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SLOW backing up to USB
Hello all! This is my first post here so forgive me if I'm asking something i did not find in the forums already. We have lots of sites with the NV+ NAS and here is our setup; ESX4 with Vrang...
As far as I'm aware (and the last time I tried was several firmware updates ago), the "Backup" facility in Frontview is a straight cp copy operation when used in the manner described in this thread: all the data over again, every time the backup task runs. Is this still the case?
If so, yes, the Frontview-created disk-to-disk backup jobs are going to take hours and days.
So I'd like to point out that using rsync "manually" through a remote shell to the ReadyNAS will speed up your backups by a huge margin, as it's designed to only copy new files and the parts of existing files that have changed. You could even create a small shell script and cron job to automate the process. You'd need to install the SSH addon, be logged in as root and so on, so a full discussion is way beyond the scope of this thread. But if you've never heard of rsync and its ilk (rsnapshot, unison, et al), then I recommend you find time to do some reading about it on the interwebs (http://www.google.com/search?q=rsync%20backup). I can practically guarantee you won't regret it.
I'd also like to point out that the steps you'd need to take to get that far (e.g., installing the EnableRootSSH addon - http://www.readynas.com/?page_id=617) will likely mean you're on your own as far as official support from NETGEAR. Y'know, caveat haX0r.
I would imagine (or hope) that the feature suggestion has already been made to incorporate the functionality of 'rsync' into Frontview's backup system for disk-to-disk backups (e.g., from the ReadyNAS to an external USB disk). As I recall, it's already supported for other backup scenarios, like to/from remote rsync servers. I know the ReadyNAS folks have a big to-do list.
Potentially useful references:
http://www.google.com/search?q=readynas ... up%20rsync
ReadyNAS form post: Backup ReadyNas to ReadyNas with rsync and exclude lists
P.S.: Don't forget to look into rsync's --delete option, or else the external that you're backing up to will eventually fill up as, by default, no files on the destination filesystem will ever be deleted without it.
If so, yes, the Frontview-created disk-to-disk backup jobs are going to take hours and days.
So I'd like to point out that using rsync "manually" through a remote shell to the ReadyNAS will speed up your backups by a huge margin, as it's designed to only copy new files and the parts of existing files that have changed. You could even create a small shell script and cron job to automate the process. You'd need to install the SSH addon, be logged in as root and so on, so a full discussion is way beyond the scope of this thread. But if you've never heard of rsync and its ilk (rsnapshot, unison, et al), then I recommend you find time to do some reading about it on the interwebs (http://www.google.com/search?q=rsync%20backup). I can practically guarantee you won't regret it.
I'd also like to point out that the steps you'd need to take to get that far (e.g., installing the EnableRootSSH addon - http://www.readynas.com/?page_id=617) will likely mean you're on your own as far as official support from NETGEAR. Y'know, caveat haX0r.
I would imagine (or hope) that the feature suggestion has already been made to incorporate the functionality of 'rsync' into Frontview's backup system for disk-to-disk backups (e.g., from the ReadyNAS to an external USB disk). As I recall, it's already supported for other backup scenarios, like to/from remote rsync servers. I know the ReadyNAS folks have a big to-do list.
Potentially useful references:
P.S.: Don't forget to look into rsync's --delete option, or else the external that you're backing up to will eventually fill up as, by default, no files on the destination filesystem will ever be deleted without it.
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