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| * Server Disk Space. Indicates the amount of free space on the Blocks Server itself. This also makes sens to keep an eye on – especially before adding a significant amount of new content. | * Server Disk Space. Indicates the amount of free space on the Blocks Server itself. This also makes sens to keep an eye on – especially before adding a significant amount of new content. | ||
| * Server Time. Shows the current time of the clock in the Blocks Server. If your server has Internet access, this is generally adjusted automatically. If not, you may want to check this every few monts to make sure that it is reasonably accurate. | * Server Time. Shows the current time of the clock in the Blocks Server. If your server has Internet access, this is generally adjusted automatically. If not, you may want to check this every few monts to make sure that it is reasonably accurate. | ||
| + | * Sync Errors. Cumulative count of data sync errors that have occurred, if any. Check the Mirror log file for details. | ||
| - | The SYNCHRONIZE NOW button can be used to force a full synchronization. Use this after making manual changes to the files in the / | + | The " |
| ===== Testing the Mirror Server ===== | ===== Testing the Mirror Server ===== | ||
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| :!: **NOTE**: There are two spaces at the beginning of each line, as required when used under the " | :!: **NOTE**: There are two spaces at the beginning of each line, as required when used under the " | ||
| - | * The //nic// setting is useful if your computer have more than one network interface with link local addressing. If so, use this setting to specify the name of the desired synchronization backdoor network interface. | + | * The //interface// setting is useful if your computer have more than one network interface with link local addressing. If so, use this setting to specify the name of the desired synchronization backdoor network interface. |
| * The //subnet// setting lets you specify a non link local subnet (in CIDR notation) for use as the data synchronization backdoor. This is useful in cases where you may want to use this interface for other purposes, such as remote management of the servers. You would then either set fixed addresses (within the specified subnet) or use dynamically assigned addresses (DHCP). | * The //subnet// setting lets you specify a non link local subnet (in CIDR notation) for use as the data synchronization backdoor. This is useful in cases where you may want to use this interface for other purposes, such as remote management of the servers. You would then either set fixed addresses (within the specified subnet) or use dynamically assigned addresses (DHCP). | ||