Create a Pre-population Job in the CLI

Add and configure pre-population jobs using CLICommnad line interface commands.

  1. On your browser, open the Exinda Web UI (https://Exinda_IPInternet protocol_address).
  2. Key-in the User and Password.
  3. Click Login.
  1. Click Configuration > System > Tools and click Console.
  2. Log into the console. The prompt exinda-appliance > is displayed.
  3. To enter configuration mode, type enable then configure terminal. The prompt exinda-appliance (config) # is displayed.
  4. To create the pre-population job, at the prompt type the following command with the appropriate parameters:

acceleration prepopulate <name> {location|username|password|recursive|start|stop}

where:

  • <name> is the name of the pre-population job.
  • location cifs <server> <path> configures an SMB server and path.
  • location http <url> configures an HTTP path.
  • username | password is the authentication information for the server.
  • recursive fetches all the files in the specified directory, as well as those in sub-directories.
  • start | stop controls the transfer.
  1. To view the pre-population rules and the status of those rules, run the following command:

show acceleration prepopulate

EXAMPLE

In the following examples, the pre-populate job is called videos.

  • All files and folders from the "Public\Documentation" folder on a Windows file share: exinda-appliance (config) # acceleration prepopulate videos location cifs MYSERVER public\documentation
  • Including a username and password for authenticating to the server: Exinda-appliance (config) # acceleration prepopulate videos username myname password mypassword
  • Download the entire path specified, including sub-folders: Exinda-appliance (config) # acceleration prepopulate videos recursive
  • Start the pre-populate job: Exinda-appliance (config) # acceleration prepopulate start
  • Display the status of the pre-population job: Exinda-appliance (config) # show acceleration prepopulate videos