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ReadyNAS cloud backup options (& costs)
My and others recent issue with bandwidth charges (which Netgear are addressing) has made me look more at the range of Cloud Storage options that can be used alongside our ReadyNAS, and the comparabl...
Just responding with two thoughts, the first re: the note about ReadyNAS Vault in the original post and the second re: the consideration of Crashplan...
1. olicuk Thanks for conisdering ReadyNAS Vault. Per your comment ("I presume Netgear's own ReadyNAS Vault offers a comparible service") we wanted to clarify some similarities and some differences. Like the other services, ReadyNAS Vault (aka RNV) offers a cloud-based, seperate site solution for data protection. A quick overview is here: https://kb.netgear.com/000051488/ReadyNAS-Vault-FAQ.
But there are few differences...
Unlike the S3 and Azure solutions, with RNV you pay a single simplified price for provisioned capacity as opposed to paying only for what you use for storage, transfers, and access requests. So, it's easier to predict your monthly charge with RNV, but you may end up paying more (or less) than you would for the same amount of data stored depending on how much of your capacity you utilize and how much of the data you access.
Also, RNV offers a set of backup tools with options like scheduling, versioning, archiving, and include/exclude.
And, you can also you the RNV desktop client for adding backups from your laptop or desktop to the same account.
Hope this helps.
2. StephenB Sounds like a good option. We just want to confirm that you are referring to the Crashplan option for Small Businesses. It looks like they are no longer supporting the "Home" option (https://www.crashplan.com/en-us/consumer/nextsteps/) and have sold that portion of the business to Carbonite.
ReadyNAS-Vault wrote:
...We just want to confirm that you are referring to the Crashplan option for Small Businesses. It looks like they are no longer supporting the "Home" option (https://www.crashplan.com/en-us/consumer/nextsteps/) and have sold that portion of the business to Carbonite.
Yes, I am using the Crashplan Pro option for small business. I started using Crashplan for Home (back in 2012 I think), with Crashplan installed on my Pro-6. Last fall I took their deal to switch to Crashplan for Small Business, and while I was at it I shifted to running the software on a PC (but still only backing up my RN526x ReadyNAS).
StephenB wrote:
Last fall I took their deal to switch to Crashplan for Small Business, and while I was at it I shifted to running the software on a PC (but still only backing up my RN526x ReadyNAS).Hi Stephen,
I still need to switch - haven't got much time left! Just wondering if Crashplan for business would run on my ReadyNas 6 pro as well? The website says they have a different software to run it.
Thanks.
tony359 wrote:I still need to switch - haven't got much time left! Just wondering if Crashplan for business would run on my ReadyNas 6 pro as well? The website says they have a different software to run it.
I switched to running CrashPlan on a Win10 PC, mapping the NAS volume to a PC drive letter. That eliminates any issues with failed updates on the NAS. I'm only backing up the NAS, so I am within the terms of service.
This is part of a general shift I've made to using a PC as an application server with the NAS for storage. The PC and the NAS (now a 526x) are both using 10 gig ethernet, so the network isn't a bottleneck. The idea is that disconnecting applications from storage will make upgrading either the NAS or the application server easier.
Someone did manage to get crashplan pro running on an Ultra, though they didn't post a lot of details. https://community.netgear.com/t5/Using-your-ReadyNAS/TIP-CrashPlan-Pro-4-9-DOES-Work-With-Headless-ReadyNAS-Over-X/td-p/1474995
I couldn't migrate my Crashplan Home backup to Pro, because it was too large - as a result it took several months to get everything backed up there again. In hindsight I probably should have deleted shares from the backup to get it under the size limit.
interesting, thanks. I think I'll give the headless a go - even though I have a feeling it may be a pain with future updates etc if headless is officially not supported anymore....
I suspect another option could be to switch to OS6 on my NAS? I like the idea that the NAS is dealing with the backup itself.
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