SharePoint file synchronization | Metalogix Replicator

Team-based SharePoint file synchronization

Give your users access to up-to-date and in-sync content wherever they are and whenever they need it. Reliable SharePoint file synchronization helps sync content as soon as changes happen or on a regular schedule. Work through firewalls so you can easily extend collaboration to external business partners and customers, without compromising security.

Rule-based SharePoint file synchronization

Classify and prioritize what business-critical content to replicate based on important site collections, list items or metadata such as document type, file size or file name. Ensure the most important SharePoint content is available and distributed on time.

Intuitive interface

Simplify the management of replication tasks and activities with an intuitive interface. View your entire SharePoint layout to verify and monitor the status of all your SharePoint replication activity over multiple servers and across distant farms.

Detailed information

Drill down to see detailed traffic information and view replication trends by day, week or month. With Quest, you can confidently know where your documents are across your entire SharePoint landscape.

Conflict resolution

Resolve document version conflicts according to rules you define, either manually or automatically. Quickly specify whether to skip version changes, replace it or create a report for further review.

FAQs – Metalogix Replicator

Why do I need SharePoint file synchronization?

A SharePoint network consists of one or more farms. Each farm is a collection of one or more connected computers. Each farm runs at least one web application. By installing and configuring Metalogix Replicator for SharePoint file synchronization, you create a replication network, which replicates SharePoint content between web applications in your SharePoint environment. You can use Replicator to replicate this content between farms or within the same farm.

What types of SharePoint files can be synchronized?

Examples of items that can be replicated are document, picture and slide libraries, announcements, links, contacts tasks, issues, custom lists, surveys, Wiki page libraries, project tasks, discussion boards and permissions. Replicator also replicates many SharePoint events, including the addition or modification of web sites and site collections, templates, users and groups.

Why is Metalogix Replicate a unique SharePoint file synchronization tool?

Replicator provides efficient, easy, multi-directional replication. SharePoint lists can be replicated to many systems, and any modifications to documents are automatically updated throughout the whole system. In effect, instead of having isolated Target Web Applications, the entire SharePoint network is interconnected and constantly updated, so that it functions as a single unit, but does not require extra bandwidth or network resources.

Replicator is very easy to access, because it installs itself as a set of solutions within SharePoint itself and is fully integrated. Because it is resident within SharePoint, the entire user interface is directly incorporated into SharePoint's Central Administration site.

Replicator Packages are transferred using the Microsoft Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS). Replicator communicates solely using the HTTP or HTTPS protocols. Replicator can also be set to run in offline mode, which replicates Packages directly to a system drive. In this case, only local disk access is used and it is an administrator's responsibility to transfer these packages to the target web application.