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beaumonr
Feb 11, 2018Aspirant
ReadyNas Ultra2 RNDU2000 Swapping Hard Drives
Hi, I have a 2 x ReadyNas Ultra 2 chassis with 5 Seagate 2 TB disks... 2 in each and 1 spare. I only use one chassis live, the other was purchased as a replaement when I originally couldn't acces...
- Feb 12, 2018Thanks, I clicked on the link but I get file not found...
StephenB
Feb 12, 2018Guru - Experienced User
With OS 4.2.x, you use the admin web ui (frontview) by entering https://nas-ip-address/admin
From there you will see a backup control along the left side - if you click that it will expand to include "add a new backup job".
I have one rsync backup job set up for each share of the NAS (and you can also set one up for the home folders if you use them).
There are a lot more details in the software manual (starting on page 88) here: http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RNDU2000/ReadyNAS_Business_SW_05Nov13.pdf
Most of the kb articles are centered on OS-6 now - they can be helpful even with your older OS 4.2 system - the screen layouts are completely different than OS 4.2, but most of the settings are identical.
beaumonr
Feb 12, 2018Aspirant
Thanks, I clicked on the link but I get file not found...
- beaumonrFeb 12, 2018AspirantSorted...I found another link, worked a treat, halfway through all the back ups. Thanks big help much appreciated
- StephenBFeb 12, 2018Guru - Experienced User
wrote:
Thanks, I clicked on the link but I get file not found...The forum software added a space at the end of the URL - I've corrected it.
FWIW, you can get to the documentation (and current firmware, etc) by entering "ReadyNAS Ultra Support" into Google, and then clicking on the Netgear support link for the product. There are sometimes multiple hits (with the above search string the Ultra plus and NVX links also show up early in the list), so you do need to watch for that.
Netgear also has a model search function on http://www.netgear.com/support/, but I find it a bit clumsy.
- beaumonrFeb 12, 2018Aspirant
Thanks... I've finished all the back ups and set it to nightly incremental... I do recall now that I was going to get round to setting this up after the last chassis failed and I bought the new one... but after rebuildind everything... life just got in the way.... much better now... very happy with the results after following your advice..
cheers
Rob
- StephenBFeb 12, 2018Guru - Experienced User
I'm glad you managed to get it set up.
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