I have 3 NAS devices. One is dedicated to time machine backups from our MACs.
My DS1019+ is my general file server. It hosts photos, music, install kits, manuals, user files and company files. It has a hot spare drive just in case. My DS1813+ is used to back up the main server. I use rsync and I get an instant backup of changes to the main server. So, in general, pretty ok security.
Now, I would like to use an external esata dock to make off line backups. It the past I have used the dock on my PC with a bunch of robocopy scripts that acted somewhat like an on demand rsync. I plan to retire the PC this year so I need a replacement. Doing it directly from the backup server seems like the best solutio.
The issue I have is the rich offerings of backup choices on the disk station. I am overwhelmed by choice and possible complexity.
From the perspective of operation, I would like to insert a drive into the dock, and based on what dive it is, choose a preconfigured (task, script etc), and start it and have it update the drive with all changes. Each task would likely be a single shared folder (with all sub folders).
So, I ask the assembled, what advice can you give? I am not a sophisticated Synology user so be gentle with what you think I might know.
thank you
My DS1019+ is my general file server. It hosts photos, music, install kits, manuals, user files and company files. It has a hot spare drive just in case. My DS1813+ is used to back up the main server. I use rsync and I get an instant backup of changes to the main server. So, in general, pretty ok security.
Now, I would like to use an external esata dock to make off line backups. It the past I have used the dock on my PC with a bunch of robocopy scripts that acted somewhat like an on demand rsync. I plan to retire the PC this year so I need a replacement. Doing it directly from the backup server seems like the best solutio.
The issue I have is the rich offerings of backup choices on the disk station. I am overwhelmed by choice and possible complexity.
From the perspective of operation, I would like to insert a drive into the dock, and based on what dive it is, choose a preconfigured (task, script etc), and start it and have it update the drive with all changes. Each task would likely be a single shared folder (with all sub folders).
So, I ask the assembled, what advice can you give? I am not a sophisticated Synology user so be gentle with what you think I might know.
thank you