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How-to for front USB port and backup button
I cannot find any documentation on how to program the front USB port and backup button found on the NV+. Can someone point me to the instructions? I want to backup the entire NAS to one or two externa...
>how do you know when the backup is completed?
Good question. I've "babysat" my backups since I figured this out, and have Frontview open which tells me when it's done, as does too the NV+ LCD. I don't recall if the Backup button LED is an indicator i.e. if it goes off or what--but it does blink throut iirc, so the absence of blinking on the NV+ and also your USB drive (assuming it has a LED too) would be one way I suppose.
The most foolproof would be to have the NAS send you an email when it's complete.
Don't forget: before disconnecting the USB drive, hold the Backup button 5 secs (until all LEDs blink once). This is the safe way to unmount the drive given you are going to want to use the Fast USB writes option.
Good question. I've "babysat" my backups since I figured this out, and have Frontview open which tells me when it's done, as does too the NV+ LCD. I don't recall if the Backup button LED is an indicator i.e. if it goes off or what--but it does blink throut iirc, so the absence of blinking on the NV+ and also your USB drive (assuming it has a LED too) would be one way I suppose.
The most foolproof would be to have the NAS send you an email when it's complete.
Don't forget: before disconnecting the USB drive, hold the Backup button 5 secs (until all LEDs blink once). This is the safe way to unmount the drive given you are going to want to use the Fast USB writes option.
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