Netgear RNDP2210 – ReadyNAS® Pro 2, 2TB Unified Storage System Software Guide

Configuring Backup Jobs

The Backup Manager integrated with the ReadyNAS allows the ReadyNAS to act as a 
powerful backup appliance. Backup tasks can be controlled directly from the ReadyNAS 
without the need for a client-based backup application.

With the flexibility to support incremental backups over CIFS/SMB, NFS, and Rsync 
protocols, and full backups over FTP and HTTP protocols, the ReadyNAS can act as a 
simple central repository for both home and office environments. And with multiple 
ReadyNAS systems, you can set up one ReadyNAS to directly back up another.

Adding a New Backup Job

You can use the following backup sources:

A public or a private home share

An iSCSI individually addressable (logical) SCSI device (a logical unit number or 

LUN) 

All home shares on the ReadyNAS

Note that backup sources can be local or remote.

From the main menu, select Backup > Add a New Backup. 

The Add a New Backup screen displays.

Select a backup source.

The backup source can be a share or a path located locally on the ReadyNAS, or 
remotely on another ReadyNAS or a computer. If the source is local, you can select any 
share on the ReadyNAS or a USB device attached to the ReadyNAS, or you back up the 
entire data volume.

If you select a share or a USB device on the ReadyNAS, you can leave the path blank to 
back up the entire share or device or enter a folder path to back up just the content of that 
folder.