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Secure Copy 7.6.3 - User Guide

Table of Contents

Using Secure Copy

About Secure Copy Starting Secure Copy Examining the main window Setting default performance settings Setting SMTP settings Setting general preferences Setting logging settings Creating a basic job

Changing basic copy job settings Selecting actions

Setting copy options

About copy options Setting copy locations Setting synchronization

Synchronizing single source path to single target path

Single source example 1 Single source example 2 Single source example 3 Single source example 4

Synchronizing multiple source paths to single target path

Scenario 1: Folders with the same name Scenario 2: Files with the same name Multiple sources example 1 Multiple sources example 2 Multiple sources example 3 Multiple sources example 4

Applying filters

Filtering files Filtering folders Copying folder structures without files

Setting performance options

Verifying file copy Enabling logging Maximizing copy performance Retrying on locked files or network errors Closing the Jobs Progress window

Migrating local groups and users

Using map files to migrate local groups and users

Migrating file shares Setting other file options

Using map files to copy files and folders Copying encrypted files Copying off-line/stub files Copying recently modified files Using compression Copying ACL information Running pre and post migration tasks

Sending email notifications

Running copy jobs

Starting a copy job Restarting a copy job Importing a job Restoring job settings Scheduling jobs Managing scheduled jobs Viewing job status Viewing logs and reports Viewing copy job statistics Viewing log file contents

Filtering log file contents

Exporting logs Deleting logs Running reports Analyzing file systems statistics

Using the command line

Using SecureCopyCmd.exe Using Analyzer from the command line

Managing licenses

Viewing licenses Viewing licensed servers Applying a new license file Checking for product updates

Running Update Utilities

Home Path Updater Profile Path Updater Shortcut Updater Link Updater

Creating a link map .ini file Running Link Updater from the command line Using a .ini file from the command line

Link Updater for Access Registry Updater

Creating the drive mapping .ini file Running the Registry Updater Running Registry Updater from the command line Using the Registry Updater in a logon script

Troubleshooting

Logging events for Technical Support Removing Secure Copy

PowerShell cmdlets

What are cmdlets? Using the PowerShell cmdlets Managing copy jobs

Starting a copy job Removing a copy job

Running the File System Statistics Analyzer

Analyzing file systems statistics

The File System Statistics Analyzer uses algorithms similar to Secure Copy to gauge both the scope and performance of the file systems of servers. In most cases, outputs from the analyzer are requested when performance issues are identified with Secure Copy. Extremely large file systems, poor communications between sources and targets, conflicts with other pieces of software, and other situations can cause the indexing performance of Secure Copy to suffer. One of the first elements of diagnosis in these situations is to try and gauge the overall size of the file systems configured for indexing.

To analyze file systems statistics

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Click Analyze.

Choose File | Analyze.

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Choose the item on which to collect statistics.

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Table 21. List of reports

Enumerate all fixed drives on this computer

Select to gather statistics on all fixed drives on the computer.

Enumerate server

Select and type the name of the server on which to collect statistics.

Enumerate paths

Select and click Browse to locate a folder or click Add to type a folder name. You can add multiple paths to the list.

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To remove a selected path, click Remove.

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To import a .TXT or .CSV file of paths, click Import, locate the file, and click Open.

The default output file is C:\Program Files\Quest\Secure Copy 7\Logs\Outputlog.csv.

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To change the path or file name, click Browse.

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To view the contents of the output file, click View.

To change the number of threads, choose a different value. By default, 1 thread is used to perform enumeration. In some instances, target systems respond favorably to having more threads employed to enumerate file system information.

Use Backup Privileges

Select to leverage the Backup Operators right to avoid access denials in cases where no native rights exist to enumerate or read security information.

Capture Security Information

Select to force the application to read security from every resource encountered, in addition to recording file size and count information. Performance when using this option is generally much lower than without, but provides a much better indication of the performance of an Secure Copy agent used in the same scenario.

Select to suppress the capture of system access control lists (SACL).

Select to hide the command window and run the analyzer in quiet mode.

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To view the output file, click View.

Using the command line

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Using SecureCopyCmd.exe

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Using Analyzer from the command line

Using SecureCopyCmd.exe

You can run Secure Copy from the command line by using SecureCopyCmd.exe. You can run the File System Statistics Analyzer from the command line using FileSystemStatistics.exe.

SecureCopyCmd.exe is the engine that Secure Copy uses for copy processes and it uses all of the features that are available in Secure Copy. SecureCopyCmd.exe runs from the command line, but offers only limited options to script, because it references the features of a saved job by using the name of that job.

NOTE: You must use SecureCopyCmd.exe from a computer that has a fully licensed version of Secure Copy 7 installed. You cannot copy SecureCopyCmd.exe from computer to computer.

SecureCopyCmd.exe

Table 22. Parameters for SecureCopyCmd.exe

Parameter	Meaning
/DB	Specify jobs database (.ssd file)
/Name=<Name>	Specify job using Job Name
/Source=<SourcePath>	Define a new source path. IMPORTANT: If you add /source to the command, it overrides the source(s) specified in the copy job identified by the job id or name.
/Target=<TargetPath>	Define a new target path. IMPORTANT: If you add /target to the command, it overrides the target(s) specified in the copy job identified by the job id or name.
/CopySubFolders=<True/False>	Specify true or false.
/Test	Test the job.
/Delete	Delete the job.
/Quiet	Runs job without user interface.

securecopycmd.exe /Name=Default /Test

securecopycmd.exe /Name=Default /Delete

securecopycmd.exe /Source=c:/CBrown/My Documents /Target=c:/Backup/My Documents

Using Analyzer from the command line

You can run the File System Statistics Analyzer from the command line using FileSystemStatistics.exe, which is located in the Secure Copy 7 installation folder.

The File System Statistics Tool (FileSystemStatistics.exe) is located in the Secure Copy installation folder: C:\Program Files\Quest\Secure Copy 7.

FileSystemStatistics /roots <roots> | /server <server> /out <filename> [/threads <count>] [/security] [/nobackup] [/nostatus]

If neither /roots or /server are specified, the application will enumerate all fixed drives on the local computer, and process them.

Table 23. Required Arguments

Required Argument	Meaning
/roots <roots>	A list of semi-colon separated paths to scan. This parameter must be specified. If there are any spaces in the paths, entire list of roots should be in quotes.
/server <server>	The name of the server to process. When specified, all normal <non administrator, non IPC> shares are enumerated and used as roots.
/out <filename>	A file in which to write the applications output. The data written to this file is in comma separated (csv) format and is suitable for import into Microsoft Excel.

Table 24. Optional Arguments

Optional Argument	Meaning
/threads <count>	The number of threads to use to perform the enumeration. The number of threads must be less than or equal to the number of roots specified, so as to ensure that each one can be given roots to process. If not specified, 1 thread is used.
/nobackup	Avoids the use of the backup rights. If this flag is not specified, the backup right is enabled. Note that backup rights must be held on both the server where this application is run, and the target server.
/security	Instructs the application to capture security information in addition to count and size information.
/no status	Suppresses the command window and runs the tool in quiet mode.

Example: retrieving information for all shares

FileSystemStatistics /server SERVERNAME /out ServerName-outputfile.csv

Example: Retrieving information for a set of shares

FileSystemStatistics.exe /roots “\\SERVERNAME\Share1;\\SERVERNAME\Share Number 2” /out ServerName-outputfile.csv

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