Back up ready NAS to a portable HD for off site backkup

dcvh007 wrote:
the online backups aren't an option as the internet connection in the building is not great at all... So if using a portable, could I use this type thing? http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Rugged-Tr ... 518&sr=8-2 Is it as simple as plugging it into the front? How do you start a backup? I am on OSX. Do I simply copy the files via Finder? Thanks D

Normally you set up a backup job with Frontview. You can run it manually from FrontView web interface, configure the backup button on the NAS to launch it, or set up a backup schedule (though that would only work if the disk were plugged in). The documentation covers this (around page 81 here: http://www.readynas.com/download/docume ... 6Dec11.pdf). You'll get fastest performance if the USB drive is formatted as ext3.

There is also a guide here on using rsync for incremental backups: http://www.rnasguide.com/2010/09/23/rsy ... -usb-disk/ rsync is good for updating a backup that is already on the drive, but is rather slow for creating the initial backup.

Not sure if the LaCie will work or not - maybe other users can tell you for certain.