Netgear RN628X Software Manual - Page 218
Backup Concepts, Backup and Recovery, ReadyNAS OS 6.7
View all Netgear RN628X manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals |
Page 218 highlights
ReadyNAS OS 6.7 Backup Concepts A backup is a copy of data that you use if your primary copy is deleted or damaged. The process of storing primary data on a second device is called backing up. A backup source is the place where you store the primary copy of the data that you want to back up. A backup destination is the place where you store the backed-up data. If you store primary copies of your data on your ReadyNAS system, you can create a backup job to back up your data to a secondary device on the same network. Figure 12. Backing up data from a ReadyNAS system to a secondary device (USB drive) If you store primary copies of your data on your computer or other device, you can create a backup job to back up your data to a ReadyNAS system that is on the same network. Figure 13. Backing up data from a computer to a ReadyNAS system A full backup makes a copy of all the data stored on the primary system. Your first backup of a primary system is always a full backup job. The amount of time a full backup takes depends on the amount of stored data. An incremental backup copies only the data that changed since your last backup process. An incremental backup job takes much less time than a full backup job. Note RAID configuration of disks is not a substitute for backing up data. RAID configuration protects you from data loss only if a disk fails. For more information about the protection that RAID configuration offers, see RAID on page 22. Backup and Recovery 218