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Problem (Bug or Feature Lacking) with ReadyNAS Backup - Scheduling Full Backups
RN314 with 4 2TB Reds OS 6.6.0 I have about a dozen shares on my ReadyNAS. I use the backup feature to back them up to two external hard drives (one eSATA connected and one USB3 connected). ...
Yes, the "remove contents . . . " box is unchecked and all the backup jobs work as intended: a full backup one evening every week and incrementals the other six days of the week.
I have about 4.5 TB of files. (And note that I'm not complaining about the time it takes to do the backups, just that the process to stagger the full backups so that they happen on different nights is a HUGE and complex process.)
They get backed up to a WD 3TB USB3 external drive (NTFS) plugged into the top back USB3 port of the RN314. The other drive is a 3TB WD Black in a case with an eSATA interface. That drive is formatted EXT4 and is plugged into the back eSATA port of the RN314.
For what it is worth: I switched the 3TB WD Black to EXT4 after the problems with 6.3.5(?) where backup speeds got significantly slower. It did make a difference.
Thank you
RN314 - 4 WD Red 2TB
OS 6.6.0
hmuessig wrote:
For what it is worth: I switched the 3TB WD Black to EXT4 after the problems with 6.3.5(?) where backup speeds got significantly slower. It did make a difference.
FWIW, the speed gap between NTFS and EXT external drives became a lot smaller when they changed their NTFS package in release 6.5. Generally I recommend that users stick with a format that they can access on another system.
hmuessig wrote:
the process to stagger the full backups so that they happen on different nights is a HUGE and complex process.)
I agree it should be simpler. Perhaps post an idea on the idea-exchange saying that you want the ability to schedule the dates when the full backups are done.
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