External HDD
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Mount ReadyNAS Backup on a Mac
I have an RN202 running OS 6.5. I want to back up the NAS content to an external HDD and understand that the external HDD must be formatted in the same btrfs format as the internal drives. It is my understanding that the RN202 will not write to an external drive formatted in HFS+. Is that correct? In the event of a hardware failure I would like to be about to remove the internal HDD from the RN202 or read the data on the external HDD without the need to immediately replace the NAS. If I try to mount the internal HDD or the external drive on my Mac (OS X 10.11), the Mac OS does not recognize it and wants to Initialize (i.e. reformat) the drive, which would erase all of the contents. Does anyone know a work around for this? I know there is a product called Paragone ExtFS that will allow OS X to read the EXT4 format but not sure if it can read btrfs. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Regards, DavidSolved4.3KViews0likes3Comments
Backup ReadyNas 214 to External HDDs
Hello all I have recently purchased the ReadyNas 214 (Diskless) and it will eventually have 4 x WD Red 5TB HDD. My question concerns backing up the ReadyNas to External HDDs. Are there any things to take into account when looking for External HDDs, obviously I will be purchasing USB3.0 units as the ReadyNas 214 has USB 3.0 Ports but are there anyother things to consider? Also, what would be the best Filesystem to Format the External HDDs to? Thanks in advance KevinSolved3.1KViews0likes4Comments