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Best strategy for full NAS backup under 4TB?
I have two Pro Pioneer systems that were set-up three years ago and are due to have their drives replaced with larger capacity drives. Both systems have under 4TB of data. Both have had regular USB...
Thanks, just a couple more questions then I'll try this out --
I'll be using a USB3 drive attached to my Mac for the backup. Does the format of the backup drive matter as long as it's properly shared over NSF? (My preference would be to keep it HFS+ unless there's a performance penalty)
Is there any speed advantage in starting with NFS rather than just doing a full backup with RSYNC?
Alternatively, there are Mac-based copy utilities that work with network volumes. Carbon Copy Cloner is a good one:
http://www.bombich.com/index.html
When I launch CC Cloner while logged into the ReadyNAS as admin under CIFS, I can see all root directories. It gives me the option of backing up the C volume and makes all invisible files including the .timemachine directory visible and available for backup.
Can I simply set up one of my Macs to backup C over the network to get everything I need for a full backup? (It looks like everything is in C).
I'll be using a USB3 drive attached to my Mac for the backup. Does the format of the backup drive matter as long as it's properly shared over NSF? (My preference would be to keep it HFS+ unless there's a performance penalty)
Is there any speed advantage in starting with NFS rather than just doing a full backup with RSYNC?
Alternatively, there are Mac-based copy utilities that work with network volumes. Carbon Copy Cloner is a good one:
http://www.bombich.com/index.html
When I launch CC Cloner while logged into the ReadyNAS as admin under CIFS, I can see all root directories. It gives me the option of backing up the C volume and makes all invisible files including the .timemachine directory visible and available for backup.
Can I simply set up one of my Macs to backup C over the network to get everything I need for a full backup? (It looks like everything is in C).
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