1. Overview:

  • Sync many computers’ drive to have the content of 1 Azure File Shares
  • Using package Azure File Sync Agent:
    • has 3 components:
      • FileSyncSvc.exe: monitor changes on server endpoints
      • StorageSync.sys: supports cloud tiering

2.

1. Azure Sync Group:

  • A sync group defines the sync topology for a set of files.
  • Endpoints within a sync group are kept in sync with each other.

2. Registered Server:

  • Represents a trust relationship between your server (or cluster) and the Storage Sync Service resource

Server endpoint

Cloud endpoint