Two 4TB servers, two locations, best way to sync live data via internet

oraiste

My work has an office in two locations (Dublin and Cork).

We have a 4TB Network Server in both locations containing the exact same data.

We currently use software by Globalscape that basically manages the syncing of the two servers in realtime - the software uploads new or edited data from Dublin to Cork, and vice versa.

The software also manages access to the data, so it is aware if a file is already open in Dublin or Cork, resulting in read-only access in the alternative location (just like in a normal server situation).

The software has many other capabilities (such as keeping shadow copies etc.) but the basis of the software is that it keeps data on two servers in two locations synced in realtime.

Please note that there is no cloud data involved in this synchronization data.

Unfortunately this software has recently burned us during an upgrade of the software whereby data become corrupted / lost and we are now seeking alternative software solutions. It has involved significant downtime for the office and we are still trying piece back together the information.

I was hoping someone on Boards might be able to advise of a similar software solution that we could replace Globalscape with.

Initial research would suggest sugersync would be perfect for our needs but cost for anything over 1TB is significant (they are approximately €2000 per TB).

Any assistance or recommendations would be much appreciated.

Mr. Fancypants

Are they windows servers? Could look into using DFS if so?

oraiste

mbroaders wrote: »

Are they windows servers? Could look into using DFS if so?

Yes, they are windows servers. This is something we are considering. However one potential issue is that one server is Windows Server 2003 R2 edition while the other is Windows Small Business Server 2011.

We are trying to establish with Microsoft support if this is an issue.

Stuxnet

BTsync works very well.

Mr. Fancypants

oraiste wrote: »

Yes, they are windows servers. This is something we are considering. However one potential issue is that one server is Windows Server 2003 R2 edition while the other is Windows Small Business Server 2011.

We are trying to establish with Microsoft support if this is an issue.

It can be done between 2008R2 and 2003R2 so it should work. No file locking in DFS though, it uses last writer wins. It would be something i would test on a small share first before transitioning if it was me!

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