NAS 314 | Adding new volumes | Backing up

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SscClt wrote:

 

 

I have a 4-bay ReadyNAS314 running Raid5 with 3x 3TB drives and a single 4TB drive...  Giving me 8.16TB of storage.   I am a professional photographer and I have chewed through all of my space.   I know that larger drives are now on the market...  Can I simply pull one of the 3TB drives (or two) and add a 5TB or 6TB drive?   Without losing data?   

 

If you are running XRAID, then yes.  You need to replace one at a time (waiting for the resync to complete after each replacement before starting the next).  Replacing one 3 TB drive will only gain 1 TB of storage (the rule is to sum up all the drives, and subtract the largest).  Replacing two with 6TB models will gain you 4 TB more space (1 TB from the 4TB drive which is wasted now, plus 3 TB from the replacement itself).

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SscClt wrote:

Then...  Backing up...   I need to start backing files up and taking them offsite.   The cloud is not an option as my files are too large.   Anyone have a suggestion for a straightforward way of backing up my NAS data to an external drive which can be stored off site?

 

Please advise.

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I wouldn't rule cloud backup out.  I use CrashPlan and have about 8 TB backed up there.  Though I personally don't trust cloud services enough to make them my only backup.

You can use multiple USB drives (your data won't fit on one), and use frontview backup.