RepliWeb Operational Synchronization for SharePoint (ROSS) Features
ROSS provides solutions based on RepliWeb's proven core technologies for replication and synchronization of applications and content between MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0 servers. It offers a rich portfolio of features for comprehensive geo-replication and synchronization of differently configured MOSS/WSS environments:
- Logical Replication - Agnostic to hardware or database environments; replicate between different database tiers; replicate between MOSS and WSS in various configurations; single site to a farm, etc…
- Comprehensive Replication - Content, content types, structure, galleries, web parts, permissions, views, and navigation elements. No need to manually create sites or site collections on target prior to replication.
- Solution Deployment Jobs – ROSS provides Upload and Distribution type jobs for deploying, upgrading and removing SharePoint Solutions. Also supporting Rollback.
- Granular Replication - Browse and select to replicate - Site collection or individual sites
- Guaranteed Integrity - Transfer Recovery at block level and Transactional updates
- Automation – Scheduled, Pre/Post, or On-exit command execution.
- Optimized Transfer Engines – Enhanced transfer for Large Files, including compression and bandwidth control
- Secure - SSL Encryption & Authentication.
- Rollback - In the event of failure or unintentional publishing, ROSS's Rollback feature will allow administrators to roll back replicated content to the previous state. Available for Site Replication and Solution Deployment jobs.
- Include / Exclude Filter - Increase business flexibility using the Filter option; specify selection criteria on what to include in / exclude from the SharePoint replication process. ROSS now enables you to select specific entries (documents, lists, items, etc.) or sets of entities (when using wildcards) to include / exclude from replication.
- Run As - Have different users see and manage their jobs along with enabling jobs to run under designated accounts. In addition, where applicable, the job log now includes the creating user, the demanding user and the run-as user.
- Recovery - ROSS has the ability to identify difficulties and make recovery decisions based on network events, as well as from other external sources.
- Web User Interface - A web-based interface enabling non-privileged users to launch preconfigured jobs and publish approved content.
- Console - The Console is the main means for an end-user to interact with ROSS. Whether using the ROSS Console command-line interface (CLI), the ROSS Console graphical user-interface (GUI), or the ROSS Web UI, the Console is a “window” to the Center.
- Command Line & Application Interface - ROSS’s Command Line Interface (CLI) and Application Interface (API) enable submission and automation of Replication processes, integrating SharePoint deployment into the enterprise’s business flow.
Enterprise Management
- Simple to operate - Administrators define replication policies for site managers and content owners using a Web UI to activate as needed.
- Simple to manage - Both automated and On-Demand replications with reports down to single file update audit.
- Simple to install - Takes minutes with no reboot, Firewall friendly. Installation is required on one front end at a farm.
- No direct database access - Clean install utilizing SharePoint APIs on both Source and Target farms.
- Agnostic to SharePoint version updates - Not reliant on identical SharePoint configurations between farms.