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9. In the Copy to Seed Drive dialog box, enter the information described in the
following table.
NOTE: Because large amounts of data need to be copied to the portable storage
device, an eSATA, USB 3.0, or other high-speed connection to the portable storage
device is recommended.
10. Click Start to write the seed drive to the path you provided.
Replicating to a Core Managed by a Third Party
A third-party core is a target core that it managed and maintained by a MSP.
Replicating to a core managed by a third party does not require you to have access
to the target core. After a customer configures replication on the source core or
cores, the MSP completes the configuration on the target core.
Text Box Description
Location Enter the path to the drive on which you want to save the initial data,
such as a local USB drive.
User Name Enter the user name for connecting to the drive.
NOTE: This is required if the seed drive is located on a network share.
Password Enter the password for connecting to the drive.
NOTE: This is required if the seed drive is located on a network share.
Maximum Size Select one of the following options:
The entire target
A portion of the drive’s available space.
Then, to designate a portion of the drive, do the following:
a. Enter the amount of space in the text box.
b. Select the measurement.
Recycle action In the event the path already contains a seed drive, select one of the
following options:
Do not reuse. Does not overwrite or clear any existing data from the
location. If the location is not empty, the seed drive write will fail.
Replace this core. Overwrites any pre-existing data pertaining to
this core but leave the data for other cores intact.
Erase completely. Clears all data from the directory before writing
the seed drive.
Comment Enter a comment or description of the archive.
Agents Select the agents you want to replicate using the seed drive.
This configuration applies to Hosted and Cloud Replication. The AppAssure 5 Core must be
installed on all source core machines. If you are configuring AppAssure 5 for Multi-Point to Point
replication, you must perform this task on all source cores.