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Castor's avatar
Castor
Aspirant
Nov 12, 2017

RSYNC will not work

I have a ReadyNAS NV+ with four 2 TB-disks.
The firmware is: RAIDiator 4.1.16 [1.00a043].

Activated file protocols are:
CIFS
NFS
FTP
HTTPS
RSYNC

When I try to create a backup job using RSYNC, the "Save" button is inactive.

And if I try to create a backup job at my other NAS (RN316), using RSYNC aimed at the ReadyNAS NV+,there is no communication.

I was hoping to set up a backup job to copy the essential files from NAS RN316 to ReadyNAS NV+, using Rsync.
The only way I can do this is by using FTP, which I do not want to use.

Why is it impossible to use Rsync on the ReadyNAS NV+?

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  • StephenB's avatar
    StephenB
    Guru - Experienced User

    Rsync backup works between my RN526x and my NV+.  In my case the rsync backup jobs run on the NV+.

     

    Is rsync enabled on the shares?  Where is the backup job running?  Are you using the IP address of the remote system or the hostname?

    • Castor's avatar
      Castor
      Aspirant

      StephenB wrote:

      Rsync backup works between my RN526x and my NV+.  In my case the rsync backup jobs run on the NV+.

       Is rsync enabled on the shares?  Where is the backup job running?  Are you using the IP address of the remote system or the hostname?


      The following file protocols are enabled on both machines, and also for the shares I want to use:

      CIFS
      NSF
      FTP
      RSYNC

      (HTTP/HTTPS is also enabled, to be used with a web browser, not for file transfer).
       
      I want to run the backup job on my ReadyNAS 316, copying a certain share to NAS NV+.
      The two machines are situated on the same local network.

      The port used för RSYNC is 873.
      Forwarding that port in the router to the IP adress of the NAS NV+ does not make any difference.  

      The ReadyNAS 316 has its two NIC:s bonded, using "Adaptive Load Balancing".
      I use IP adress for both machines.

      I can begin setting up a backup job, using the RSYNC protocol *without assigning a port* and sucessfully click on "Test connection".
      But I can naturally not save the backup job without assigning a port.
      This was a bit confusing....

       

      The backup job runs O.K. on the ReadyNAS 316 according to the log, identifing what files to copy or remove, as per a normal incremental backup.
      However, nothing is actually performed on the NAS NV+ whatsoever during the very short time the backup job runs.

      In this example, "Dummy file 1.txt" should be deleted from the NV+, and "Dummy file 2.txt" should be copied to the NV+. But nothing at all takes place on the NV+.

      Read/write is activated on the "DIVERESE" share.

      No separate password is set for the share.


      What is wrong?

      Backup Job Name: DIVERSE RSYNC
      Backup Job Type: Incremental
      Protocol: rsync
      Backup Source: [DIVERSE]/
      Backup Destination: [remote:rsync]/192.168.0.5::DIVERSE
      Backup Start Time: Mon Nov 13 2017 15:41:31
      Backup Finish Time: Mon Nov 13 2017 15:41:35
      Backup Status: Success

      sending incremental file list
      deleting DIVERSE/RSYNCTEST/Dummy file 1.txt
      DIVERSE/RSYNCTEST/Dummy file 2.txt

      sent 69,395 bytes  received 2,955 bytes  20,671.43 bytes/sec
      total size is 383,143,920  speedup is 5,295.70 

      • StephenB's avatar
        StephenB
        Guru - Experienced User

        You shouldn't need to forward ports if the two NAS are on the same network.

         

        If you disconnect one of the ethernet cables on the RN316, does anything change?

         

        From the log, it appears that the backup job is deleting DIVERSE/RSYNCTEST/Dummy file 1.txt.  You are saying that it isn't?

         

         

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