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nowthennet
Sep 03, 2011Aspirant
Copying from the ReadyNAS Duo to the same ReadyNAS Duo
When I copy data from a share on my ReadyNAS Duo to the same share on my ReadyNAS Duo, it is incredibly slow. I am assuming that this is because it is copying data from the RND across my network to m...
InTheShires
Sep 05, 2011Tutor
Can you not just run a Backup job, within Frontview, and backup say, NAS1/folder1 to NAS2/folder2, or am I misunderstanding?
It was how I backup up circa 1tb of data from my Old NAS to new NAS. (I used NFS protocal, to speed it up a bit.) Therefore, no Windows computers are involved, it just networks traffic between the two NAS units.
Edit, I see you mean on one NAS, not 2, but I think the same still applies basically. A backup job can copy one share, to say the "backup" share for example, which I believe keeps the copy centrally on the NAS, and doesn't thrash back and forth to an unneeded Windows PC across the network.
It was how I backup up circa 1tb of data from my Old NAS to new NAS. (I used NFS protocal, to speed it up a bit.) Therefore, no Windows computers are involved, it just networks traffic between the two NAS units.
Edit, I see you mean on one NAS, not 2, but I think the same still applies basically. A backup job can copy one share, to say the "backup" share for example, which I believe keeps the copy centrally on the NAS, and doesn't thrash back and forth to an unneeded Windows PC across the network.
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