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1 Managing Remote Sites

The CLI references “skysync.” This is expected.

Managing Remote Sites

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

List the Remote Sites

Getting the list of remote sites is the first step in managing the sites.

parameter	description	required	default

parameter	description	required	default
connected	Only retrieve connected sites	optional
search, q	Search text	optional
active	Only retrieve active sites	optional
offset	Search offset	optional	0
limit	Search page size	optional	20

Example 1: List all the remote sties

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

Command

skysync-cli sites list

Example results

ID                               Name          Connected IP Address 			Enabled
a23c94ed9edd46ae85da4401aeecdf3e remote site 1 true      xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx        true

Example results (JSON)

[
  {
    "id": "a23c94ed9edd46ae85da4401aeecdf3e",
    "name": "remote site 1",
    "connected": true,
    "ip_address": "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx",
    "disabled": false,
    "status_updated_on": 1506620840
  }
]

Example 2: List connected remote sties

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

Command

skysync-cli sites list --connected

Example 3: List disconnected remote sties

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

Command

skysync-cli sites list --connected=false

Example 4: List sites with "test" in their name

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

Command

skysync-cli sites list --search test

Command

skysync-cli sites list --search "test"

Example 5: List the sites skipping the first 5

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

Command

skysync-cli sites list --offset=5

Show a Remote Site

This command will show the details of the specified remote site.

parameter	description	required	default

parameter	description	required	default
id	The ID of the remote site for which details will be shown	required

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information. The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) will need to be replaced with valid values.

Command with variables

skysync-cli sites show {{id}}

Command with example values

skysync-cli sites show 5dc531df34554edd96c31272262ad950

Example results

ID         a23c94ed9edd46ae85da4401aeecdf3e
Name       remote site 1
Connected  true
IP Address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Enabled    true

Example results (JSON)

[
  {
    "id": "a23c94ed9edd46ae85da4401aeecdf3e",
    "name": "remote site 1",
    "connected": true,
    "ip_address": "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx",
    "disabled": false,
    "status_updated_on": 1506620840
  }
]

Example results (JSON)

[
  {
    "id": "5dc531df34554edd96c31272262ad950",
    "name": "My Computer",
    "platform": {
      "name": "My Computer",
      "id": "fs"
    }
  }
]

If the ID entered does not correspond to an existing site, for example, if the site was already deleted, the expected output is the following.

Expected results

ID
Name
Connected  false
IP Address
Enabled    true

Expected results (JSON)

null

Download a Remote Site Installation Package

This command downloads an Installation Package for a Remote Site. By default, the installation package is an appSettings.json file, but it can also include the installer if configured on the server

parameter	description	required	default

parameter	description	required	default
id	The ID of the remote site for which the installation package will be downloaded	required
targetDirectory	Relative or absolute path to save the downloaded installation package	optional	(current directory)

In the following examples, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information. The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) need to be replaced with valid values.

Example 1: Download remote site package to default directory

Command with variables

skysync-cli sites download {{id}}

Command with example values

skysync-cli sites download 795661735f764045beeade3e94e7c04a

Example results

File saved to C:\Git\PA\skysync-cli\appSettings.json

Example 2: Download remote site package to specified directory

Command with variables

skysync-cli sites download {{id}} --targetDirectory={{targetDirectory}}

Command with example values

skysync-cli sites download 795661735f764045beeade3e94e7c04a --targetDirectory=C:\S4\Test

Example results

File saved to C:\S4\Test\appSettings.json

Create a Remote Site

This command provides the ability to create a remote site. The authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information. The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) will need to be replaced with valid values.

Command with variables

skysync-cli sites add {{siteName}}

Command with sample values

skysync-cli sites add "remote site name 1"

Sample expected results

ID         1d3e7e9be7534b9ab0392370bacd6322
Name       remote site name 1
Connected  false
IP Address
Enabled    true

Delete a Remote Site

This command provides the ability to remove a remote site. The authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information. The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) will need to be replaced with valid values.

Example with variables

skysync-cli sites delete {{siteId}}

Example with sample values

skysync-cli sites delete 1d3e7e9be7534b9ab0392370bacd6322

Expected results

The site was deleted successfully.

If the ID entered does not correspond to an existing site, for example, if the site was already deleted, the expected output is the following.

Expected results

The site could not be deleted.

The response is only available in the default format. If JSON output is specified, no output will be provided.

Manage a Remote Site

The commands to support the management of a remote site follow the same format as the commands used to manage the management server with one additional parameter to specify the site being managed.

parameter	description	required	default

parameter	description	required	default
site	The ID of the site being managed	required for the management of a specific site

Example 1: Listing the connections for a remote site

In this example, the connections for the remote site are listed. In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information. The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) will need to be replaced with valid values.

Command with variables

skysync-cli connections list --site {{siteId}}

Command with sample values

skysync-cli connections list --site a23c94ed9edd46ae85da4401aeecdf3e

See the connections section for the expected results.

Supported Features

The following features are supported for remote sites

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CLI: Remote Sites

Analytics

Managing Remote Sites

List the Remote Sites

Example 1: List all the remote sties

Example 2: List connected remote sties

Example 3: List disconnected remote sties

Example 4: List sites with "test" in their name

Example 5: List the sites skipping the first 5

Show a Remote Site

Download a Remote Site Installation Package

Example 1: Download remote site package to default directory

Example 2: Download remote site package to specified directory

Create a Remote Site

Delete a Remote Site

Manage a Remote Site

Example 1: Listing the connections for a remote site

Supported Features

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DryvIQ Migrate Version: 5.9.4

Release Date: March 6, 2025