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July 21st, 2022 07:00

Rsync removed?

Has Rsync been removed/depreciated in version 9? we upgraded from 8.2.2 to 9.3.0.6 and I recall reading that it was either going to be removed or already had, and it looks like its not natively part of OneFS now. 

we used to do some ad hoc copies using RSYNC in the past so will need to utilise another tool for the job - mostly for importing/exporting NFS data to/from other hardware. 

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July 21st, 2022 14:00

Hello storageSysAdmin,

You are correct that resync has been removed.

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September 27th, 2023 18:33

I have just noticed the same. We upgraded from version 9.2.1 to 9.4.0.15.   How can I get the rsync tool back?  We need to merge content.

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September 27th, 2023 18:40

@DELL-Sam L What will it take to get the rsync tool back? It is essential to merge the content of accidentally moved directories.  We are running version 9.4.0.15.

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27-09-2023 19:04 PM

Hi,

Thank you for your question.

Talking to your sales team is the best option if they get enough feedback on features it may change. https://dell.to/3PANUvV “The rsync tool is deprecated in this release. On-node alternatives for local copies are cp, tar, and pax. For remote copies, a user can enable an /ifs export and copy directly”

 

Let us know if you have any additional questions.

Thanks,

Josh #Iwork4Dell

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September 28th, 2023 03:20

Rsync is an OpenSource tool. It is an excellent tool to merge the content of directories without overwriting newer content in the target directory. We used it for many years for data merge operations with the option rsync -avu ... The option -u is key here. 

-u, --update skip files that are newer on the receiver

Use-cases are the following:
-Merging user directories after accidental relocations

-Recovery of user data without the risk of losing modified files in the target directory.

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March 21st, 2024 18:46

@DELL-Josh Cr​ The link that you provided went to a Spanish language page. Is there an English language link? I wish to register my severe disappointment around the removal of rsync. The currently available tools are NOT equivalent or sufficient.

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