. Set up the status reports to be received as a replication summary over a certain time period.
To enables sending/receiving messages, first, on the left-hand side pane of Replicator Manager, select the service which you got connected to and go to Settings. When the Rel Settings workspace appears, click Run Settings Wizard. Clicking the command opens the Replicator Settings Wizard dialog. Navigate through the wizard pages, until you reach the dialog where you can set up sending emails with reports and warnings:
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- Server Name. Enter the server name to which to connect.
- Port. Specify the port number for communication between mail servers.
- Server requires authentication. Select the checkbox if the connection to the server requires authentication.
- Use SSL. Select the option to create an encrypted transmission channel.
- User Name. Enter a username.
- Password. Enter a password.
- Sender Email. Enter the sender's email address.
- Receiver email list. Enter the email address(es) to which the data is to be sent. To do this, click the Add email button and type an email address. To remove an email address from the list, click Delete email.
- Send reports on errors. Select the checkbox to send error reports.
- Send Status Reports. Select the checkbox to send status reports. On selecting, set the interval for sending reports.
- Send warnings if no cab/rpl files have been received recently. Select the checkbox to send warnings. On selecting, define the interval at which Replicator checks whether no files have been received.
While installing/updating Replicator, you are suggested to install the RPL Viewer utility that can open CAB/RPL files and view the content of DAT files:
To monitor the DAT files in Adonis RPL Viewer, first, run the viewer:
Within the application window, click Open File. Clicking the command opens the Open dialog where you can select the DAT file to be monitored:
Click Open to open the selected file in RPL Viewer:
Now, select a file and click Show Details to view the detailed information on the file:
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Check Communication Channels
Each site tracks and stores data on import/export, specifically the time when the recent import/export on incoming/outgoing channels was performed. Therefore, this data can be easily monitored.
To get started, log into APM and navigate to the Setup ribbon tab > Adonis Replicator > Views 2, the Communication Channels tab:
In the grid, there are several columns intended for monitoring purposes. They are: Last File Nr, Last Export, Last Import. The data in these columns is updated only after the replication has been successfully performed.
Following the defined schedule, verify that the replication runs correctly. To do this, simply compare the dates in the Communication Channels tab with the scheduled intervals of your replication setup. In case the dates coincide, the replication is running correctly, if they do not coincide, it is recommended to check the error log file.
Set up warnings
You can set up the warnings to be displayed in case an import/export fails.
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For this, within the APM application, navigate to the Setup ribbon tab > Global Options > Modules > Replicator:
Within the dialogdialogue, proceed with the following steps:
- Define the path to the Replicator INI file:
- Click the Browse button to display the Open dialog dialogue.
- In the dialogdialogue, select the directory where the INI file is located and click Open.
- Define Surveillance Options by selecting/clearing the options:
- Don't check the Existence of log files.
- Don't check Last Export Time.
- Don't check Last Import Time.
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Click Yes to confirm sending the log file to the system administrator.
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You can monitor the replication activity of all the satellites on the main site. It is the most time-saving monitoring method.
To get started, simply, add new connections to satellites (vessel sites) on the main site.
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Before getting started, make sure the main site can access all the sites. In other words, the following points must be met:
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To add connections, follow the steps below:
- Run Replicator Manager.
- On the left-hand pane, right-click Services and Connections. This opens the menu:
- In the menu, select Add New Connection... The Connect to Replicator Service dialog then appears:
- Within the dialog, you can define the connection and authentication properties:
- Protocol. Select TCP/IP to get connected to another computer.
- Server Name. Enter the IP address of the computer to which you want to get connected to.
- Port. Enter the port number required to connect to the server. Usually, the same port number is used for all connections inside one client and may be found in the ReplManager.ini file.
- Username. Enter the username you have defined while installing the application. The username is available in the ReplManager.ini file.
- Password. Enter the password you have defined while installing the application. The password is available in the ReplManager.ini file.
- When done, click Connect.
Android Replicator Monitoring
The Android Replicator Monitoring Service allows monitoring the Replicator performance in real-time from your android device. The Android application ensures to:
- show status of last replications on clients’ sites
- send out alerts when the last replication on a site contains errors or when no new replication status has been received from the site for a long time
- receive the status of replication on main sites in real-time
Functionality
The Adonis Monitoring Service sends out notifications to the application in the following cases:
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Let us see the example of the client’s site list with the time and status of the last replication:
The possible values of a replication status:
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Now, tap the site to see the replication details, i.e. the replication start time and status:
In the list, tap any of the replication statuses to see the stages with their duration, status and error or ignored error details:
Housekeeping
This section will walk you through the installation and configuration procedures.
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To install the service follow the steps described below:
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Click Finish to close the setup wizard.
Set Up Service
On installing the Android Replicator Monitoring Service, you can now perform a one-time setup of the service.
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- Enter your credentials: 'admin' as your username and the password you have defined on Step 4 of the service installation procedure (see 2639102764).
- Select Remember me if you want the browser to remember your login credentials.
- Click Login to log into the service.
Set Clients
After logging in, you can set clients which replication activity you want to monitor:
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As a result, a new client appears in the list of clients:
Use Basic Commands
On adding a new client, the following actions become available to you: edit records, change a password and remove records.
To access them, first, select the client and click the More 
button located in the last column:
Change password
To change a defined password, select Change password in the menu. The following dialog then appears:
Enter a new password and confirm it in the respective fields. When done, click Save.
Edit name
To change a defined client name, select Edit... in the menu. This opens the Edit Client Name dialog:
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Make the appropriate changes to the client name and/or its short name and click Save.
Remove record
To permanently remove a client record from the system, select Remove in the menu. Selecting the option opens the Client Delete Confirmation dialog:
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Within the dialog, click Remove to confirm the deletion.
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You can define Android users who will monitor the replication activity. For this, on the left-hand side panel Repl Monitor panel of the service, switch to the Android Users tab:
Now, click the New User button at the top of the working area. Clicking the button makes the New Android Login dialog appears:
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As a result, a new user then appears in the list of Android users:
Use Basic Commands
On adding a new Android user, the following actions become available to you: change a password and remove a record.
To access them, first, select the user and click the More button located in the last column:
Change password
To change a defined password, select Change Android Login/Password in the menu. The following dialog then appears:
Enter a new password and confirm it in the respective fields. When done, click Save.
Remove record
To permanently remove a client record from the system, select Remove in the menu. Selecting the option opens the Android Login Delete confirmation dialog:
Within the dialogdialogue, click Delete to confirm the deletion.
Set Up Replicator Service
You can set up the Replicator service by following the steps below:
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When completed, click Test connection to make sure the connection has been successfully established.
Set Up Android Application
Now it is time to download and install the Android application on your device. To do this, go to your FTP area and download and install the latest version of the application with the APK file extension:
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For each of these clients, you will be able to see its sites, the list of the recent replications and receive notifications.
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If an error occurs when exporting or importing files import, Replicator creates an error log file in the IN or OUT folder. The file name indicates the site causing the error. For example, an error occurred while importing data from site 10, then the file named 10_err.txt appears in the IN log folder
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