Hi,
Is there software available which would clone my boot SSD to a USB stick? I realize after I built my latest NAS that I had a single point of failure which was the boot drive. I do not have any more SATA ports without adding a PCI card. I was thinking if I could setup a routine that would weekly or monthly do a full copy of my boot drive to a USB stick (that would be bootable) I would have fault tolerance if my boot drive ever fails or corrupts. If I swap out the USB stick every month I could have 3-4 backups in case something was undetected for awhile.
But I'm stuck at how to get the right "stuff" onto the USB drive so it boots and could take over if the SSD fails. I noticed a lot of articles going the other way from USB boot to SSD, and one that talked about USB Boot sticks at a high level. I'm definitely a newbie, but I am happy to learn if anyone has a link or thread they think is relevant.
Thanks!
Is there software available which would clone my boot SSD to a USB stick? I realize after I built my latest NAS that I had a single point of failure which was the boot drive. I do not have any more SATA ports without adding a PCI card. I was thinking if I could setup a routine that would weekly or monthly do a full copy of my boot drive to a USB stick (that would be bootable) I would have fault tolerance if my boot drive ever fails or corrupts. If I swap out the USB stick every month I could have 3-4 backups in case something was undetected for awhile.
But I'm stuck at how to get the right "stuff" onto the USB drive so it boots and could take over if the SSD fails. I noticed a lot of articles going the other way from USB boot to SSD, and one that talked about USB Boot sticks at a high level. I'm definitely a newbie, but I am happy to learn if anyone has a link or thread they think is relevant.
Thanks!