Optimizing a Data Transfer › Phase 1: Network Route Analysis

Phase 1: Network Route Analysis

Phase 1 of the transfer optimization includes the DTS network topology analysis to determine if the data should transfer directly between two machines or through one or more others (multi-hop). DTS uses the following rules to determine how to establish transfer routes through the network:

• If there is a link between source and destination machine objects.
• If the source machine object is a member of a machine container object, and there is a link defined from the source machine container object to the destination machine object.
• If the destination machine object is a member of a machine container object, and there is a link defined from the source machine object to the destination machine container object.
• If the source machine object is a member of a machine container object and the destination machine object is a member of a machine container object, and there is a link defined from the source machine container object to the destination machine container object.
• If there is no direct link between the two machines or machine container objects they are part of, then DTS examines intervening links and machine objects to determine whether there is a multi-hop route defined through the network between the two machines. If a multi-hop route is defined, it is used. If more than one multi-hop route is defined, the one with the smallest metric is used. If two or more optimal routes are found, the first one is used.
• If there is no defined route and neither the source nor destination machine objects are part of a defined topology, then the route is resolved to a direct connection from the source machine object to the destination machine object.

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Network Object Server