During the installation of a FileFly Agent, you must choose Choose whether to install an "Agent for Migration" or a "Gateway Agent" during the installation of a FileFly Agent. This is the essential difference:
Agent for Migration
moves- Moves files from a data source (server) to a target destination (storage); an agent must be installed on every server
that you planplanning to migrate data from.
Gateway Agent
acts- Acts as a proxy between FileFly Migration agents and the destination storage location
; this. This provides access to Swarm and CloudScaler destinations when direct access
isn'tis not possible
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Note that : the Gateway Agent does not migrate data. Use a Gateway Agent only when it 's is not possible for a server running a Migration Agent to have direct access to the destination storage. Examples of this include:
- You use a
A dedicated proxy is used to connect to a cloud-based endpoint.
- Your
The destination storage (e.g., Swarm Storage) is on another network segment, and it
'sis not desirable to have the source server connected directly to the destination storage network.
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Best practiceReview your the requirements for network connectivity between FileFly sources and destinations before making your the agent installation choices. |
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