Where to install Migration Agents versus Gateway Agents

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 files from a data source (server) to a target destination (storage); an agent must be installed on every server planning to migrate data from.

• Gateway Agent - Acts as a proxy between FileFly Migration agents and the destination storage location. This provides access to Swarm and CloudScaler destinations when direct access is not possible.

Note: the Gateway Agent does not migrate data. Use a Gateway Agent when it is not possible for a server running a Migration Agent to have direct access to the destination storage. Examples of this include:

• A dedicated proxy is used to connect to a cloud-based endpoint.

• The destination storage (e.g., Swarm Storage) is on another network segment, and it is not desirable to have the source server connected directly to the destination storage network.