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NAS-to-NAS backup
All ... Does anyone have experience using a NAS (Models RN212 and RN102) as the backup location for other NAS (Models Duo V1 and V2)? I was thinking of doing so, with the "empty (receiving) NAS," daily, then having the NAS be the backup location for other NAS. The idea being a daily backup of my Duo V1 and V2 to an "empty" RN212 and RN102. I would specify which of the backup NAS would receive from which Duo. If this is reasonable, are there any suggestions for specific settings to have the system be as efficient and effective as possible? Thank you!
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I have used an RN102 and an RN202 to back up a legacy NAS. I was backing up a pro-6, but the same methods do work with v1 and v2 NAS.
I use the built in backup jobs on the destination NAS (though running them on the source NAS will also work). I use rsync, since that is the most efficent way to make robust incremental backups. Often you get better results using IP addresses (and not the remote hostname).
I always use one backup job for each share. Personally I don't use the "home" folders, though you can back them up to the OS 6 system if you like.
FWIW, the RN102 and the RN212 are faster than your aging duos. Plus SMB1 is being deprecated by Microsoft, and that's the only SMB version that the duos support. Personally I'd make the OS 6 units your primary NAS, and use the two duos as the backup. You can then disable SMB altogether on the duos (just using rsync). That can give you a bit more protection from ransomware.
Compared with other protocols, rsync speed is quicker, it is recommended to use this protocol.
Amidala wrote:
Compared with other protocols, rsync speed is quicker, it is recommended to use this protocol.
I also recommend rsync for NAS-NAS backup. Note that with legacy NAS like the v1 the transfer speed on a full backup is actually slower than SMB or NFS. But the incremental backups run much faster.
Hi where can rsync be found and does it have a gui or is it comand line
Thanks
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