hyper backup between versions

[Paul Baarnett]

How to backup whole nas

Hi I have a ds1621+, which replaced a ds1515+. I'd like to now use the 1515 as a backup for the 1621.

My first idea was to use hyper backup, but the 1515 cannot run dsm later than 7,1, while the 1621 runs the current dsm7.2, and the the hyper backup on dsm7.2 (v 4.1.0) refuses to talk to the hyper backup vault as old as the latest version available for dsm7.1 (v 3.0.2)

Is there a way to get compatible versions of hyper backup on dsm 7.1 and 7.2?

Is this limitation a good reason to steer well clear of hyper backup? (a half-decent backup package SHOULD be able to work between different versions!!) ?

Or is there a better solution than hyper backup?

I'm currently using a home-grown solution using rsync, but that only backs up the shared volume content, and not dsm and dsm configs.

 

[Rusty]

This should work just fine for data segment. I have a number of 7.2 and 7.1.1 (HB 3.0.2) machines and 7.2 > 7.1.1 (HB 4.1 > 3.0.2) works with 0 issues.

Are you using the default proprietary format or some other method when starting the wizard?

but that only backs up the shared volume content, and not dsm and dsm configs

Full DSM and config backup can only be done using using HB with the following conditions (if you are using the Entier System option):

While Hyper Backup does work on every single device, this new feature has limitations and prerequisites.

In order to have this full system recovery feature active, these are the requirements:

• DSM 7.2 or better
• Hyper Backup 4.1 or better
• Hyper Backup Vault must be installed on the remote Synology NAS to store the backup data.
• The backup data of the entire system can only be restored on the same model or its successor.

In terms of model support the list is extensive, but not all devices will support this feature. The "value" and "J" models are unsupported, as well as some high-end models. Also, considering that DSM 7.2 is a prerequisite, this means that no model older than x15 can't be used. But on top of this HB 4.1 has a minimum 2018 generation model, so taking all this into consideration the final list of supported models is this:

FS series: FS6400, FS3600, FS3410, FS3400, FS2500, FS1018
SA series: SA6400, SA3610, SA3600, SA3410, SA3400
23 series: RS2423RP+, RS2423+, DS1823xs+, DS923+, DS723+, DS423+
22 series: RS822RP+, RS822+, RS422+, DS3622xs+, DS2422+, DS1522+, DVA1622
21 series: RS4021xs+, RS3621xs+, RS3621RPxs, RS2821RP+, RS2421RP+, RS2421+, RS1221RP+, RS1221+, DS1821+, DS1621xs+, DS1621+, DVA3221
20 series: RS820RP+, RS820+, DS1520+, DS920+, DS720+, DS620slim, DS420+, DS220+
19 series: RS1619xs+, DS2419+II, DS2419+, DS1819+, DS1019+, DVA3219
18 series: RS3618xs, RS2818RP+, RS2418RP+, RS2418+, DS3018xs, DS1618+, DS918+, DS718+, DS418play, DS218+

Full bare metal backup with Hyper Backup and DSM 7.2

How to do a full bare metal backup using Synology Hyper Backup and the new DSM 7.2

www.blackvoid.club

If you do want a full DSM backup on top of data, you might want to use Active Backup for Business and see if that will work for you. ABB is much faster then HB when it comes to full system.

 

[Paul Baarnett]

This should work just fine for data segment. I have a number of 7.2 and 7.1.1 (HB 3.0.2) machines and 7.2 > 7.1.1 (HB 4.1 > 3.0.2) works with 0 issues.

Are you using the default proprietary format or some other method when starting the wizard?


Full DSM and config backup can only be done using using HB with the following conditions (if you are using the Entier System option):

While Hyper Backup does work on every single device, this new feature has limitations and prerequisites.

In order to have this full system recovery feature active, these are the requirements:

• DSM 7.2 or better
• Hyper Backup 4.1 or better
• Hyper Backup Vault must be installed on the remote Synology NAS to store the backup data.
• The backup data of the entire system can only be restored on the same model or its successor.

In terms of model support the list is extensive, but not all devices will support this feature. The "value" and "J" models are unsupported, as well as some high-end models. Also, considering that DSM 7.2 is a prerequisite, this means that no model older than x15 can't be used. But on top of this HB 4.1 has a minimum 2018 generation model, so taking all this into consideration the final list of supported models is this:

FS series: FS6400, FS3600, FS3410, FS3400, FS2500, FS1018
SA series: SA6400, SA3610, SA3600, SA3410, SA3400
23 series: RS2423RP+, RS2423+, DS1823xs+, DS923+, DS723+, DS423+
22 series: RS822RP+, RS822+, RS422+, DS3622xs+, DS2422+, DS1522+, DVA1622
21 series: RS4021xs+, RS3621xs+, RS3621RPxs, RS2821RP+, RS2421RP+, RS2421+, RS1221RP+, RS1221+, DS1821+, DS1621xs+, DS1621+, DVA3221
20 series: RS820RP+, RS820+, DS1520+, DS920+, DS720+, DS620slim, DS420+, DS220+
19 series: RS1619xs+, DS2419+II, DS2419+, DS1819+, DS1019+, DVA3219
18 series: RS3618xs, RS2818RP+, RS2418RP+, RS2418+, DS3018xs, DS1618+, DS918+, DS718+, DS418play, DS218+

Full bare metal backup with Hyper Backup and DSM 7.2

How to do a full bare metal backup using Synology Hyper Backup and the new DSM 7.2

www.blackvoid.club

If you do want a full DSM backup on top of data, you might want to use Active Backup for Business and see if that will work for you. ABB is much faster then HB when it comes to full system.

I was trying 'entire system' backup

now I'm trying again.

1 reinstalled hb on 1621 and hb vault on 1515.
2 set up a backup task for 'folders and packages' with just two small folders as a test.
3 Seems to work !
4 then trying again with 'entire system' backup - that's when I get the version mismatch error.

So Thanks for your help - I'll now experiment to see if the 'folder and packages' backup option does all that I need.

I presume that on an empty 1621, I'd first install dsm afresh, then restore those configs and folders that I needed. This looks
like something I'd be satisfied with, so no real need for entire system backup.