verify

04/26/2024 Contributors

The verify command reads and compares the source and target shares and provides information about what is different. You can use the verify command on any source and destination, regardless of the tool used to perform the copy or sync operation.

Syntax

xcp verify \\<IP address or hostname of SMB server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

Show example

c:\netapp\xcp>xcp verify  \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share  \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
xcp verify  \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share  \\ <IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

xcp verify  \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share  \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
374 scanned, 373 compared, 373 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors
xcp verify  \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share  \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
Total Time : 3s
STATUS : PASSED

The following table lists the verify parameters and their description.

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
verify -h, --help	Show this help message and exit.
verify -v	Increase debug verbosity.
verify -parallel <n>	Number of concurrent processes (default: <cpu-count>).
verify -match <filter>	Only process files and directories that match the filter (see `xcp help - match` for details).
verify -exclude <filter>	Only exclude files and directories in the filter.
verify -preserve-atime	Restore last accessed date on source.
verify -nodata	Do not check data.
verify -atime	Verify file access time.
verify -noctime	Do not check file creation time.
verify -nomtime	Do not check file modification time.
verify -noattrs	Do not check attributes.
verify -noownership	Do not check ownership.
verify -ads	Scan for changes and modifications of alternate data streams in the source and target SMB share. If there are changes, it applies the change to the target to make sure that the target is identical to the source.
verify -noacls	Do not check ACLs.
verify -atimewindow <float>	Acceptable access time difference, in seconds.
verify -ctimewindow <float>	Acceptable creation time difference, in seconds.
verify -mtimewindow <float>	Acceptable modification time difference, in seconds,
verify -stats	Scan source and target trees in parallel and compare tree statistics.
verify -l	Increases output detail.
verify -ll	Increases output detail (git diff format).
verify -fallback-user <fallback_user>	Active Directory user or local(non-domain) user on the target machine to receive the permissions of local (non-domain) source machine users (example: domain\administrator).
verify -fallback-group <fallback_group>	Active Directory group or local(non-domain) group on the target machine to receive the permissions of local(non-domain) source machine groups (example: domain\administrators).
verify -root	Sync ACLs for the root directory.
verify -onlyacl	Copy only the security information.

verify -h, --help

Show this help message and exit.

verify -v

Increase debug verbosity.

verify -parallel <n>

Number of concurrent processes (default: <cpu-count>).

verify -match <filter>

Only process files and directories that match the filter (see xcp help - match for details).

verify -exclude <filter>

Only exclude files and directories in the filter.

verify -preserve-atime

Restore last accessed date on source.

verify -nodata

Do not check data.

verify -atime

Verify file access time.

verify -noctime

Do not check file creation time.

verify -nomtime

Do not check file modification time.

verify -noattrs

Do not check attributes.

verify -noownership

Do not check ownership.

verify -ads

Scan for changes and modifications of alternate data streams in the source and target SMB share. If there are changes, it applies the change to the target to
make sure that the target is identical to the source.

verify -noacls

Do not check ACLs.

verify -atimewindow <float>

Acceptable access time difference, in seconds.

verify -ctimewindow <float>

Acceptable creation time difference, in seconds.

verify -mtimewindow <float>

Acceptable modification time difference, in seconds,

verify -stats

Scan source and target trees in parallel and compare tree statistics.

verify -l

Increases output detail.

verify -ll

Increases output detail (git diff format).

verify -fallback-user <fallback_user>

Active Directory user or local(non-domain) user on the target machine to receive the permissions of local (non-domain) source machine users (example: domain\administrator).

verify -fallback-group <fallback_group>

Active Directory group or local(non-domain) group on the target machine to receive the permissions of local(non-domain) source machine groups (example: domain\administrators).

verify -root

Sync ACLs for the root directory.

verify -onlyacl

Copy only the security information.

verify -h, --help

Use the -h and –-help parameters with the verify command to display detailed information about the verify command

Syntax

xcp verify –help

Show example

C:\Netapp\xcp>xcp verify –help
usage: xcp verify [-h] [-v] [-parallel <n>] [-match <filter>] [-exclude <filter>][-preserve-atime]
[-loglevel <name>] [-fallback-user FALLBACK_USER]
[-fallback-group FALLBACK_GROUP] [-noacls] [-nodata] [-stats] [-l] [-root] [-noownership] [-onlyacl] [-noctime] [-nomtime] [-noattrs] [-atime]
[-atimewindow <float>] [-ctimewindow <float>] [-mtimewindow <float>] [-ads] source target

Note: ONTAP does not let a SMB client modify COMPRESSED or ENCRYPTED attributes. XCP sync will ignore these file attributes.

positional arguments:
   source
   target

optional arguments:
-h, --help	           show this help message and exit
-v	                    increase debug verbosity
-parallel <n>	        number of concurrent processes (default: <cpu-count>)
-match <filter>        only process files and directories that match the filter (see `xcp help -match` for details)
-exclude <filter>      Exclude files and directories that match the filter (see `xcp help -exclude` for details)
-preserve-atime	     restore last accessed date on source
--help-diag           Show all options including diag.The diag options should be used only on recommendation by NetApp support.
-loglevel <name>	     option to set log level filter (default:INFO)
-fallback-user FALLBACK_USER
                       a user on the target machine to translate the permissions of local (non-domain) source machine users (eg. domain\administrator)
-fallback-group FALLBACK_GROUP
                       a group on the target machine to translate the permissions of local (non- domain) source machine groups (eg. domain\administrators)
-nodata	              do not check data
-stats	              scan source and target trees in parallel and compare tree statistics
-l	                    detailed file listing output
-root	                 verify acl for root directory
-noacls	              do not check acls
-noownership	        do not check ownership
-onlyacl	              verify only acls
-noctime	              do not check file creation time
-nomtime	              do not check file modification time
-noattrs	              do not check attributes
-atime	              verify acess time as well
-atimewindow <float>   acceptable access time difference in seconds
-ctimewindow <float>   acceptable creation time difference in seconds
-mtimewindow <float>   acceptable modification time difference in seconds
-ads	                 verify ntfs alternate data stream

verify -v

Use the -v parameter with the verify command to provide detailed debug information.

Syntax

xcp verify -v \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

Show example

c:\netapp\xcp> xcp verify -v \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
xcp verify -v  \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

xcp verify -v \\< IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
374 scanned, 373 compared, 373 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors
Total Time : 3s
STATUS : PASSED

verify -parallel <n>

Use the -parallel <n> parameter with the verify command to set a higher or lower number of XCP concurrent processes. The verify -parallel <n> command verifies the number of concurrent processes (default: <cpu-count>).

The maximum value for n is 61.

Syntax

xcp verify -v -parallel <n> \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

Show example

c:\netapp\xcp>xcp verify -v -parallel 8 \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
xcp verify -v -parallel 8 \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

xcp verify -v -parallel 8 \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
374 scanned, 373 compared, 373 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors
Total Time : 4s
STATUS : PASSED

verify -match <filter>

Use the -match <filter> parameter with the verify command to scan the source and target tree and compare only the files or directories that match the filter argument. If there are any differences, the command applies the required actions on the target to keep them in sync.

Syntax

xcp verify -v -match <filter> \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

Show example

c:\netapp\xcp>xcp verify -v -match "'Microsoft' in name" \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
xcp verify -v -match "'Microsoft' in name" \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

xcp verify -v -match 'Microsoft' in name \\<IP address of SMB source server> \source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
374 scanned, 0 compared, 0 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors
Total Time : 1s
STATUS : PASSED

verify -exclude <filter>

Use the -exclude <filter> parameter with the verify command to only exclude files and directories in the filter.

Syntax

xcp verify -exclude <filter> \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

Show example

C:\netapp\xcp>xcp verify -exclude "path('*Exceptions*')" \\<IP address of SMB sourceserver>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

210 scanned, 99 excluded, 6 compared, 5 same, 1 different, 0 missing, 0 errors, 5s
210 scanned, 107 excluded, 13 compared, 12 same, 1 different, 0 missing, 0 errors, 10s
210 scanned, 107 excluded, 13 compared, 12 same, 1 different, 0 missing, 0 errors, 15s
210 scanned, 107 excluded, 13 compared, 12 same, 1 different, 0 missing, 0 errors, 20s
335 scanned, 253 excluded, 13 compared, 12 same, 1 different, 0 missing, 0 errors, 25s
445 scanned, 427 excluded, 15 compared, 14 same, 1 different, 0 missing, 0 errors, 30s
445 scanned, 427 excluded, 15 compared, 14 same, 1 different, 0 missing, 0 errors, 35s
445 scanned, 427 excluded, 15 compared, 14 same, 1 different, 0 missing, 0 errors, 40s
445 scanned, 427 excluded, 15 compared, 14 same, 1 different, 0 missing, 0 errors, 45s
445 scanned, 427 excluded, 16 compared, 15 same, 1 different, 0 missing, 0 errors, 50s
xcp verify -exclude path('*Exceptions*') \\<IP address of SMB sourceserver>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
445 scanned, 427 excluded, 17 compared, 17 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors
Total Time : 1m11s
STATUS : PASSED

verify -preserve-atime

Use the -preserve-atime parameter with the verify command to reset atime to the original value before XCP read the file.

Syntax

xcp verify -preserve-atime \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

Show example

c:\netapp\xcp>xcp verify -preserve-atime \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
xcp verify -preserve-atime \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

374 scanned, 179 compared, 179 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors, 5s
xcp verify -preserve-atime \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
374 scanned, 373 compared, 373 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors
Total Time : 8s
STATUS : PASSED

verify -nodata

Use the -nodata parameter with the verify command to not compare data.

Syntax

xcp verify -nodata \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

Show example

c:\netapp\xcp>xcp verify -nodata \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
xcp verify -nodata \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

xcp verify -nodata \\<IP address of SMB source server> \source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share : PASSED
374 scanned, 373 compared, 373 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors
Total Time : 3s
STATUS : PASSED

verify -atime

Use the -atime parameter with the verify command to compare file access time stamps from the source to destination.

Syntax

xcp verify -ll -atime \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

Show example

c:\Netapp\xcp> xcp verify -ll -atime \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

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dir1: Changed (atime)
  atime
     - 2023-04-14 10:28:47 (1681482527.564423)
     + 2023-04-14 10:24:40 (1681482280.366317)
dir2: Changed (atime)
  atime
     - 2023-04-14 10:28:47 (1681482527.564424)
     + 2023-04-14 10:24:40 (1681482280.366318)
<root>: Changed (atime)
  atime
     - 2023-04-14 10:28:47 (1681482527.054403)
     + 2023-04-14 10:28:35 (1681482515.538801)
xcp verify -ll -atime \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
14 scanned, 13 compared, 10 same, 3 different, 0 missing, 0 errors
Total Time : 1s
STATUS : FAILED

verify -noctime

Use the -noctime parameter with the verify command to not compare file creation time stamps from the source to destination.

Syntax

xcp verify -noctime \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

Show example

c:\netapp\xcp>xcp verify -noctime \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
xcp verify -noctime \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

xcp verify -noctime \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share : PASSED
374 scanned, 373 compared, 373 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors
Total Time : 3s
STATUS : PASSED

verify -nomtime

Use the -nomtime parameter with the verify command to not compare file modification time stamps from the source to destination.

Syntax

xcp verify -nomtime \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

Show example

c:\netapp\xcp>xcp verify -nomtime \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
xcp verify -nomtime \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

xcp verify -nomtime \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share : PASSED
374 scanned, 373 compared, 373 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors
Total Time : 3s
STATUS : PASSED

verify -noattrs

Use the -noattrs parameter with the verify command to not check attributes.

Syntax

xcp verify -noattrs \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

Show example

c:\netapp\xcp>xcp verify -noattrs \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
xcp verify -noattrs \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

xcp verify -noattrs \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share : PASSED
374 scanned, 373 compared, 373 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors
Total Time : 3s
STATUS : PASSED

verify -noownership

Use the -noownership parameter with the verify command to not check ownership.

Syntax

xcp verify -noownership \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

Show example

c:\netapp\xcp>xcp verify -noownership \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
xcp verify -noownership	\\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

xcp verify -noownership \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share : PASSED
374 scanned, 373 compared, 373 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors
Total Time : 3s
STATUS : PASSED

verify -ads

Using -ads parameter with the verify command to read if there are any alternate data streams on the source and destination and display any differences.

Syntax

xcp verify -ads \\<IP address or hostname of SMB server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

Show example

c:\netapp\xcp>xcp verify -ads \\<source_IP_address>\source_share\src \\<dest_IP_address>\dest_share

7	scanned,	5	compared,	5	same,	0	different,	0	missing,	0	errors,	5s
7	scanned,	5	compared,	5	same,	0	different,	0	missing,	0	errors,	10s
7	scanned,	5	compared,	5	same,	0	different,	0	missing,	0	errors,	1m0s
7	scanned,	5	compared,	5	same,	0	different,	0	missing,	0	errors,	1m55s
7	scanned,	5	compared,	5	same,	0	different,	0	missing,	0	errors,	2m0s
7	scanned,	5	compared,	5	same,	0	different,	0	missing,	0	errors,	2m5s
7	scanned,	5	compared,	5	same,	0	different,	0	missing,	0	errors,	2m55s
7	scanned,	5	compared,	5	same,	0	different,	0	missing,	0	errors,	3m0s
7	scanned,	5	compared,	5	same,	0	different,	0	missing,	0	errors,	3m5s
7	scanned,	5	compared,	5	same,	0	different,	0	missing,	0	errors,	3m55s
7	scanned,	5	compared,	5	same,	0	different,	0	missing,	0	errors,	4m55s
7	scanned,	5	compared,	5	same,	0	different,	0	missing,	0	errors,	5m0s
7	scanned,	5	compared,	5	same,	0	different,	0	missing,	0	errors,	5m5s
7	scanned,	5	compared,	5	same,	0	different,	0	missing,	0	errors,	5m55s
7	scanned,	5	compared,	5	same,	0	different,	0	missing,	0	errors,	6m0s
7	scanned,	5	compared,	5	same,	0	different,	0	missing,	0	errors,	6m5s
7	scanned,	5	compared,	5	same,	0	different,	0	missing,	0	errors,	6m10s
7	scanned,	5	compared,	5	same,	0	different,	0	missing,	0	errors,	7m0s
7	scanned,	5	compared,	5	same,	0	different,	0	missing,	0	errors,	7m5s
7	scanned,	5	compared,	5	same,	0	different,	0	missing,	0	errors,	7m55s
7	scanned,	5	compared,	5	same,	0	different,	0	missing,	0	errors,	8m0s

xcp verify -ads \\source_Ip_address>\source_share\src \\<dest_IP_address>\dest_share
7 scanned, 6 compared, 6 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors
Total Time : 8m4s
STATUS : PASSED

verify -noacls

Use the -noacls parameter with the verify command to not check ACLs.

Syntax

xcp verify -noacls -noownership \\<IP address or hostname of SMB server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

Show example

c:\netapp\xcp>xcp verify -noacls -noownership \\<IP address or hostname of SMB server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
xcp verify -noacls -noownership	\\<IP address or hostname of SMB server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

xcp verify -noacls -noownership \\<IP address or hostname of SMB server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
318 scanned, 317 compared, 317 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors
Total Time : 1s
STATUS : PASSED

verify -noacls -noownership

Use the -noownership parameter with verify -noacls to not check ACLs or ownership from the source to the destination.

Syntax

xcp verify -noacls -noownership <source> <target>

verify -atimewindow <float>

Use the -atimewindow <float> parameter with the verify command to specify the acceptable difference, in seconds, for the atime of a file from the source to the destination. XCP does not report files as being different if the difference in atime is less than <value>. The verify - atimewindow command can only be used with the -atime flag.

Syntax

xcp verify -atimewindow <float> \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

Show example

c:\Netapp\xcp> xcp verify -atimewindow 600 -atime \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

xcp verify -atimewindow 600 -atime \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

14 scanned, 13 compared, 13 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors

verify -ctimewindow <float>

Use the -ctimewindow <float> parameter with the verify command to specify the acceptable difference, in seconds, for the ctime of a file from the source to the destination. XCP does not report files as being different when the difference in ctime is less than <value>.

Syntax

xcp verify -ctimewindow <float> \\<IP address or hostname of SMB server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

Show example

c:\netapp\xcp>xcp verify -ctimewindow 600 \\<IP address of SMB sourceserver>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
xcp verify -ctimewindow 600 \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

xcp verify -ctimewindow 600 \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
374 scanned, 373 compared, 373 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors
Total Time : 3s
STATUS : PASSED

verify -mtimewindow <float>

Use the -mtimewindow <float> parameter with the verify command to specify the acceptable difference, in seconds, for the mtime of a file from the source to the destination. XCP does not report files as being different when the difference in mtime is less than <value>.

Syntax

xcp verify -mtimewindow <float> \\<IP address of SMB sourceserver>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

Show example

c:\netapp\xcp>xcp verify -mtimewindow 600 \\<IP address of SMB sourceserver>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
xcp verify -mtimewindow 600 \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

xcp verify -mtimewindow 600 \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
374 scanned, 373 compared, 373 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors
Total Time : 3s
STATUS : PASSED

verify -stats

Use the -stats parameter with the verify command to scan the source and the destination and print a tree statistics report showing similarities or differences between the two shares.

Syntax

xcp verify -stats \\<IP address or hostname of SMB server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

Show example

c:\netapp\xcp>xcp verify -stats \\<IP address or hostname of SMB server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
xcp verify -stats \\<IP address or hostname of SMB server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

       == Number of files ==
	            empty    <8KiB    8-64KiB    64KiB-1MiB   1-10MiB   10-100MiB   >100MiB
                               81        170            62         2
on-target                    same       same          same      same
on-source                    same       same          same      same

       == Directory entries ==
	            empty	  1-10     10-100	     100-1K	   1K-10K	     >10K
        		                       1             1
on-target                                same          same
on-source			             same	      same

       == Depth ==
                  0-5	  6-10	    11-15	      16-20	   21-100	     >100
	              317
on-target           same
on-source	      same

       == Modified ==
              >1 year	>1 month  1-31 days    1-24 hrs   <1 hour   <15 mins     future    invalid
                  315                                    2
on-target        same                                 same
on-source        same                                 same

Total count: 317 / same / same
Directories: 2 / same / same
Regular files: 315 / same / same
Symbolic links:
Junctions:
Special files:
xcp verify -stats \\<IP address or hostname of SMB server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
635 scanned, 0 errors Total Time : 1s
STATUS : PASSED

verify -l

Use the -l parameter with the verify command to list the differences between files and directories on the source and destination.

Syntax

xcp verify -l \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

In the following example, during copy, the ownership information was not transferred, and you can see the differences in the command output.

Show example

c:\netapp\xcp>xcp verify -l \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
xcp verify -l \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

xcp verify -l \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
374 scanned, 373 compared, 373 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors
Total Time : 3s
STATUS : PASSED

verify -ll

Use the -ll parameter with the verify command to list the detailed differences of the files or directories from the source and the target. The format is like git diff. The red value is the old one from the source, and the green value is the new one from the target.

Syntax

xcp verify -ll \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

Show example

c:\netapp\xcp>xcp verify -ll \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
xcp verify -ll \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

xcp verify -ll \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
374 scanned, 373 compared, 373 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors
Total Time : 3s
STATUS : PASSED

verify-fallback-user <fallback_user> -fallback-group <fallback_group>

Use the -fallback-user and -fallback-group parameters with the verify command to list the ACL and ownership differences between files and directories on the source and destination.

If you use fallback-user and fallback-group with a copy or sync operation, NetApp recommends that you also use the fallback-user and fallback-group parameters with the verify operation.

Syntax

xcp verify -fallback-user <fallback_user> -fallback-group <fallback_group> \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

verify -noownership-fallback-user <fallback_user> -fallback-group <fallback_group>

Use the -noownership, -fallback-user, and -fallback-group parameters with the verify command to list the ACL differences and skip verification of ownership between files and directories on the source and destination.

Syntax

xcp verify -noownership -fallback-user <fallback_user> -fallback-group <fallback_group> \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

verify -noacls-fallback-user <fallback_user> -fallback-group <fallback_group>

Use the -noacls, -fallback-user, and -fallback-group parameters with the verify command to skip verification of ACLs and verify ownership between files and directories on the source and destination.

Syntax

xcp verify -noacls -fallback-user <fallback_user> -fallback-group <fallback_group> \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

verify -root

Use the -root parameter with the verify command to sync the ACLs for the root directory.

Syntax

xcp verify -root -fallback-user <fallback_user> -fallback- group <fallback_group> \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

Show example

C:\NetApp\XCP>xcp verify -root -fallback-user "DOMAIN\User" -fallback-group "DOMAIN\Group" \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

xcp verify -l -root -fallback-user "DOMAIN\User" -fallback-group "DOMAIN\Group" \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
7 scanned, 6 compared, 6 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors
Total Time : 1s
STATUS : PASSED

verify -onlyacl -fallback-user <fallback_user> -fallback- group <fallback_group>

Use the -onlyacl, -fallback-user and -fallback-group parameters with the verify command to compare only the security information between the source and destination.

Syntax

xcp verify -onlyacl -preserve-atime -fallback-user <fallback_user> -fallback- group <fallback_group> \\<IP address of SMB source server>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

Show example

C:\Users\ctladmin\Desktop>xcp verify -onlyacl -preserve-atime -fallback-user "DOMAIN\User" -fallback- group "DOMAIN\Group" -ll \\<source_IP_address>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share

4,722	scanned,	0 compared, 0 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors, 5s
7,142	scanned,	120 compared, 120 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors, 10s
7,142	scanned,	856 compared, 856 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors, 15s
7,142	scanned,	1,374 compared, 1,374 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors,	20s
7,142	scanned,	2,168 compared, 2,168 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors,	25s
7,142	scanned,	2,910 compared, 2,910 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors,	30s
7,142	scanned,	3,629 compared, 3,629 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors,	35s
7,142	scanned,	4,190 compared, 4,190 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors,	40s
7,142	scanned,	4,842 compared, 4,842 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors,	45s
7,142	scanned,	5,622 compared, 5,622 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors,	50s
7,142	scanned,	6,402 compared, 6,402 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors,	55s
7,142	scanned,	7,019 compared, 7,019 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors,	1m0s

xcp verify -onlyacl -preserve-atime -fallback-user "DOMAIN\User" -fallback-group "DOMAIN\Group" -ll \\<source_IP_address>\source_share \\<IP address of SMB destination server>\dest_share
7,142 scanned, 7,141 compared, 7,141 same, 0 different, 0 missing, 0 errors
Total Time : 1m2s
STATUS : PASSED

verify

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verify -h, --help

verify -v

verify -parallel <n>

verify -match <filter>

verify -exclude <filter>

verify -preserve-atime

verify -nodata

verify -atime

verify -noctime

verify -nomtime

verify -noattrs

verify -noownership

verify -ads

verify -noacls

verify -noacls -noownership

verify -atimewindow <float>

verify -ctimewindow <float>

verify -mtimewindow <float>

verify -stats

verify -l

verify -ll

verify-fallback-user <fallback_user> -fallback-group <fallback_group>

verify -noownership-fallback-user <fallback_user> -fallback-group <fallback_group>

verify -noacls-fallback-user <fallback_user> -fallback-group <fallback_group>

verify -root

verify -onlyacl -fallback-user <fallback_user> -fallback- group <fallback_group>