Hi all. I'm looking at getting the new iXsystems miniXL and 4 wd red pro 2tb drives (raidz10). None of that is an issue. Historically I'd add in a 5th drive set as UFS drive and rsync backups over to that. Now that UFS is gone, is there another viable option that does not require a second machine? I'd really like the hot swap drive to be readable/recoverable from another BSD or linux box. ZFS on the single drive doesn't seem like a viable option (or good idea).
The easiest solution I can think of may be to partition the drive in the command line (UFS) and add it to /etc/fstab. Then it's trivial to set up a cron job with rsync for a backup in case the ZFS array blows up. Is this possible? Will /etc/fstab get overwritten by some other process in FreeNAS?
I understand that a backup drive in the same machine isn't ideal, but it is better than nothing. A 2nd FreeNAS server, isn't an option in this case, and backing up to some old potentially virus laden windows 7 desktops is a bad idea. Anything with a monthly service fee will be a no-go in this use case.
Thanks,
James
The easiest solution I can think of may be to partition the drive in the command line (UFS) and add it to /etc/fstab. Then it's trivial to set up a cron job with rsync for a backup in case the ZFS array blows up. Is this possible? Will /etc/fstab get overwritten by some other process in FreeNAS?
I understand that a backup drive in the same machine isn't ideal, but it is better than nothing. A 2nd FreeNAS server, isn't an option in this case, and backing up to some old potentially virus laden windows 7 desktops is a bad idea. Anything with a monthly service fee will be a no-go in this use case.
Thanks,
James