Hello,

not sure if that is the proper forum, if not please move.

I am thinking of making a "plug and play" backup solution using unraid server.

I have a recording studio, where PC is a central unit and when something happens with it, we cannot work. We do have a backup solution, which simply makes a backup of data, but the biggest problem is with system drive, which already failed twice.

I was thinking if it was possible to make a following solution:

• unraid making a scheduled clone of system disk (SSD) lets say, once a week or month

• this clone should be written directly to a dedicated similar/identical SSD disk connected to Unraid (over USB adapter/housing) - so that when something happens, I just take out the spare disk from Unraid and replace the damaged one in the PC.

what do you think about it?

Thanks,

Krzysztof

Unassigned disk plugin: https://forums.unraid.net/topic/92462-unassigned-devices-managing-disk-drives-and-remote-shares-outside-of-the-unraid-array/

Udev rule (if its the same device each time) if not use UD to manually mount

user script plugin and rsync command line to mount the disk, copy folder to the drive.
https://forums.unraid.net/topic/48286-plugin-ca-user-scripts/

where you can set cron is the removable device stays the same...

3 0 * * 0

https://crontab.guru/#3_0_*_*_0



see example script:
https://forums.unraid.net/topic/97958-rsync-incremental-backup/

Edited January 6Jan 6 by bmartino1
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what i do is make a share / staging folder for backups.

then with other plugins / scripts

such as appdata backup plugin.

appdata backup will make a tar backup of the docker systems and vms xml and if you chose so, makes a unraid flash drive backup...

So I mount a usb make edits if needed and hit run script manual (it can be scheduled...)

this is something fairly easy to setup for weekly backup. even remote connection to other systems no usb / disk pluged in. still requires mounting the remote systems or connecting in some way...
I'm a fan of sftp via openssh server and have a updated docker to run and share unraid over sftp and usign rsync to the sftp of the unraid sytem on the remote system to copy data...

Thank you for the explanation, but I think at this level which I represent - seems not that straigtforward as I expected. But I will read it through.

the easiest solution if you are just looking to disk clone the system disk of the studio pc to a unraid share... I would have you look into clonezilla this would boot on the Other system but conect and save its disk cone on a unraid share...

https://clonezilla.org/
Example of on screen ono the stuid sytem to clone:
https://clonezilla.org/show-live-doc-content.php?topic=clonezilla-live/doc/01_Save_disk_image

on the studio mahcine once a month after seting up clone zilla to automate, connect to a unarid samba share and make a disk clone. using unriad as a nas.
I would then cloe the studio pc to a unraid disk image...

Or you could run a clone zilla docker.
https://hub.docker.com/r/theniwo/clonezilla
then installing soemthign like
https://www.bacula.org/
on the studio pc and have it clone / backup files to a unraid share.

many ways to accomplish this. just would require some scripting

it comes down to how you want to interact iwth it and what you wnat it to do, but this is totally achievable.

Usually this is called a ingesting system. when a disk gets conected and is auto clones, copied. Symantec Nortan ghost is a good one.

as there are many software varients of this. but if you want free you need to script it your self.

oh, that makes perfect sense - as long as the StudioPC is working it can make the backups by itself to network storage! That will be easy. The only question is, can windows be booted from different SSD if it has exactly the same content, or there will be some problems with recognizing of the system drive/serial numbers or so?

6 hours ago, krzysztof.kucharczyk said:

oh, that makes perfect sense - as long as the StudioPC is working it can make the backups by itself to network storage! That will be easy. The only question is, can windows be booted from different SSD if it has exactly the same content, or there will be some problems with recognizing of the system drive/serial numbers or so?

you can clone the system disk and attach the disk to the same system but bios and which disk is primary becomes the question yes.