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FrontView ReadyNAS To ReadyNAS Backups
Hello, I have a ReadyNAS Pro 6 (RNDP6000-200NAS) and am considering purchasing a ReadyNAS Ultra 2 (RNDU2000-100NAS) for use as a backup device. My goals for this new device are: 1) Give me enou...
You must mean dual-redundancy on the Pro, it doesn't support triple.
If you are thinking about storing the ultra 2 in your office, and simply moving it home periodically to do a backup, then FrontView backup should work well. To get the fastest backup times, you'd do the initial backup with NFS, and then edit the backup job(s) to do rsync when that completes (giving you incremental backups). You'd probably also want to do occasional disk scrubs on the ultra 2.
Also, you'd want to be careful when transporting. I've seen some reports here that the disks occasionally need to be reseated after transport.
If you are thinking about storing the ultra 2 in your office, and simply moving it home periodically to do a backup, then FrontView backup should work well. To get the fastest backup times, you'd do the initial backup with NFS, and then edit the backup job(s) to do rsync when that completes (giving you incremental backups). You'd probably also want to do occasional disk scrubs on the ultra 2.
Also, you'd want to be careful when transporting. I've seen some reports here that the disks occasionally need to be reseated after transport.
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