A SUBSIDIARY OF Synology NAS Systems provide an OS-built in utility to enable scheduled backups on direct attached USB-disks to secure business critical data. With the integration of Tandberg Data s RDX QuikStor removable media systems, users can now implement a full disaster recovery solution. Even almost all Synology NAS storage systems offer data redundancy via RAID technology, data should be backed up to an external device to be protected against hardware failures or human errors. An easy to use built in utility allows scheduled backups to USB attached devices like memory sticks or external hard disks. But these devices don t offer much reliability and durability, as they are not specifically designed for backup and archiving tasks with on/offline storage requirements. The RDX QuikStor removable storage system is a media based rugged, reliable and convenient backup appliance which fits perfectly into a professional backup strategy. With its USB3+ technology, RDX QuikStor easily attaches to Synology NAS system s USB3.0 port and is ready to go. After the backup job has completed, the RDX QuikStor media can be ejected to be placed into a secure location. Another media should then be inserted for the next backup job. This media rotation scenario provides the best protection against data loss and unpredictable failures and disasters. The following guide explains how to integrate a RDX QuikStor drive directly to a Synology NAS system and how to schedule a backup job. RDX QuikStor combines the Benefits of Disk and Tape Synology NAS Systems provide a direct backup to RDX QuikStor
Make sure that your Synolgoy NAS is at latest OS level. Minimun requirement is DSM 5.2 Start the NAS administration window Connect your RDX QuikStor drive to the USB3.0 port, insert a RDX media Open the control Panel. Click on External Devices. The RDX Drive will appear as a USB Disk. The order number will be generated according to the chronology of USB disks already inserted (USB Disk 1 in our case). If there is a new media, click on Format. - 2 -
Integration Brief Integrating RDX QuikStor into Synology NAS Backup Chose Entire Disk as a formatting option. If you would like to be able to access the media from a Windows PC, select FAT32 as a file system type, otherwise select EXT4 as this offers a significant faster backup speed. FAT32 is selected in this example. Click OK and confirm the displayed warning according data loss! After formatting has finished we got a 2TB media with a share called usbshare1. You might want to rename this (expand the share section by clicking the down-arrow to check). Scroll the left hand menu panel to the top and click on Shared Folder. Select this share and choose Edit from the top menu. Here, Backup has been selected as a name and Tandberg Data as a description. Click OK. -3-
The renamed share-name is now displayed. Scroll the left hand menu panel to the bottom and click on External Devices. Expand the section USB Disk 1 by clicking the down arrow at the right hand side. The External Devices template shows the changed configuration (manufacturer Tandberg Data and product RDX are pre-inserted). We are now using a 2TB RDX media formatted with FAT32. To create the first backup go to the main menu. Click on Backup & Replication. - 4 -
Select Backup from the left menu. Choose Create -> Data backup task from the top menu. Choose Local Backup Destination. Click Next. - 5 -
Choose Back up data to local shared folder. Overwrite the backup destination name on demand (here, RDX has been chosen). Select Backup as the shared folder. Click Next. Choose the folder(s) to be backed up (here, 2 subfolders of the folder RDX Pictures have been chosen). Click Next. Edit the Backup Settings: Give the Backup-Task a name and specify the target-directory on RDX. If you would keep your files even if they have been deleted on the NAS-System, choose Reserve the backed up files at destination. If the RDX media should be ejected after backup has completed, choose Remove destination external device Specify a backup schedule. Click Apply. - 6 -
The Backup task is now created. To start the backup either wait for the specified schedule or click Backup Now. The Backup is started. Backup successfully finished. - 7 -
You should use multiple RDX media for media rotation. With this, you will be able to store one media off-site for full desaster protection. Close the backup window and open the Control Panel. Select External Devices. Eject the media by clicking the Eject button if not already done automatically after backup and insert the new one into the RDX drive. The new media has 1TB of capacity. It automatically gets the same shared folder name assigned, but needs to be formatted. Here, EXT4 is chosen as a formatting option. Click OK to proceed. After formatting, the media is now ready for backup. As it got the same share name, no changes need to be done on the backup job. - 8 -
Backups could be restored by choosing restore. This will restore the full backup set. Single files could be restored directly from the RDX media either by connecting to the backup-share or via a USB attached RDX drive. Sales Offices Sales and support for Sphere 3D products and solutions are available in over 90 countries. Contact us today at sales@sphere3d.com. For a full list of Sphere 3D addresses and phone numbers, please see our website at: http://sphere3d.com/contact-us/. To contact a representative call: Americas: 1 858 571 5555 Asia Pacific: +65 6818 9266 Canada: 1 416 749 5999 Germany/France: +49 231 5436 0 Japan: +81 3 5475 2140 United Kingdom: +44 1 189 89 8000 2015 Sphere 3D. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice and is provided as is without warranty of any kind. Sphere 3D shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. IB-RDX_Synology_EN_US_2016A