Clone Folder from Old NAS to New NAS then Sync

[Kraydl]

Hi all. Here is the situation.

Intent:
Copy all files from an old DS918+ (4-bay) to a new DS224+ (2-bay).
The DS224+ will become my primary NAS and I'll keep the old DS918+ sync'd as a backup.

Hardware:
DS918+: 4 x 4TB, SHR, Btrfs, single storage pool, 6TB used of 8.7TB.
DS224+: 2 x 8TB, SHR, Btrfs, single storage pool, 7TB available.

DS918+ Content:
Video files in a single shared folder. (Jellyfin sub-folder structure). No other folder. No other files.


Two questions:

1) How to copy...
I'm not sure how to proceed. The only method I'm sure of is a very slow PC SMB copy from one NAS to the other.
Maybe a File Station remote mount would be better?

2) How to sync afterwards...
The DS224+ will sync that video folder to the old DS918+. The DS918+ will never be accessed otherwise unless there is a DS224+ meltdown.
Should I use Synology Drive Sync or something similar to perform that ongoing video folder sync?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Telos]

Run Shared Folder Sync over the network from your source unit to copy your shared folder content.

 

[Kraydl]

Perfect. Thanks!

 

[jpurssey]

Have you thought of using the
DS918+ as a Hyper backup target? You can then restore any file or the whole 224 including the jellyfish metadata when needed.
Syncing means that If you make a mistake on your 224+ then that will be synced to the 918+ and you won't be able to recover.