Setup

Set up Aspera Sync on your systems

Aspera Sync must be installed on both the source and destination machines. Version 3.3 or above of Aspera Enterprise Server, Connect Server, or Point-to-Point, or at least an ascp binary must already be installed on the same machines and must have a valid Sync-enabled license. To check which version of these products is installed on your system, run the version- and license-check command ascp -A. If the latest version of Aspera Sync is not already installed on your system, follow the steps below to download the binaries from the Aspera download site.

You must have proper permissions to access directories and files that are to be synchronized with Aspera Sync.

Once installed, you can run async to any machine that is accessible through a remote shell. For remote transfers, Sync uses SSH; for this reason, you must ensure the proper ports are open in your firewall.

Download the binaries from Aspera.

Download the Aspera Sync package from http://www.asperasoft.com/en/downloads/23.

Run commands to install all async and asyncadmin components on your system

On each endpoint, enter the following commands in a Terminal:

$ tar -xvf aspera-sync-1.x.xxxxx-x-linux-64.tar
$ sh aspera-sync-1.x.xxxxx-x-linux-64.sh
Installing Aspera Sync
Installation successful

Verify transfer performance with ascp

Since async uses the ascp binary to perform data transfer, you can verify performance by running an ascp transfer between the endpoints (pushing and/or pulling) that you plan to sync. These tests will assist you in verifying system performance and transfer speeds. For details on using ascp see Aspera ascp Usage.

Test the async and asyncadmin commands to ensure that your setup is correct

Verify your async and asyncadmin installations by running the following commands in a terminal window:

$ async -A
$ asyncadmin -A

The following messages should appear:

$ async -A                                # Check Aspera product license //
Aspera Enterprise Server version 3.x.x.xxxxx
async version 1.x.xxxxx-x
Operating System: OSX
FIPS 140-2-validated crypto ready to configure
License max rate=(unlimited), account no.=1, license no.=12345. Expiration date: Wed Aug 31 23:59:59 2012

$ asyncadmin -A                           # Display software version //
Aspera asyncadmin version 1.x.xxxxx-x