Creating a replication job

Last published : Jun 19, 2026
To create a replication job
  1. In the Management Server console, go to the Server perspective and expandManage in the left pane.
  2. Expand Uncategorized Hosts and select a host.
  3. Right-click on the host and select Replication > File Replicator > Create Job.
  4. In the File System Selection panel, select the file system and click Next.
  5. In the Attributes panel, do the following:
    • Job name - Enter the name of the replication job.
    • Source Host - Name, IP, and selected mount point is auto-populated. You can select a different IP from the Select IP drop-down list.
    • Target Host - Click Select and select a host. The IP is auto-populated after you select the host, but you can change the IP. ClickSelect and select a mount point.
    • Port - The port number is auto-populated.
    • Select Consistency Group - Check the check-box and select a consistency group from the Select Consistency Group window. If the selected consistency group does not exist on the target host for the target mount point, this option creates a consistency group with the same configuration as the source on the target.
      Note: This check-box is enabled only if a consistency groups is available for the file system.
    • Set frequency - Set the frequency for the replication job.
      • Click the One time radio button to schedule the job only once.
      • Click the Periodic radio button to schedule the job at a periodic interval. You can set it between 15 and 180 minutes.
    • Enable FCL - This check-box is checked by default. You can identify the changes since the last replication iteration using File Change Log (FCL) option.
    • Start Replication - Check this check-box to start the replication job immediately after you finish creating the job.
  6. Click Finish to finish creating the replication job.