Here's some info that may be of help to you - it's a bit old but I expect its still relevant:
Replica Seeding Method:
The following describes the process used to transfer replicated models and processing to a new replication server. This process can also be used when transferring replicated data to a remote location that has too low of bandwidth to support an initial replication process where large amounts of data need to be transferred across the WAN.
Replication Transfer Process
- Setup a replica server on the same network as the master server.
- Export the Master Key file, and copy to the replica server.
- Install the lightweight replica components.
- If possible setup the “Replica Vault” folder to the same location as it will be on the remote replica server. Make mount path as it will be on remote site, so there will be no need to change this when the data is copied over to the remote replica site.
- Setup the local replica site on the Master replica server
- Set the “Site Name” to the name you want to use for the remote site.
- If possible set the “Replica Vault” folder the same as the location on the remote site. This can be changed if needed.
- Broadcast Configuration of the replica site to confirm communication with the new replica server.
- Define the replication rules for the new site.
- Perform the replication to the new server.
- When the replication is completed, stop Windchill.
- Transfer to external media.
- You can simply copy the files located in the “Replica Vault” folder to an external drive.
- Copy the Master key to the external drive, or to a location you can access from the remote site.
- Transport the external media to the remote site.
- Setup a replica server at the remote site.
- Copy the master key to a location on the replica server.
- Install the lightweight replica components.
- Create the vault location folder for the replica data.
- Copy the replica data from the external drive to the vault location folder.
- Setup the remote replica site on the Master replica server.
- In the Site Administrator change the URL to the remote replica server site.
- In the Vault Configuration change the hostname.
- In the Vault Configuration change the mount path if needed.
- Broadcast Configuration of the remote site to confirm communication with between the master and remote sites.
The master and remote replication servers should now be setup. Any scheduled replications should transfer models between these two servers.
Replica Seeding Method - 2
- Create replica vault on master site
e.g. replica1_local
- On master site set wt.fv.localReplica.<local_vault_name> = true
e.g. wt.fv.localReplica.replica1_local = true - Create replication rule for replica vault created in step 1.
- Replicate content to replica vault by creating replication schedule.
- Copy replica content from master site to replica site
On replica site delete MOUNT_VALIDATION_DATA directory in replica vault - Move replica vault configuration from master site to replica site
On master site create task file:
LRMV,<local_vault_name>,<replica_site_name>,<master_host>,<replica_host>
e.g. $WT_HOME/replica1_local.csv
LRMV,replica1_local,replica1,wcmaster.ptcnet.ptc.com,wcreplica.ptcnet.ptc.com
windchill shell
cd $WT_HOME
java wt.dataops.replication.ReplicaLoader $WT_HOME/replica1_local.csv
- Validate replica vault on replica site
Also make sure replica vault is enabled and NOT read only
Rename vault and folder as required
