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Backup
Hi,
I'm trying to sync some folders from 1 NAs RN10211D unit to 50 Nasunits RN10211D on private WAN network. Since the content is formed by large video files what is the best way to do it ?
I have the latest firmware 6.1.9 on RN10211D . SO far I tried FTP and RSYNC
I can do easily a FTP backup job for initial replication and it works. But I have some issues with ftp backup: if I delete some files from the destination folder and I'm running the backup again it won't do anything, No deleted files will appear.
No luck with RSYNC either , I figure out it won't work unless you have a user name and a password (no security not good for rsync) Also another issue, local share folder Videos as source and ip address in destination remote: rsync server will fail. If I put folder Videos in path settings of destination (host will be same) it will create a folder videos in the videos folder. So I'm stuck. Also rsync won't let you select the maximum speed. This is a big issue as I don't want too kill the network
Waiting for suggestions.
Sorry if this was posted already I couldn't find anything
thank you
Dragos
I'm trying to sync some folders from 1 NAs RN10211D unit to 50 Nasunits RN10211D on private WAN network. Since the content is formed by large video files what is the best way to do it ?
I have the latest firmware 6.1.9 on RN10211D . SO far I tried FTP and RSYNC
I can do easily a FTP backup job for initial replication and it works. But I have some issues with ftp backup: if I delete some files from the destination folder and I'm running the backup again it won't do anything, No deleted files will appear.
No luck with RSYNC either , I figure out it won't work unless you have a user name and a password (no security not good for rsync) Also another issue, local share folder Videos as source and ip address in destination remote: rsync server will fail. If I put folder Videos in path settings of destination (host will be same) it will create a folder videos in the videos folder. So I'm stuck. Also rsync won't let you select the maximum speed. This is a big issue as I don't want too kill the network
Waiting for suggestions.
Sorry if this was posted already I couldn't find anything
thank you
Dragos
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- Can you setup rsync pull jobs on each nas. These can then run at different times/days.
Initial setup will be a pain though. - I tried but I encountered various problems. It won't sync a folder in the root of the NAS. Also can you limit the speed with rsync?
- Perhaps if you explain in more detail what you are trying to setup then we may have some more ideas.
You presumably want to sync some app settings or the NAS configuration?
To control speed I think you'll need to use a managed switch. - Thank you. Forget about the speed limit thing. I can limit it with FTP from the NAS. FTP is the only options since RSYNC doesn't do what I need. RSYNC can't sync a folder from the root of the NAS unit or at least I can't find a way of doing it.
Need help with that as well as I can't find a manual for the NAS Unit. All the info I found is very old and doesn't look like the firmware I'm using: Version 6.1.9 on NAS are READY NAS 102.
I'm trying to sync big video files from 1 NAS MASter unit to 50 NAS slaves units across the network. My problem is if I re-encode 1 video and put it on the NAS master unit (it will have the same name) and I run a backup job it won't update the video on other NAS slaves units. I have to go on slave units delete the file and then the backup will do its job. Is there anything I can do to go round this issue ? - Rsync is designed for backups not FTP.
- In your specific example you could setup "remove deleted files on target", delete the old file on the source, run the backup, then add the new file to the source, then rerun the backup. This is with rsync of course..
Can't you have a separate backup with FTP for the root files/ folders you need and use rsync for the video files.
You would of course need a separate job for each of the 50 nas units. - Can you help me please. Please anybody confirm the rsync limitations/settings.
I m just trying to rsync a folder from 1 nas to another one. On the master NAS I create a backup job which has source type: share Name: share:videos and destination type: remote ; name remote:Rsync server
host: 10.0.x.y and login bla bla.
The job fails
this is the log
Backup Job Name: Rsync_Hathersage
Backup Job Type: Incremental
Protocol: rsync
Backup Source: [Videos]/
Backup Destination: [remote:rsync]/10.0.251.67::
Backup Start Time: Mon Nov 17 2014 20:12:33
Backup Finish Time: Mon Nov 17 2014 20:12:33
Backup Status: Fail: connection cannot be established. Please check the connection and authentication, if required.
ERROR: The remote path must start with a module name not a /
rsync error: error starting client-server protocol (code 5) at main.c(1534) [sender=3.0.9] - On the master NAS I create a backup job which has source type: share Name: share:videos and destination type: remote ; name remote:Rsync server
host: 10.0.x.y ; PATH : Videos and login bla bla.
The job is a success but it's copying the files into VIDEOS\VIDEOS folder at the destination.
this is the log
Backup Job Name: Rsync_Hathersage
Backup Job Type: Incremental
Protocol: rsync
Backup Source: [Videos]/
Backup Destination: [remote:rsync]/10.0.251.67::Videos
Backup Start Time: Mon Nov 17 2014 20:07:52
Backup Finish Time: Mon Nov 17 2014 20:07:55
Backup Status: Fail: cancelled by user. - Can you please answer this but only if you read it. Not interested in any not helpful comments. So far only the ftp worked for me. I think rsync can't sync folders in the root of the nas unit. Thanks
- That Rsync issue is something we might be able to consider addressing in a future release.
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