A font server addresses serious compliance, control and consistency issues for users on your local network, but what if you have users spread across multiple cities or continents? FontAgent Pro Server’s replication solution is just the ticket. It enables organizations to establish redundant, replicated font servers across their enterprise so users can enjoy top performance as administrators distribute server load. Administrators make changes to a master font server that replicates the changes automatically and transparently to all remote servers.
Simple Installation, Configuration and Administration
FontAgent Pro Server replication services are simple to set up. Installing the central or master server requires no special configuration, and installing a replicated or slave server requires an IP address or a dedicated domain name and authentication information. Once the servers are configured, the replication process happens at regular five-minute intervals automatically. The slave server is an exact mirror copy of the master and serves users on its local network.
To configure FontAgent Pro Server to be a master server you simply enter the replication license key you receive when you purchase a replication server license. You then point any slave servers to the master and ensure that you have access through any firewalls that might exist in your organization between the two servers. It’s that simple.
Network Performance Considerations
If the network connection between the master and slave servers is less than optimal, FontAgent Pro Server allows you to easily change the default size of the data packets it moves across your connection. By default, FontAgent Pro Server moves data in four-megabyte packets for fastest performance, but you can change the packet size to be as small as 256 kilobytes for slow network connections.
Automatic Directory Synchronization
FontAgent Pro Server replicates users, groups and other directory information automatically when replicated slave servers sync with the centrally maintained master server. So after setting up directory services links on the master with a few clicks, directory data synchronizes securely and automatically.
Failover Services Keep Users Connected
FontAgent Pro also provides failover services that allow end users to connect automatically to alternate servers when their primary font server is unavailable, so their workflow and font updates continue uninterrupted. Combined with FontAgent Pro’s server replication, these failover services make FontAgent Pro Server a clear choice in multi-server environments.
Easy Sailing after Setup
So that’s it. Once you’ve set up FontAgent Pro Server replication, all you need to do is maintain the master server and the rest of your font servers remain in sync automatically. It’s that simple… and that smart.
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