PEERLOCK
Effective file sharing and collaboration environments require the combination of file replication and locking. Without file locking, users will eventually encounter corrupted files and version conflicts as shared project files are accessed, updated, and replicated by multiple users across multiple servers on a network.
PeerLock Server provides network file locking while local shared files are in use. This ensures that when a user is modifying a file, no other user will be allowed to make changes to that file on any machine that is part of the PeerLock configuration. PeerLock integrates seamlessly with Microsoft DFSR to create a comprehensive collaboration environment.
PeerLock is an entry-level product originally designed to help organizations establish a file collaboration environment by adding file locking, a missing feature, to Microsoft DFSR. Unfortunately, many users discover the lack of file locking in DFSR after they have encountered problems with file version conflicts and corruption.
Main Features
Real-time Detection of File Use and Immediate Remote Locking
Cross-Domain File Locking
Failed Connections Retry
Instant file locking
Can be run as a service
Source/Target Folder/File Filter
Support for UNC folder/path names
Easy install and unobtrusive operation
Create/View and close folder selections in MS Windows Explorer
Admin Log Reporting
Service Level Agreements are common these days, whether they are internal or external. To ensure that you can meet these service levels, control over your processes is key. PeerLock is tightly integrated with Peer Administrator, which enables you to view and manage all PeerLock instances in one central console.
PeerLock can lock all file types--when the application supports a file handle--to lock the corresponding target file in the same manner as it is locked on the source system.
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - 2012 R2
Depending on the size of the organization and the location that needs to be included, Microsoft DFSR has limits on what it can handle. Because of this, Peer Software has developed a portfolio of comprehensive collaboration solutions, which are able to support larger environments with TB's of data and thousands of users around the world. The following table will give you a simplified overview of each solution and when to use it.
Peer Software File Collaboration Solutions
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MS DFSR |
PEERLINK |
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Supported OS |
Windows |
Windows, Data OnTap |
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Replication Engine |
Microsoft DFSR |
PeerLink |
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File Locking during transfer |
NO |
YES |
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Central Monitoring Console |
NO |
YES |
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Replication Topology |
Full Mesh |
Hub & Spoke |
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Supported Network Latency |
< 150 ms |
> 150 ms |
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Recommended Sites (*1) |
3 (10) |
unlimited |
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Cross Domain |
NO |
YES |
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Cross AD Trees |
NO |
YES |