I have a separate NAS that is a portable backup (Synology).  it's mounted as a drive in UNRAID with unassigned devices.  The model I have does support WOL.

 

Is there a command I can add to my userscript for running a backup (uses Rsync) that would trigger the WOL?  simply running the script while the synology is asleep does nothing.

 

Thanks in advance for any advice.

17 minutes ago, TODDLT said:

I have a separate NAS that is a portable backup (Synology).  it's mounted as a drive in UNRAID with unassigned devices.  The model I have does support WOL.

 

Is there a command I can add to my userscript for running a backup (uses Rsync) that would trigger the WOL?  simply running the script while the synology is asleep does nothing.

 

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Have a look at this post 

 

21 hours ago, SimonF said:

Have a look at this post 

 

 

Thanks for this.   I'll do some reading and post further in that thread for help if needed.

 

Much appreciated.

On 11/7/2024 at 12:48 AM, SimonF said:

Have a look at this post 

 

 

OK, got that to work and tested the etherwake command in a terminal screen, worked perfect so TY.

 

Last question:  It takes 1-2 mins for the NAS to fully wake up.  Do I need to have a "pause" occur in my userscript for the backup between etherwake, and the rclone commands?  It will automatically wait for a drive to spin up but not sure Rclone will not just register an error when it hasn't woken up yet.

What command would make it pause for 90 seconds between those commands?

 

1 hour ago, TODDLT said:

 

OK, got that to work and tested the etherwake command in a terminal screen, worked perfect so TY.

 

Last question:  It takes 1-2 mins for the NAS to fully wake up.  Do I need to have a "pause" occur in my userscript for the backup between etherwake, and the rclone commands?  It will automatically wait for a drive to spin up but not sure Rclone will not just register an error when it hasn't woken up yet.

What command would make it pause for 90 seconds between those commands?

 

Assuming it is a bash script sleep 2 where the number is seconds.

 

Yes I would pause to allow the system to start.

2 minutes ago, SimonF said:

Assuming it is a bash script sleep 2 where the number is seconds.

 

Yes I would pause to allow the system to start.

So like this?  

 

#!/bin/bash

etherwake XXXXX
sleep 120
rclone sync '/mnt/user/Backup Items' '/mnt/remotes/UNRAID_BU_BACKUP/Personal Backup'
rclone sync '/mnt/user/Media' '/mnt/remotes/UNRAID_BU_BACKUP/Media'

 

Edited November 10, 20241 yr by TODDLT

1 minute ago, TODDLT said:

So like this?  

 

#!/bin/bash

etherwake XXXXX
sleep 120
rclone sync '/mnt/user/Backup Items' '/mnt/remotes/UNRAID_BU_BACKUP/Personal Backup'
rclone sync '/mnt/user/Media' '/mnt/remotes/UNRAID_BU_BACKUP/Media'

 

Yes

15 minutes ago, SimonF said:

Yes

Thanks for the help, much appreciated.

 

Do I actually need the WOL for Services Plugin for etherwake to work?   

I installed WOL for Services, but not sure its actually needed since etherwake is a separate install.

3 minutes ago, TODDLT said:

Thanks for the help, much appreciated.

 

Do I actually need the WOL for Services Plugin for etherwake to work?   

I installed WOL for Services, but not sure its actually needed since etherwake is a separate install.

No etherwake is a standalone package. WOL for services allows you to start VM, LXC and Dockers on the system with WOL packets. Also allows restarts/shutdowns via WOLpackets also.

On 11/10/2024 at 9:33 AM, TODDLT said:

Do I need to have a "pause" occur in my userscript for the backup between etherwake

Probably better to do a conditional to continue when the system is responding.