The Replication Process

The replication process in Site Studio includes a source server, a target server, an export archive, an import archive, and the transfer.

The Stages Involved in Replication

Export: Native files, web-viewable files, content types, and user attributes are copied out of the source content server into an export archive.
Import: Files and content server information are copied from an import archive to the target content server.
Transfer: Content is transferred from one content server to another. This function can be used to copy content across a firewall or between two servers that do not have access to the same file system. You can also transfer archives between two content servers that have access to the same file system.
Replicate: Automates the export, import, and transfer steps. You can use replication to automatically export from one content server, transfer the archive to another computer, and then import to another content server.

The replication process consists of several steps: