Good afternoon, what are the possible options in unRAID to achieve:

• Backups using removable disks

• Each disk destination identifiable by the backup software (like barcode in tapes)

• Two copies per job, different disks.

• A pool of 10 disks, software asking for "mount now disk #7" without me caring about the rotation.

• Backups of app data

• Backups of selectable folders

• ZFS for the integrity & compression features

Edited July 5, 2025Jul 5 by cyruspy
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• Backups using removable disks

  • Unassigned disk plugin...

• Each disk destination identifiable by the backup software (like barcode in tapes)

  • Disk Location Plugin

• Two copies per job, different disks.

  • User script Plugin - Cron Schedule

• A pool of 10 disks, software asking for "mount now disk #7" without me caring about the rotation.

  • Pools are hardcoded into the array i recomend ZFS... otherwise your all in unassigend for indvidual disk apartus...

• Backups of app data

  • appdata backup plugin

• Backups is selectable folders

  • look into the rsync and other user scripts for file backup...

• ZFS for the integrity & compression features

  • ZFS Master Plugin.

    • Termainl Commands to already made items... Use plugin under main tab to set compression...

Install and use unraid plugins to acomplish your needs..

any things specfic your looking for...

not sure what you really mean with

"A pool of 10 disks, software asking for "mount now disk #7" without me caring about the rotation."

Well, the thing is, with regular backups you have protection goals and media pools.

You could define:

• I want to protect /data

• You give the software N tapes

• The software does it's magic to handle media rotation ("disk filled up, continue on a next one" or "that copy expired, let's delete it")

All the software pieces your mentions, are disconnected.

11 hours ago, cyruspy said:

Well, the thing is, with regular backups you have protection goals and media pools.

You could define:

• I want to protect /data

• You give the software N tapes

• The software does it's magic to handle media rotation ("disk filled up, continue on a next one" or "that copy expired, let's delete it")

All the software pieces your mentions, are disconnected.

Don't know what you mean...

Sounds like your wanting to ask something but don't know how to clearly articulate it...

https://forums.unraid.net/topic/191366-whats-your-backup-strategy/#findComment-1562715

Edited July 5, 2025Jul 5 by bmartino1