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Connect 2 ReadyNAS 104 via USB for data transfer
Wondering if it is possible to connect 2 seperate ReadyNAS 104 units via USB to enable quicker transfers between the 2 units. Right now, over SMB network (windows), transfer speeds are ~20-30MB/s but...
D_Ace wrote:
Wondering if it is possible to connect 2 seperate ReadyNAS 104 units via USB to enable quicker transfers between the 2 units.
No.
D_Ace wrote:
Right now, over SMB network (windows), transfer speeds are ~20-30MB/s but I'm transfering terabytes of data...need a quicker way.
Any ideas?
Are you using a ReadyNAS backup job? That won't tie up a PC, and usually is faster than copying from a PC.
The RN104s are slow, though they can reach ~70 MB/s for large file transfers.
Thanks Stephen,
Didn't know about the backup Job option...thanks for that.
Figured that Windows being the middle man would slow things down.
I'm halfway through copy so will wait the extra day... :oP
Appreciate the feedback.
D_Ace wrote:
Didn't know about the backup Job option...thanks for that.
There are a couple of different protocols you can use (including SMB). Rsync is slower for full backups, but generally fastest for increment. So if this is something you want to run periodically, you could switch to rsync after the initial copy. You can also set up a schedule.
Tried the built in backup but still slow...transfering ~5TB between the readyNAS 104s and been over 2 days and getting close to completion. Transfer speeds are consistant at ~20mbps.
Thanks for the suggestions.
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