Hello all – after an hour of fun and experimentation, we figured out how to configure a Drobo device with DroboShare as a Rsync server. I hope these instructions will save hours of headaches as Windows admins learn how to set up the DroboShare, an embedded Linux device!<\/p>\n
We’ll be incorporating this into our Rsync White Paper complete with pictures and screenshots… but in the meantime, here are the bleeding edge instructions:<\/p>\n
To use your Drobo as an Rsync server with BackupAssist you will first need to install and configure it with an Rsync Deamon.<\/p>\n
1) \tBegin by setting up your Drobo as per the manufactures instructions, ensuring that you have enabled your Drobo to run DroboApps by doing the following:
\nFrom the Drobo Dashboard please open “Advanced Controls” and choose the “Tools” tab and then click “Setup” from the DroboShare section. Click the “DroboApps” tab and check “Enable DroboApps.”
\n2) \tYou will then need to download the Drobo Rsync client and place the downloaded file in the DroboApps folder of your Drobo.
\nClient available from http:\/\/www.drobo.com\/droboapps\/downloads\/index.php?id=12
\n3)\tTo finish the installation of the Rsync on your Drobo you will need to reboot it.
\n4) \tAfter you Drobo has restarted use a file browser to navigate to the DroboApps\/Rsync\/ directory and using a plain text editor (such as notepad or wordpad) open the rsyncd.conf file and under the [Drobo0] entry replace all entries with the following and save the file:
\npath = \/mnt\/DroboShares\/Drobo
\ncomment = Drobo Share
\nread only = false<\/p>\n
[Note: we assume here that your main Drobo share is called “Drobo”, which is the default name given to it by the Drobo client software.]<\/p>\n
5)\tNow launch BackupAssist and create a new backup job with the Rsync component (File -> New Backup Job -> Rsync).
\n6) \tOn the destination step of the Rsync setup enter the follow data replacing droboshare with the IP of your DroboShare and clicking Ignore when prompted for a username and password.<\/p>\n
When choosing the path to backup, make sure that you create the path on the Drobo first (eg. through Windows Explorer), as BackupAssist will assume that the base path already exists.<\/p>\n
This will now have set up your Drobo as an Rsync Daemon server.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"