ReadyNAS Replicate or rsync remote via leafnet

Hello latitudehopper,

I am not sure if you have already check these links below, however I hope these links may help you with the answer you are looking for:

http://www.readynas.com/?cat=93

http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detai ... -6-storage

On my own understanding, ReadyNAS Replicate is like having an Rsync backup from the source NAS to the destination NAS on different WAN locations in which both source and destination NAS are somewhat connected via its own VPN.

Replicate does more than what rsync does. With Replicate you have some versioning whereas if you simply use Rsync you don't.

mdgm wrote:
Replicate does more than what rsync does. With Replicate you have some versioning whereas if you simply use Rsync you don't.

I'd say that depends on your definition of "more". It does something different. Replicate is mis-named. It does not replicate (create a duplicate of) your NAS. It is a versioned backup system. RSync, on the other hand, can create a duplicate that, if the source goes down, can easily be put in it's place and used instead. With replicate, you have to repair or replace the source device and restore the files to it, which is going to keep you down for more time, depending on how fast your procurement process is.

I have tried and failed to get an answer on how to do RSYNC over the Leaf network VLAN, which is what I want to be able to do. I think it should be possible, but I keep hitting roadblocks. Maybe no answers were received because it would undermine sales of Replicate. But with Replicate now free in OS 6 and virtually unavailable for RAIDiator, maybe more help will be forthcoming.