Rsync between 2 Freenas

[bdacasc]

I have 2 Freenas on the same LAN
BoxA 192.168.100.218 Freenas Ver 8.3.0
BoxB 192.168.100.70 Freenas Ver 9.1.1

I want to copy the data for some folders on BoxA to BoxB

I have read and tried to follow the information that is found at
http://doc.freenas.org/index.php/Rsync_Tasks

I have some simpel questions:
1
Since the hosts are on the same LAN do I have to set this up via SSH? The last section of the link above (Configuring Rsync over SSH Mode Between Two FreeNAS® Systems) must this be in place ?

2
Can I see the progrez of the Rsync some where? How can I see this?

The reson for me to do the Rsync task is that I want to have a backup on Box A before I proceed to upgrade to 9.1.1

 

[Dusan]

Since the hosts are on the same LAN do I have to set this up via SSH? The last section of the link above (Configuring Rsync over SSH Mode Between Two FreeNAS® Systems) must this be in place ?

It's up to you. You can either use the SSH mode or the module mode (http://doc.freenas.org/index.php/Rs...Module_Mode_Between_Two_FreeNAS.C2.AE_Systems)

Can I see the progrez of the Rsync some where? How can I see this?

See my post here: how can you see if an rsync job is running or finished?

However, for a full copy between two FreeNAS systems a ZFS replication will be faster than rsync.

 

[N00b]

Since the hosts are on the same LAN do I have to set this up via SSH?

The answer is no. Using Rsync alone should be enough. You can also sync via CLI :
If you have not setup the rsync module on the FreeNAS box

Code:

[sudo rsync -WhavP /path/to/file/to/send  freenasuser@freenasip 192.168.x.x:/path/on/freenas/to/copy/to/

If you have ssh keys set up on the freenas then you can add -i /path/to/sshkey to the command for password-less operation. Or you will be prompted to provide password.

If you have a rsync module then just replace path on freenass with ::rsync module (note the double :: )

Code:

[sudo rsync -WhavP /path/to/file/to/send  freenasip say 192.168.x.x::rsync module

 

[bdacasc]

Dusan and N00b!
Plenty thx for educating me.

I think I will have a go at the Rsync as described in the document from Freenas.org
Better keep it simpel before I go in and mes it up in any complicated CLI commands


But if I put my skills at chalenge and did the N00b commad
sudo rsync -WhavP /path/to/file/to/send freenasuser@freenasip 192.168.x.x:/path/on/freenas/to/copy/to/

This would only be run once and I would see what exactly files would be copied the cli interface?
Correct?

 

[N00b]

Yes that's correct! The P option will show progress of each file as it copies. You could add 'n' to do a dry run to see what would get copied without actually copying files!

PS: just realized dusan has already covered the ssh /no-ssh part. Apologies for the overlap!

 

[bdacasc]

I think I may expose myself to the challenge!
That is to try and make it through the CLI, then follow N00bs advice
This is because I think it's unclear to me what actually copied over when I do it via the FreeNAS documentation.
I tried it and move a directory of ISO files as a test and it seems to work but I have to be sure, I have to compare the files afterwards. I find it difficult to see the status of what happens when I follow the documentation from FreeNAS
Wish me luck
:)

 

[cyberjock]

I'll give you the standard warning.. you are taking some risk by choosing to not use the GUI... Generally if the GUI 'can' do it you 'should' do it.

 

[bdacasc]

!!Sweet Juice of Success!!
This is the out put from my dry run

rsync -WhavPn /mnt/Tank1/iso root@192.168.100.70::ISO
sending incremental file list

sent 38.68K bytes received 121 bytes 25.87K bytes/sec
total size is 52.42G speedup is 1350998.62 (DRY RUN)

But out put is better when I don´t add the module name.
I can see more when I add the path