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Remote Backup Options, Which ReadyNAS and Solution?
We are a small publishing company, and am looking at retiring our Mac server for AFP file sharing and switching to NAS. Our small workgroup contains 5 Macs that regularly access our core data, which includes ad design files and associated files such as artwork, photos, corporate logos and so forth. I would like to have about 2TB of storage available, our core data currently uses about 300GB of space. The rest of the space would be used for Time Machine backup for the Mac workstations. An option to grow to 4TB would be a welcome bonus.
Can I create an automated or semi automated offsite backup using 2 ReadyNAS? My goal would be to have one NAS at the main office used in day to day production. The 2nd NAS would be at the boss' home office, with the sole purpose of being a remote backup of the NAS at the main office, so that we have some protection in case of a catastrophic event like a fire at the main office. My 2nd goal would be to have minimal downtime so that if the NAS at the main office would fail - such as a power supply, the backup NAS could be brought to the main office, the workstations could be pointed to the backup NAS and it would become the main workflow NAS, with all of our data there, ready to continue. I want to keep the solution as simple as possible so that I can provide easy to understand, simple instructions to my non-tech savvy coworkers so that they could fairly easily restore our main office central file server in the event that I am out of town.
That being said, which ReadyNAS would be the best pick for us, and do I need to consider the Replicate option? It would seem the Replicate software would almost require a 3rd NAS on hand as a spare, to restore to. I would like to be able to use just 2 ReadyNAS for my solution.
Can I create an automated or semi automated offsite backup using 2 ReadyNAS? My goal would be to have one NAS at the main office used in day to day production. The 2nd NAS would be at the boss' home office, with the sole purpose of being a remote backup of the NAS at the main office, so that we have some protection in case of a catastrophic event like a fire at the main office. My 2nd goal would be to have minimal downtime so that if the NAS at the main office would fail - such as a power supply, the backup NAS could be brought to the main office, the workstations could be pointed to the backup NAS and it would become the main workflow NAS, with all of our data there, ready to continue. I want to keep the solution as simple as possible so that I can provide easy to understand, simple instructions to my non-tech savvy coworkers so that they could fairly easily restore our main office central file server in the event that I am out of town.
That being said, which ReadyNAS would be the best pick for us, and do I need to consider the Replicate option? It would seem the Replicate software would almost require a 3rd NAS on hand as a spare, to restore to. I would like to be able to use just 2 ReadyNAS for my solution.
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- All of the ReadyNAS products would be able to perform the file server (AFP/MAC environment, but also be able to use CIFS/SMB/FTP/etc) and Time Machine backup functions. If you need to support WebDAV (viewing files from an Ipad, for example) or you need iSCSI support then you need to select a ReadyNAS Ultra or ReadyNAS Pro.
Lots of options for you from the ReadyNAS NV+ v2 (4-bay, you could easily populate 2-bay's now and leave 2-bays for future expansion). The ReadyNAS Ultra and Pro provide more performance and more features. You can compare features http://www.readynas.com/?cat=49
Replicate is the easiest way to backup one ReadyNAS to another ReadyNAS offsite. You don't need the 3rd restore ReadyNAS as you said, you could drive the backup to the main location and be up and running. At that point you can figure out if the first ReadyNAS just needs a new hard drive, the device needs repair, or complete replacement. You can also backup your ReadyNAS to an external USB device at that point and take that offsite for a short term disaster recovery point. The great thing about Replicate is that you can manage all of it from a centralized cloud portal. No need to login each device to change backup settings.
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