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RN104 OS 6.7.1 -> 6.7.4 breaks rsync backup of Time Machine to External Disk?
Our Macs use Private Time Machine on ReadyNAS, and we have been backing up the collective Time Machine "share" to external USB/eSATA disk using a remote: Rsync over SSH backup job (in the Admin Page)...
FYI, 6.7.5-T299 (Beta 1) seems to have resolved this.
These rsync problems appear to have been an issue since 6.7.1.
And here's the larger issue: Every time someone on these forums has a serious issue with their ReadyNAS (and I personally have had many of them), the admins wag a finger at them if they don't have a backup. Rsync is a basic and vital platform for those routine backups — and yet it's been broken for the last couple of messy, problematic firmware builds. I haven't been able to complete a successful backup clone for weeks.
If buggy firmware is an inevitability, Netgear at least needs to make sure that rsync works so we can safeguard against data loss.
nsne wrote:the admins wag a finger at them if they don't have a backup. Rsync is a basic and vital platform for those routine backups — and yet it's been broken for the last couple of messy, problematic firmware builds. I haven't been able to complete a successful backup clone for weeks.
If buggy firmware is an inevitability, Netgear at least needs to make sure that rsync works so we can safeguard against data loss.
Admin or not, you do need to have a backup.
BUT I completely agree that rsync being broken is a critical issue. Exactly because backup is one of the most critical part of storage. Hopefully NETGEAR will be prompt on releasing a fix. I understand why you guys aren't happy. I too had some issues with my ReadyNAS lately and I too use rsync for a lot of my backups. Luckily for me, I don't fully rely on either for my backup plan.
I can't comment much on the 6.7 firmwares, but until now, for sure it hasn't be glorious.
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