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NAS to NAS using spare network jacks? (Pro 4)
At home I have two ReadyNAS Pro 4s with identical drive setups. One is just network storage with four or five shares on it. The other (to be delivered next week, so there will be a delay until I can ...
The Pro 4 has been discontinued for over 3 years now. I would have recommended getting a newer model such as the RN314 for the second unit. If the Pro 4 failed there is a procedure to attempt data recovery using an OS6 x86 NAS such as a RN314.
You could do a direct connection between the two units, but you would still need to connect the second NAS to your LAN to manage it. Configuring the use of a static I.P. would add a little complexity to the setup (you would need to make sure that the DNS server addresses are specified correctly). The backup job would need to use the I.P. of the other NAS uses for the NIC used for the direct-connection to force the backup job traffic over the direct-connection.
I reckon doing a direct-connection between the two units wouldn't help performance so I think setting up the use of a direct-connection would be a lot of work for little benefit.You could do all the configuration you need from the GUI.
The Pro 4 has been discontinued for over 3 years now. I would have recommended getting a newer model such as the RN314 for the second unit. If the Pro 4 failed there is a procedure to attempt data recovery using an OS6 x86 NAS such as a RN314.
You could do a direct connection between the two units, but you would still need to connect the second NAS to your LAN to manage it. Configuring the use of a static I.P. would add a little complexity to the setup (you would need to make sure that the DNS server addresses are specified correctly). The backup job would need to use the I.P. of the other NAS uses for the NIC used for the direct-connection to force the backup job traffic over the direct-connection.
I reckon doing a direct-connection between the two units wouldn't help performance so I think setting up the use of a direct-connection would be a lot of work for little benefit.
You could do all the configuration you need from the GUI.
"If the Pro 4 failed there is a procedure to attempt data recovery using an OS6 x86 NAS such as a RN314."
Can you link me to something about this? The unit I purchased was not as advertised and is non-functional, so I'm back to looking for an alternative.
Thank you! One final question... now that I have a spare ReadyNAS :) ... are there instructions available somewhere about disassembly? Mainly I want to pull the power supply and keep that handy, it sounds like that's the most likely point of failure.
I appreciate all the help.
Turns out it's super-easy to disassemble... as I'm sure a lot of you guys already know!
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