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It's a little overwhelming, so I'll just ask here.. I'm looking at a 4-bay version to buy.. I want to be able to backup each computer (2 notebooks and a desktop), and make available all movies/audi...
A few additional things:
1. Most backup programs allow for scheduled backups, so you can set them to run over night which will minimize the impact on the network.
2. In addition to standard network protocols like CIFS, AFP, NFS & FTP, the ReadyNAS also supports rsync, which is a block-based backup.
Can you also answer a few questions?
1. What kinds of computers do you use (Windows XP/Vista/7, Linux, Mac)?
2. Approximately how much data would be backed up each day (i.e. how many new files or modified files & approximate size)?
3. What sort of network infrastructure do you have (wired or wireless, 10/100 or gigabit, etc.)?
4. How are the computers connected to the network?
1. Most backup programs allow for scheduled backups, so you can set them to run over night which will minimize the impact on the network.
2. In addition to standard network protocols like CIFS, AFP, NFS & FTP, the ReadyNAS also supports rsync, which is a block-based backup.
Can you also answer a few questions?
1. What kinds of computers do you use (Windows XP/Vista/7, Linux, Mac)?
2. Approximately how much data would be backed up each day (i.e. how many new files or modified files & approximate size)?
3. What sort of network infrastructure do you have (wired or wireless, 10/100 or gigabit, etc.)?
4. How are the computers connected to the network?
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