Backing up N5200bpro to eSATA hhd

[zacca]

I have installed a eSATA HDD on to my n5200bpro. I can see and use it in \\Server-n5200bp\usbhdd\sdf1.
But how do i make the N5200bpro to back up it self to the eSATA-disk (sdf1) automatically at given times????

I'm totally new on this so i would appreciate if some could explain for me how i should do...

Peter

[Thecus - Yvon]

Daer Sir,

If we went to wiriting data to the eSATA on N5200, we have to format the eSATA HDD into FAT32, and most simple way to copy RAID data to eSATA, we could via SAMBA to drop the file to \\Server-n5200bp\usbhdd\sdf1.

Yvon.

[markmalacarne]

my eSATA drive is displaying /dev/sde as a named device .. not as sdf1 ?

any clues ?

fw ver 2.00.01


Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 244 1959898+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sda2 245 121601 974800102+ fd Linux raid autodetect

Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 244 1959898+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb2 245 121601 974800102+ fd Linux raid autodetect

Disk /dev/sdc: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 1 244 1959898+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdc2 245 121601 974800102+ fd Linux raid autodetect

Disk /dev/sdd: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdd1 1 244 1959898+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdd2 245 121601 974800102+ fd Linux raid autodetect

Disk /dev/sde: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sde2 1 121601 976760001 83 Linux

[Thecus - Yvon]

Dear Sir,

If we have 5 HDDs in the N5200 at first, and than we join a new HDD would become sdf, if we have 4 HDD and join another HDD, thus would become sde.

HDD1->sda
HDD2->sdb
HDD3->sdc
HDD4->sdd
HDD5->sde
HDD6->sdf

Yvon.


Yvon.

[Peanuts]

Yes, but what if Disk 5 is missing and an eSATA (Disk 6) is added? Is Disk 6 then sde or sdf?

[Thecus - Yvon]

Dear Sir,

The sequence bepend on the time we plug in the HDD, if we have 4 HDD & 1 eSATA already, once we plug a new HDD into N5200, this HDD would be sdf.

Yvon.

[Peanuts]

And after reboot it becomes sde?

[markmalacarne]

so .. then ... how do I get the Esata drive (my 5th drive ) to show under the usbhdd folder ?


Thanks
Mark M.

[Peanuts]

Depends on the FW you are running. if FW is <2.00.03 you have to mount the disk manually. To do this you have to install SSH and SYSUSER modules, log on to the box and perform the mount command.

If FW is 2.00.03 beta it appears automagically under \\n5200\usbhdd\sdx, but FW 2.00.03 is still rather crappy (module support is broken).

[markmalacarne]

ty ..

I've got it mounted .. now ... but i need to have it as a share ... so my users can see it .. and I'm still on a learning curve with linux ..

can you point me in the right direction so that I can set the external eSATA as a auto mount and a share ... ( need to remove the eSATA for off site backups ) ..

thanks
mm

[markmalacarne]

Or I can just wait for the beta to be fixed ... ( I just re-read your post )

thanks again
mark

[zacca]

Ehe what is SAMBA?? Will it automatically update the files then at given time then?

[zacca]

How to FAT32 format my two 500gb DH ??? Any other way???

[zacca]

How to FAT32 format my two 500gb DH ??? Any other way???

I found it and it works. fat32format.exe

[zacca]

How to FAT32 format my two 500gb DH ??? Any other way???

I found it and it works. fat32format.exe

[zacca]

Strange. I have a e-sata drive with two HDD's set as a JBOD but in \\Server-n5200bp/usbhdd i can se them as two separate hdd's :-o

I would really appreciate if some one could tell me how to make the N5200bpro to backup it self to an external eSATA-disk automatically at given times...

Many thanks, Peter in Bangkok