frizzlewizzle
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Hello freenas forums!
I am currently working on a project to add some offsite backup for my data that is currently around 4TB. This will grow in the future, but I do not foresee surpassing 6TB in a year or so.
I have some questions that I have not really been able to get answered, so I figured this is the best place to put them.
My goal for my backup is to have onsite storage via either external HDs or another NAS server. From here, I would like to backup either weekly or monthly to the offsite NAS via a VPN tunnel. While I know zfs likes being powered on 24/7, this remote machine would only be powered on for when I need to backup/sync with it. It cannot reliably be running 24/7. Some friends have told me that this would not be an issue with zfs as long as I run my integrity checks before and after I either power the machine off or on.
My Questions:
1) Is ZFS Raidz1 really the best setup for what I am trying to do, or should I just use traditional hardware raid since this will not be running 24/7?
2) For my situation, is ZFS the way to go? If so, what are the best sync/backup options available? I know of Rsync, and I just read up on ZFS send/receive as well.
3) Is it possible me for me to sync from a windows based system remotely to a zfs file structure, or is it better to have an additional linux based machine or NAS acting as a middleman?
4) I have searched the forums for this to no success, but what is the best practice for hardening a freenas? I am sure there are guides, but I have not found any that are up to date.
I look forward to your responses, and would greatly appreciate the help!
I am currently working on a project to add some offsite backup for my data that is currently around 4TB. This will grow in the future, but I do not foresee surpassing 6TB in a year or so.
I have some questions that I have not really been able to get answered, so I figured this is the best place to put them.
My goal for my backup is to have onsite storage via either external HDs or another NAS server. From here, I would like to backup either weekly or monthly to the offsite NAS via a VPN tunnel. While I know zfs likes being powered on 24/7, this remote machine would only be powered on for when I need to backup/sync with it. It cannot reliably be running 24/7. Some friends have told me that this would not be an issue with zfs as long as I run my integrity checks before and after I either power the machine off or on.
My Questions:
1) Is ZFS Raidz1 really the best setup for what I am trying to do, or should I just use traditional hardware raid since this will not be running 24/7?
2) For my situation, is ZFS the way to go? If so, what are the best sync/backup options available? I know of Rsync, and I just read up on ZFS send/receive as well.
3) Is it possible me for me to sync from a windows based system remotely to a zfs file structure, or is it better to have an additional linux based machine or NAS acting as a middleman?
4) I have searched the forums for this to no success, but what is the best practice for hardening a freenas? I am sure there are guides, but I have not found any that are up to date.
I look forward to your responses, and would greatly appreciate the help!