Isilon: How to Audit File Count Between SyncIQ Source and Target Clusters

Summary: InsightIQ can be used to verify that the source and target clusters have a consistent file count. This procedure can be used to audit the SyncIQ source and target file counts if there is no InsightIQ to verify. ...

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Instructions

Compare SyncIQ directory paths.

  1. Disable a policy and ensure no job for that policy is in-flight. If so, wait for the job to complete.
# isi sync policies disable <PolicyName>
  1.  On the source cluster, run a SmartPoolsTree job with the --nop flag on the source's snapshot path. This is the Last Known Good <LKG> snap from the last successful SyncIQ job run.
# isi job jobs start SmartPoolsTree --nop --paths=/ifs/.snapshot/SIQ-<PolicyID>-latest/<SourceRootPath>
 
NOTE: PolicyID == the first line of `isi sync policies view <PolicyName>` (for example, isi sync policies view <PolicyName> |head -1).

 

NOTE: SourceRootPath == source root path minus the '/ifs' part (for example, /ifs/.snapshot/SIQ-xxxxx-latest/source/dir)

 

  1. On the target cluster, run a SmartPoolsTree job with --nop flag on the target's snapshot path. This is the Last Known Good <LKG> snap from the last successful SyncIQ job run.
# isi job jobs start SmartPoolsTree --nop --paths=/ifs/.snapshot/SIQ-<Failover>-<PolicyID>-<Timestamp>/<TargetRootPath>

 

NOTE: The Failover Snapshot name can be found from the isi snapshot list command (for example, isi snapshot snapshots list | grep <TargetRootPath>.

 

NOTE: TargetRootPath == target root path minus the '/ifs' part (for example, /ifs/.snapshot/SIQ-Failover-xxxxx/target/dir)
 
  1. Compare the outputs of the SmartPoolsTree job on each side to ensure that there are no differences.
# isi job reports view <JobID>
Where JobID is the SmartPoolsTree job.

 

  1. Reenable the SyncIQ policy.
# isi sync policies enable <PolicyName>

 
Repeat steps 1-5 for each SyncIQ policy to be audited.

Affected Products

Isilon SyncIQ

Products

PowerScale OneFS
Article Properties
Article Number: 000210211
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 18 Nov 2025
Version:  3
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