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Migrating From Windows Home Server: Questions
I have been a Windows Home Server user since circa 2007 with a HP MediaSmart Multimedia Server and later a HP DataVault Server. The nice thing about both of these is the console software was very tr...
TheDoctor165 wrote:
If I have share folder "bu" that backs up all backups nightly and a subfolder under "bu" called "buimages" can I set up a snapshot schedule that both saves the entire "bu" share nightly, but also the "buimages" weekly?
No. Snapshots apply to the BTRFS subvolume, and the "bu" share is the relevant subvolume. So if you want a different snapshot schedule for the buimages folder it needs to be it's own independent share.
However, if buimages is only updated weekly, you can use a daily snapshot schedule. Snapshot space only grows when files in the main share change, so if the images are updated weekly, the snapshot space needed for those images will also grow weekly. For your specific use case, the snapshot space for images grows when Microsoft Backup deletes the current backup.
Hello TheDoctor165,
Then NAS is an Network Attach Storage device it is not total a backup solution, for your critical data it would be best if you have 3rd party backup or offsite backup. Most of the feature you have mentioned is also available on the NAS, for more information about the feature and functions of the NAS you may visit this link.
Also since you've just recently purchase the NAS it does have a support warranty, for real time support you may contact Netgear support here.
Welcome to the community!
Regards,
Marty_M
NETGEAR Community Team
Thanx for the response! I know using the ReadyNAS for backup is not a true disaster recovery solution, but I believe, based on my research, it can be done using third party software or even Microsofts Windows inherent backup capabilities. I bought one READYNAS to try it out and in the long run will buy a total of two for home and two for work. I hope to have home backup's at work and work backups at home. Then, have each home and work ReadyNAS cloned. In case of failure, I can rely on the other one until I get a chance to repair the failed unit. I think that can be done. The problem with the HP Mediavault and Datavault was that it would take about a week after a critical failure before I could get either machine back up and running. Meanwhile, I would have no access to business data. Hoping to minimize that down time.
What I was hoping for with this discussion thread were some specific recommendations and settings that work from WHS experienced users who now usng a READYNAS for much of what they relied on the WHS. For example, there seems to be several apps that stream. I was hoping some former WHS user could make some recommendations on which app to use and provide insights and possible pitfalls for someone who is use to the WHS environment. That would go for all the other mentioned capabilities of the WHS that I used (backup, disaster recovery, etc.)
In the end, I am just trying to leverage any knowledge already hard won, so I can reduce my own workload. I am not an IT guy, rather, I run my own manufacturing business. I really don't have time to become an IT expert, nor the money to hire one. The few folks I know that run a ReadyNAS never had a WHS and those that use a WHS have kept their WHS going with spit and paperclips in the hopes something equivalent will be available before the are truly dead. I am trying to get ahead of the curve as I can.
I appreciate all the help... Thanx :)
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