NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
radioguru6613
May 19, 2016Aspirant
Differential (Bi-Directional) Backups RN3220 Series
Quick (they never are) question about running NAS to NAS backups... I have (2) RN3220 units where unit 2 backs up unit 1 weekly. About a month ago we decided to remove a Synology Rackstation from our...
- May 19, 2016
Maybe run rsync with the readynas share as the source and the synology share as the destination?
Then make sure it's what you want, and reverse the rsync (synology->readynas). You have the synology share backed up on the readynas already, so it seems safe.
Doing this differentially on the readynas would require you to use ssh to enter the rsync command - since the first time the back is run it will do a full copy. But it won't delete the files already in the share (as long as don't check the option to delete files not found on the source).
StephenB
May 19, 2016Guru - Experienced User
Maybe run rsync with the readynas share as the source and the synology share as the destination?
Then make sure it's what you want, and reverse the rsync (synology->readynas). You have the synology share backed up on the readynas already, so it seems safe.
Doing this differentially on the readynas would require you to use ssh to enter the rsync command - since the first time the back is run it will do a full copy. But it won't delete the files already in the share (as long as don't check the option to delete files not found on the source).
Related Content
NETGEAR Academy

Boost your skills with the Netgear Academy - Get trained, certified and stay ahead with the latest Netgear technology!
Join Us!