Resource Synchronization

Normally, GridServer synchronizes resources from Directors to Brokers, then from Brokers to Engines. However, in situations when you want only to deploy resources to a subset of Engines, you can disable resource synchronization in the Engine Configuration, and then set the lib directory to point to a shared directory containing resources. On the Engine Configuration page, set the Synchronize Resources property in the Resource Validation section to false to disable resource synchronization for that Engine Configuration.

Consider the following business use case: using offsite rented systems (on-demand systems) for Engines. An offsite shared collocation facility hosts some Engine systems. You do not fully trust the colocation provider to erase all sensitive data before reusing the systems, so you keep all resources, including code, on a file server at your site. The offsite Engines have a special offsite Engine Configuration pointing lib directories to a file server at your site. You configure other Engines at your site to use resource deployment in the normal way.