Can ds918+ wake a pc for backups?

[Cobra]

Using dsm7 can Active backup for business, wake my pc for backups and if so how? When I used windows home server years ago it would wake the pc then back it up.

Thank you

 

[EAZ1964]

You can sent a WOL to the PC.
A scheduled script will do the job.

 

[Cobra]

Is there an example of how to do it?

 

[EAZ1964]

How To Wake up Windows Machine via WOL from Synology NAS (or any Linux Server) - NEXTOFWINDOWS.COM

Here on NOW, We’ve covered many tools around WOL, Wake On Lan. WOL, allowing you remotely to Power On a local network computer. If this is something you

www.nextofwindows.com

 

[Robbie]

Yikes, that link makes a simple thing look difficult.

I use one script that wakes all the devices I need to kick into life and smaller scripts that wake just one client. The one i use to wake all my sleeping/powered-off devices is nothing more than:

synonet --wake 00:11:32:aa:aa:aa eth4;
synonet --wake 00:30:93:aa:aa:aa eth4;
synonet --wake d0:81:7a:aa:aa:aa eth4;
synonet --wake 98:fa:9b:aa:aa:aa eth4;

##eth 4 = LAN 5 = 10 GbE outgoing port##
##synonet --wake <MAC address of device to wake> eth<outgoing port eg LAN1 = eth0>##

If you are not familiar with the use of the ## function at the end then this does nothing more than to add free text or commands that will be ignored when the script is run. Effectively a way to provide notes, instructions or reminders to help you next time around. They can be excluded from the script if your memory is better than mine.

I also use WoL apps on my phone, iPad and Macs too, as you never know when you might need one.

 

[Cobra]

Thanks guys I will give this a try

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If I have a backup time of 3am, when should I wake? 15 min before?