Metadata can be pinned to the edge filer for enhanced cloud sync visibility to track and control metadata synchronization to edge filers. The Metadata Pinning page displays overall sync status and per-folder progress.
Metadata pinning requires both local quota and the next generation file system to be implemented. By default, metadata is not downloaded.
You will be able to pin individual cloud folder metadata or all the metadata.
The progress of the metadata download will be displayed.
To pin all the metadata:
- Either,
In the Configuration view, select Cloud Drive > Metadata Pinning in the navigation pane.
Or,
In the Configuration view, in the Cloud Drive > Cloud Drive page, click the files link in the Cache box.
The Metadata Pinning page is displayed. - Slide Pin All Metadata on.
All the metadata is always available on the edge filer.
To pin the metadata of a specific cloud folder:
- Either,
In the Configuration view, select Cloud Drive > Metadata Pinning in the navigation pane.
Or,
In the Configuration view, in the Cloud Drive > Cloud Drive page, click the files link in the Cache box.
The Metadata Pinning page is displayed. - For the cloud folder to pin, click
. - Select Pin All for the cloud folder under Metadata Pinning and then click
to confirm the change.