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Mirrored NAS boxes
Is it possible to have mirrored readynasses? Eg - have two addresses A and B. Each has a NAS. A and B are linked by the internet, although the link is not amazingly speedy hence the two NAS.each en...
If you are prepared to upgrade to a new NAS, then installing CrashPlan on them is another way to go. That does require ssh access, and a NAS that supports java. There are guides for setting this up on the x86 and the v2 products. An x86 would get faster performance. BTW, if you are upgrading, you might consider a 4 slot unit.
The "family and friend" feature will let you back up to each other's NAS (which should be free), and for a reasonable price you can get a cloud backup on CrashPlan servers. Crashplan's cloud backup is continuous, the free backup is not (it runs daily)
The main drawback is that the backups are proprietary, so you can't read them without their application. Note that your brother also cannot read your files and vice versa, so if you are wanting to share stuff you'd do that separately. A second drawback is that although Crashplan provides some info on "headless" linux installations, they don't provide much support for that setup.
I've been using it for about a year now, so far it has worked out well. I have my entire NAS volume backed up in their cloud, and also use the "family and friend" feature to back up our family PC to my Pro.
The "family and friend" feature will let you back up to each other's NAS (which should be free), and for a reasonable price you can get a cloud backup on CrashPlan servers. Crashplan's cloud backup is continuous, the free backup is not (it runs daily)
The main drawback is that the backups are proprietary, so you can't read them without their application. Note that your brother also cannot read your files and vice versa, so if you are wanting to share stuff you'd do that separately. A second drawback is that although Crashplan provides some info on "headless" linux installations, they don't provide much support for that setup.
I've been using it for about a year now, so far it has worked out well. I have my entire NAS volume backed up in their cloud, and also use the "family and friend" feature to back up our family PC to my Pro.
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