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Remote Batch Copy v7.7.0 Release Notes

Key Benefits

o Remote File Gathering/Scattering

o Remote Node Info and Management

o Local IP Port Monitoring

o Real Time Log Monitoring

o Remote Node Queries by Domain

o Saved Configurations

o Unattended Batch Copies

o Site Customizations

Softpedia guarantees that Remote Batch Copy is 100% CLEAN, which means it does not contain any form of malware , including but not limited to: spyware, viruses , trojans and backdoors

Remote File Gathering/Scattering

Remote Batch Copy lets you copy multiple files to multiple remote directories. Each source file is copied in turn to a corresponding directory on each destination node. Remote Batch Copy lets you query remote nodes for their network information as well as provide local statistics about the node Remote Batch Copy is running from. Remote network connectivity can be confirmed and remote nodes can be selected for Exploration or remote Computer Management using Remote Batch Copy

Adding Source Files

Drag files and drop them on to the Copy Path list to select files to copy. If a file refers to a folder, Remote Batch Copy will expand it and add any files it finds. You can drop files on a Selected Node to copy them to just that node or add the files to all the Selected nodes if the files are dropped anywhere else on the Copy Paths list. Click the Left Mouse button while simultaneously holding the SHIFT or CTRL keys to select ranges of Source Files in the Copy Paths list. If a Folder is selected, then all its files are selected automatically. Drag Source files to other Selected Nodes or Destinations paths to move them within the Copy Path list.

The Copy Paths list shows what files will be copied where.

Adding Destination Nodes

Click a node on the list of Available Nodes to add destinations. Click a node in the Selected Nodes list to remove it. Right Click on an Available Node and select Find Node to search for a node name or IP address that does not appear in the Available Nodes list. Remote Batch Copy first issues an ICMP Ping query to the node. If the ping query succeeds, Remote Batch Copy then issues a WMI query to the node to find its Windows Domain.

Double Click on the Destination Nodes frame to toggle Full View mode.

Starting Remote Batch Copy

After adding Source Files and Destination Nodes, click the Start Copy button to begin copying all the Source Files to all the Selected Nodes.

Each Source File is copied in turn from each Destination Folder on all the Selected Nodes.  If the Destination Node does not contain the same directory as the source during a copy operation, Remote Batch Copy creates folders and sub-folders until the entire Source File folder structure exists on the Destination Node.  If the Default Share Name (C$) is used, then SMB aware Destination Nodes, such as a UNIX machine running SAMBA, must have a share named C$ defined in order for Remote Batch Copy to send files to it.

The Copy/Delete loop is instrumented with two time measurements. Run Time is the total time the loop ran. Remote Batch Copy is asynchronous and supports concurrent user interactions such as Monitoring IP ports, Responding to status messages etc.. These all influence the total time the loop ran. The second time measurement is called Active Time. This is the time the loop spent issuing copy/delete commands or creating Destination Folders or Backups and waiting for them to complete. This measurement Active Time = Network Latencies + Remote Node Latencies.   For copy operations, up to four different latencies could be involved if a remote Source File is specified. Both values, along with other statistics, are shown in the Remote Batch Copy Log and internal History after each Remote Batch Copy/Delete operation completes.

Deleting Remote Files

Remote Batch Copy operates in one of two modes switched by the Delete Source Files menu item. If this option is selected, Remote Batch Copy deletes each Source File it finds in the Destination Folder of each Selected Node instead of copying them.

Using Remote Batch Copy to DeleteRemote Files.

Creating Remote Backups

If the Create Remote Backups item found under the Configuration menu is checked, Remote Batch Copy will first create a backup named after the local system time and the Source File name on each Selected Node if the Source File exists before overwriting it on the Selected Node.

If the Create Remote Backups item is not checked, Remote Batch Copy will overwrite the Source File on the Selected Node if it exists without making a backup first.

Saved Configurations

Remote Batch Copy permits you to save your current session for later playback. Select the Save Configuration item from the Configuration menu to save the current list of Source Files and Selected Nodes.  Select Get Configuration to load Remote Batch Copy with the saved settings.  This makes it possible to easily create and quickly retrieve custom batch copy jobs.

Configuration XML Files

Remote Batch Copy stores configurations using hierarchal XML tags. Remote Batch Copy expects named tags that represent the hierarchy shown in the Copy Paths List followed by all the Remote Batch Copy settings currently in effect.

Saving a Remote Batch Copy configuration file for later playback .

Saved Remote Batch Copy Configuration XML file for the Copy Paths shown above.

If a Saved Configuration specifies just a Destination Folder with no Source Files, Remote Batch Copy will attempt to expand the Destination Folder and add all its Source Files. Use this mode to specify folders whose contents may have changed since the configuration was last saved.

Unattended Batch Copies

Saved Configuration files can be supplied as a command line parameter to Remote Batch Copy.  If a command line parameter is supplied, Remote Batch Copy assumes that it is a complete path specification to a Remote Batch Copy stored configuration file.  Remote Batch Copy processes the supplied stored configuration file silently in the background while writing its status to the Windows Application Event Log. Remote Batch Copy presents no visible user interface during this mode. This allows non-interactive Remote Batch Copies using the Windows Scheduling Facilities or command script.

Starting Unattended Copies

Save a Remote Batch Copy Configuration F ile using the Configuration menu item with the Sources and Destinations you want to replay:

Start the Task Scheduler Wizard in Windows Control Panel:

Select or Browse for your Remote Batch Copy executable: