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Backup 316/516 to Ready Nas Pro 6
Hi, I am interested in upgrading to one of the newly released products but wondering if it will work to backup via cloud/replicate to an older pro model? Or is RSYNC still a better option for o...
Rsync has worked well for me, except when it does a full backup (every 4 weeks). The full backup takes forever, but I have 7-8 TB. Even if I maintain a 500 mbps write rate (which I do see) it will take 33 hours.
Also, when RSYNC does these FULL backups, I think apps like Plex see file changes. I've had recurring issues with Plex suddenly declaring all movies to be "newly added". I suspect that this is a consequence of RSYNC's "full" backup.
My biggest annoyance is RSYNC incremental will not delete directories properly due to empty subdirectories existing or hidden/excluded .Apple files.
It's a sync, deletion is deletion. Very annoying.
I am contemplating replacing one of my Ultra4s with a 512. One backs up to the other. It will take drive juggling though.
I'm looking at moving 6x2 into the 512, and rebuilding everything on that. Problem is each Ultra4 has 2x2 in use. I'll have to break the backup RAID entirely and replace the 2x2tb drives of the Main unit 1 by 1. Then I'll have 6x2 to build the 512. I'll end up with 10tb usable in the 512 and 10 TB in the new "backup" ultra4. From the posts here, looks like NFS will be a better way to go for a full backup.
Also, when RSYNC does these FULL backups, I think apps like Plex see file changes. I've had recurring issues with Plex suddenly declaring all movies to be "newly added". I suspect that this is a consequence of RSYNC's "full" backup.
My biggest annoyance is RSYNC incremental will not delete directories properly due to empty subdirectories existing or hidden/excluded .Apple files.
It's a sync, deletion is deletion. Very annoying.
I am contemplating replacing one of my Ultra4s with a 512. One backs up to the other. It will take drive juggling though.
I'm looking at moving 6x2 into the 512, and rebuilding everything on that. Problem is each Ultra4 has 2x2 in use. I'll have to break the backup RAID entirely and replace the 2x2tb drives of the Main unit 1 by 1. Then I'll have 6x2 to build the 512. I'll end up with 10tb usable in the 512 and 10 TB in the new "backup" ultra4. From the posts here, looks like NFS will be a better way to go for a full backup.
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