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ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual Resizing the snapshot space will occur offline and can take a while depending on your data volume size and the number of files in your volume. Expanding the snapshot space reduces your data volume size, and reducing the snapshot space expands it. Note: Because of the way snapshots work, you will encounter a drop in write performance when a snapshot is active. If your environment requires the highest throughput in performance, the active snapshot should be deleted, or you should set a limit on how long the snapshot should be live. Backing Up the ReadyNAS to a USB Drive The following sections describe how to back up and remove disks from the ReadyNAS systems. On the ReadyNAS 2100, the Backup button is associated with the USB Port at the front of the system. By default, the Backup button copies the data from the Backup share onto the USB disk connected to the USB port at the front of the device. Be mindful of performance impact to users when backup jobs are run. You can program backups for one or more predefined backup jobs. Warning: Make sure that you have a USB hard drive attached to the front USB Port before pressing the Backup button. Back Up to the Web with the ReadyNAS Vault Service ReadyNAS Vault allows continuous and scheduled backups of your ReadyNAS data to a secure online Vault. For convenience, the backup data can be managed and accessed wherever you have Internet access. Securing Your Data v1.0, May 2009 4-13

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ReadyNAS 2100 User Manual
Securing Your Data
4-13
v1.0, May 2009
Resizing the snapshot space will occur offline and can take a while depending on your data volume
size and the number of files in your volume. Expanding the snapshot space reduces your data
volume size, and reducing the snapshot space expands it.
Backing Up the ReadyNAS to a USB Drive
The following sections describe how to back up and remove disks from the ReadyNAS systems.
On the ReadyNAS 2100, the Backup button is associated with the USB Port at the front of the
system. By default, the Backup button copies the data from the Backup share onto the USB disk
connected to the USB port at the front of the device. Be mindful of performance impact to users
when backup jobs are run.
You can program backups for one or more predefined backup jobs.
Back Up to the Web with the ReadyNAS Vault Service
ReadyNAS Vault allows continuous and scheduled backups of your ReadyNAS data to a secure
online Vault. For convenience, the backup data can be managed and accessed wherever you have
Internet access.
Note:
Because of the way snapshots work, you will encounter a drop in write
performance when a snapshot is active. If your environment requires the highest
throughput in performance, the active snapshot should be deleted, or you should set
a limit on how long the snapshot should be live.
Warning:
Make sure that you have a USB hard drive attached to the front USB Port
before
pressing the Backup button.