Data Backup and Mirroring

Reflections allows you to mirror or copy your data from one system to another in real time. This is called Constant Backup by some but Reflections can go far beyond normal mirroring.

With Reflections you can create and maintain identical copies of your data on one or more remote servers regardless if it's on your local LAN or across the Internet. Reflections uses the proven and secure transport mechanism of DriveShare to connect the defined remote servers together.

How it Works

• Primary
  First you install the server and define those folders that you want to have reflected. It comes by default to go to the users\ directory though you can change and add any folders that you want. You select that you're the primary server and then the host/user/pass of the remote or secondary server.
  

• Secondary
  You install it on the second server and add a user/pass and select that you're acting as a secondary or mirror. Then you define a new directory where you want the reflected data to appear. By default this will go into the reflections/ directory. After that the primary server will start sending data to the secondary until all of the specified primary directories are up to date. After that the primary server will send updates each time the user saves or updates data into those defined directories.
  

• Primary? Secondary?
  Simply put the primary server is the server you're copying from and the secondary is that which you're copying to. However, once the initial copy is done you can modify files on the secondary and it will update the primary. Also, if the same file is open on the primary and secondary and you attempt to save the file the primary server will take precedence and its file will be written.