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02 May
How-To use AzCopy to download files in LimagitoX File Mover
Regarding version 2020.5.2.0. On request we’ve added an option to use the Microsoft azCopy command-line utility within LimagitoX File Mover.
Feedback from customer:
We’ve very recently been pushed to implement as Azure-based file transfer workflow for our remote users thanks to the pandemic. I’ve found that Limagito’s existing Azure file transfer performance seems to be on-par with the Microsoft Azure CLI tools (e.g. az storage blob <command>), but extremely slow compared to the multi-threaded Microsoft AzCopy utility. On a 10gbps end-to-end link, the difference between Limagito/Azure CLI vs. AzCopy is on the order of 300mbps vs. 9gbps+.
This utility is available: here
There is a 32 and 64 bit version. Search for ‘download links here’. Download and unzip, you’ll need this later. The version we are using in this example is 10.4.3.
In this example we’ll use Azure as Source. The goal is to download Block Blob Files. Normally you only need to enter the Account Name and Key but because we are going to use AzCopy you also need to enter the SAS URI.
We’ll be searching for files in the container named ‘test’.
The AzCopy option is available under the ‘Advanced’ tab.
Enable ‘Use AzCopy’
Set the directory where we can find the AzCopy commande-line utility (azcopy.exe)
About the SAS URI. You can find this in your Azure Storage Accounts setup. Don’t forget to adjust the ‘Start and expiry date/time’.
Click <Generate SAS> and search the result for SAS-token. This is the one we need for our Azure as Source setup. Copy the complete token and paste this in our ‘SAS Uri ( sv=.. )’ field.
Result in RunTime Log:
By default, the AzCopy log files are located in the %USERPROFILE%\.azcopy directory on Windows.
i.e. C:\Users\YourUsername\.azcopy
At this moment this new option can help you to:
Download Block Bobs from Azure
Download Page Blobs from Azure
Upload Block Blobs to Azure
Upload Page Blobs to Azure (VHD and VHDX files only)
If you need any help please let us know. This is just a start. We are convinced quite some extra features can be added to this new option. Please let us know what you think.
Regards,
Limagito Team
By Limagito-Team Azure azcopy, azure, blob-type, blockblob, pageblob
01 May
Q&A 5: Would it be possible to monitor and send alert when file mover failed?
Q: I was wondering if it would be possible to monitor and send alert when file mover failed?
A: Yes this is possible using our Rule Events option
Please open the Rule Events Setup:
In this example we’ll only enable email for the ‘On Error’ event. Important, if you want to use other events then you’ll need to do a seperate setup for them.
Enable ‘On Error’
Enable ‘Enable Mail’
Use Common SMTP (we will use the Common SMTP setup in this example)
Click the button next to the SMTP Setup selector and setup your SMTP. We are using gmail smtp in this example but you are free to choose.
Click the button left from the ‘Enable Mail’ checkbox and setup the email event message.
Finally click the test button (red marked button) and check the result in the log window.
Please remember:
The email setup has to be done for each Event seperately (On Succes, On Error, ..).
You can use a Common SMTP setup so you only need to setup this once.
Each Moving Rule will use their own Event settings.
If you need help, please let us know.
Regards,
Limagito Team
By Limagito-Team Q&A alert, event, monitor
29 Apr
Q&A 4: Is there audit trail on the rules of LimagitoX File Mover
Q: Is there audit trail on the rules. I see only a (RunTime) log, but not sure if that keeps all the events the rule does. If we have to go back and see if the file was copied or moved is there an audit trail to be able to check that. For example if a file is moved 04Apr2020, and we wanted to confirm. Is there a audit trail that we can go back to 04Apr2020 and confirm.
A: What you see in the Remote Tool is the RunTime log. The RunTime log is a limited log window within the Remote Tool. What you want is History Logging which is logging to one or more log files. Each Rule will use its individual log settings.
Please open our ‘Logging’ option:
Select the ‘History Log’ Tab and ‘Enable History Log’. You can adjust the Log Level but normally ‘Informational’ should be enough. We’ve adjusted the Logsize to 5 MByte and the amount of rotating log files to 10. The name of the Logfile can be adjusted. When using our File Mover as a Service a prefix will be added ( in this case Srv ).
If you need help, please let us know.
Best Regards,
Limagito Team
By Limagito-Team Q&A history, log