Readynas OS6 future requests

Can you please add a frontview function to UPLOAD an SSH key for RSYNC?
Currently it is easier to set up RSYNC from a ReadyNas device to a non-ReadyNas device (they often do have an SSH key upload function).
I know NetGear wants us all to use Replicate, but some don't like to depend on a 3rd party website to do backups (due to privacy or availability).
My reason for requesting this feature is that although Replicate works kind of nice WHEN it works but the website is simply not reliable at the moment.

If this is not possible, how about a detailed description in the manual on how to upload an SSH key using SSH on OS6, I can't find that either...

The key goes in the authorized_keys file.

Hi mdgm, I know the key goes there, Google is my friend... However Rsync over SSH is basic functionality, why not make it easy on the 90% (or more) of your customer who don't (want to) know putty? Also, doing this manually is more error prone, and I really hate going back to a remote site to fiddle with SSH keys!
If Replicate were much better than Rsync over SSH than I could live with that, but my recent experiences with replicate proof the opposite. It is currently not working at all. Btw, any improvements for Replicate in 6.2?

Thanks for the request re uploading SSH keys.

There are a number of cloud changes in 6.2, so you may find Replicate is better on 6.2 once it is released.

I would like to add a request in for the Frontview backup. I know there is an option to exclude files or folders, but there is no way to exclude file types. It would be nice to be able to exclude temporary files & some system files that are new needed in all of my backup jobs. For instance; *.tmp, *.bak, *.plt, *.sv$ Since most of the files I am backing up are AutoCAD files, these extra files are of little use to me in a recover situation.

SSD Caching ? :-D

xeltros wrote:
Unfortunately, Netgear policy is to not comment on non-released features. So I think you will get this information when 6.2 (or its beta) is released.

Beta 3 is released already and unfortunatelly there is no possibility to define the time of switch-off the NAS (ONLY switch-off).
Is there any chance to do the change yet?

AFAIK you only have a timer to switch off then back on. Still there is the possibility to do it via SSH. The shutdown command is rn_shutdown, I believe that either "at" or "cron" will let you automate the shutdown process. If you have SSH enabled, you can try this, otherwise if this is something that you don't need that much (or can cope with the on/off timer), I would advise not enabling SSH as this can cause some problems with the warranty (though I don't see Netgear complaining for a simple call to a command at a specified time).

If you're not comfortable with SSH, a better way would be to run a script on another box that calls the shutdown command via the Dashboard. The disadvantage of that is you would need to hard code the login credentials for the Dashboard in the script.

xeltros and mdgm, thank you for your answers.
I know that possibilities/workarounds, but in my opinion it should be accessible in GUI, like in OS4 - it was very good done there.
I can't understand why NG has restricted it in OS6.
There is a need to switch-on the NAS ON DEMAND and not remember about switch-off. I believe it is not only my need.
I propose to implement that possibility in OS6. That's why I recall about it in this thread.