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Introduction to Metahub Feature¤

The Metahub feature is introduced to synchronize metadata between two CMF servers. This document explains how to use this feature effectively via the GUI.

Steps to Use Metahub feature¤

1. Start the CMF Server¤

Ensure that the CMF server is up and running. you can follow below document.

📄 Guide to start CMF Server

2. Navigate to Metahub Tab¤

In the GUI, locate and click the Metahub tab from the navigation panel.

After clicking the Metahub tab, you will see three tabs:

  • Registration → Register a new server for syncing.
  • Sync Server → Perform sync with a registered server.
  • Registered Server → View the list of registered servers.

metahub_ui_overview.png

Registration Tab¤

The Registration tab allows you to register another server that you want to sync with.

📝 Functionality:¤

  1. Register the target server you want to sync with.
  2. You can provide either:
    • Server Name + IP Address
      or
    • Server Name + Hostname
  3. Click Submit. You’ll receive a message confirming whether the server registration was successful.

registration_form

Sync Server Tab¤

The Sync Server tab is used to sync metadata with a registered target server.

📝 Functionality:¤

  1. A dropdown will show all the registered target servers.
  2. Select a server from the list.
  3. Click to sync. If the selected server is available and properly registered, the sync will succeed. Otherwise, it will fail.

sync_server¤

Registered Server Tab¤

This section displays all registered servers in a table format.

📝 Functionality:¤

  1. View the list of all registered target servers.
  2. The table includes a last_sync_time column to indicate when each server was last successfully synced.

registered_server_table

📌 Make sure all servers involved are running and reachable via the provided IP or hostname.