Hello all.
I'm totally new to QNAP and installed now after some weeks of using the NAS the HBS 3. I created successfully a "Remote Server" target with CIFS/SMB so far. But now I noticed that "Remote Server" is only available for Sync tasks and not for Backups:
Are "Remote Server" basically unavailable for backups or am I doing something wrong? I can't find any corresponding statements in one of the directions. And I don't want to sync.
Best regards
Steffen
"Remote Server" not available for Backup
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Re: "Remote Server" not available for Backup
Always make sure that you switch you UI from German to English, when posting questions in an English forum!
Or post here
https://forum.qnapclub.de/
Or post here
https://forum.qnapclub.de/
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Re: "Remote Server" not available for Backup
Sorry for that, I will do this the next time. But I suppose my actual question is still recognizable, since the entire "Remote Server" block is present for a new sync task and missing when creating a backup task.
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Re: "Remote Server" not available for Backup
In you first picture a "external NAS" is shown, why don't you just mount your "external NAS via that dialog? (SMB and RRTR should be available here)
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Re: "Remote Server" not available for Backup
You can only do backups to either of
- Internal storage (not useful other than for testing).
- USB-connected external disks connected to the Qnap itself.
- Another Qnap running HBS (but not using the protocols Rsync, FTP or CIFS/SMB).
- Cloud services (at least some of them).
RAID have never ever been a replacement for backups. Without backups on a different system (preferably placed at another site), you will eventually lose data!
A non-RAID configuration (including RAID 0, which isn't really RAID) with a backup on a separate media protects your data far better than any RAID-volume without backup.
All data storage consists of both the primary storage and the backups. It's your money and your data, spend the storage budget wisely or pay with your data!
A non-RAID configuration (including RAID 0, which isn't really RAID) with a backup on a separate media protects your data far better than any RAID-volume without backup.
All data storage consists of both the primary storage and the backups. It's your money and your data, spend the storage budget wisely or pay with your data!
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Re: "Remote Server" not available for Backup
hmm it says RRTR and Remote NAS account
I always thought it would mean SMB (user and password provided)
I guess it's RRTR only then
I always thought it would mean SMB (user and password provided)
I guess it's RRTR only then
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Re: "Remote Server" not available for Backup
You have the option to authenticate the connection with the password defined in the RTRR server section or a username/password from the user database but it's always RTRR used there.
RAID have never ever been a replacement for backups. Without backups on a different system (preferably placed at another site), you will eventually lose data!
A non-RAID configuration (including RAID 0, which isn't really RAID) with a backup on a separate media protects your data far better than any RAID-volume without backup.
All data storage consists of both the primary storage and the backups. It's your money and your data, spend the storage budget wisely or pay with your data!
A non-RAID configuration (including RAID 0, which isn't really RAID) with a backup on a separate media protects your data far better than any RAID-volume without backup.
All data storage consists of both the primary storage and the backups. It's your money and your data, spend the storage budget wisely or pay with your data!