How to achieve Real-time synchronization for data transfer between two Data Center?

[Pei Huang]

1, As we known, there are both offline Jira version, and the data transfer via network can not be used. so how to achieve data synchronization/ interaction? except .csv file upload manual.

2, if we set one Jira with data center version to online server, and keep the offline data center setup. is there any method to achieve data synchronization?

Waiting for your feedback, thanks.

[Kurt Klinner]

@Pei Huang 

Have you had already a look to the commercial solutions like

Backbone sync or Exalate

For the second approach, you could think of synchronizing the database/filesystem to the secondary environment, some ideas of what to take into account could be used from the documentation around how to set up a test environment (https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/creating-a-test-environment-for-jira-966063324.html)

Hope that helps

Cheers

Kurt

[Pei Huang]

Hi Kurt,

Thanks for your feedback, I am trying to check the details by video. buts seems there is website issue for which can not be displayed normally.

[Jose Lobo (Solutions Architect at Exalate)]

Hey @Pei Huang 

Based on your post and comments below, this is perfectly possible with Exalate.

Here is a guide on how to do it:

• Jira to Jira integration

We can jump on a call to further discuss how it would work, and answer any questions you might have. Check my availability here

Let me know if this helps,

[Matthias Gaiser _K15t_]

Hi @Pei Huang,

can you explain a bit more what you are trying to achieve? I have some questions to get you started so that the community can advise you best:

• What data do you want to synchronize? All your Jira data? Or only some specific projects and issues?
• When you talk about offline Jira, I assume this is a Jira which is not accessible (via https) from the internet (the other Jira). Is this understanding correct?

Depending on your answers, an issue sync app (as @Kurt Klinner suggested) might be a way for you to go. These apps typically sync the issue data based on your configuration. They don't sync the project configuration (which is not as fast-changing as the issues).

I'm part of the team behind Backbone Issue Sync and can confirm that our app also allows a synchronization between "offline" Jiras. You can configure Backbone to exchange the changes either via email or via a file share between the Jira instances. AFAIK, Exalate doesn't support this feature.

However, if you switch to the second scenario where one Jira is accessible by the other, you could use both solutions.

I hope that gave some insights. I'm happy to discuss your use case further.

Cheers,
Matthias.

[Pei Huang]

Hi Matthias, Thanks for your replay.

1, The data synchronization is for specific projects and issues. Not for all configurations as we try to set two Data Center, for one is offline as usually, the other one is set with online server, for which data transfer can via network.

2, Correct. for "offline" Jira just via Intranet. And maybe need VDI/VPN for data transfer.

New added questions:

1, is there any gap influence because of different Jira configuration as one Jira is Data center, while the other Data center will be configurated to online server like Baidu DC or Ali Cloud.

2, is there any impact for Jira plugin installation after we using Backbone.  As we want to integrate the Jira with Orca.security to achieve filed matched for two Jira.

[Matthias Gaiser _K15t_]

Hi @Pei Huang

thank you for the clarification.

I don't see any gaps/problems with your setup. As far as I understand, your Jira versions both seem to be a Jira Data Center - with the difference of running on your internal hardware versus running on some Cloud provider. I'd still call that Jira Data Center and not Jira Cloud since Jira Cloud is commonly used for the SaaS offering by Atlassian (which is technically quite different).

About your second question, I have to admit I don't know Orca.security. We're not aware of any problems there. But it is probably best if you test it for your setup with a free trial.

Cheers,
Matthias.