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Title: Multiple DNS-321 devices - mirror drives
Post by: jbishop on August 24, 2009, 10:50:07 AM

Hi All,

I have purchased 2 DNS-321 devices. Each device has a 1 1TB drive.  My plan is to purchase about 12 or 13 more of these, along with 12 or 13 1 TB hard drive to go in them.

I have 1 completely configured and all data/users/groups set exactly how I want them.  What would be the easiest way to setup 12 or 13 more of these devices so that they are all identically the same?

Title: Re: Multiple DNS-321 devices - mirror drives
Post by: D-Link Multimedia on August 24, 2009, 03:35:49 PM

Save the configuration file from the TOOLS menu, make sure all units are running the same firmware and upload the config file to each unit.

Title: Re: Multiple DNS-321 devices - mirror drives
Post by: jbishop on August 25, 2009, 04:46:10 AM

Thanks for the reply.

I have actually already done this - and this is a help, but this will not create the shares - they must be created manually on every NAS box.  The conf file only deals with the settings, ip info, and users & groups. My main objective is the data more then anything.  Could each drive be duplicated somehow, by means of Linux's dd or a Windows utility first?  or is there an easier way to do this?

Title: Re: Multiple DNS-321 devices - mirror drives
Post by: jbishop on August 25, 2009, 09:23:14 AM

Can Ghost be used to clone the drives before they are put into the DNS-321?

Title: Re: Multiple DNS-321 devices - mirror drives
Post by: nickOfTime on August 25, 2009, 07:04:21 PM

Quote from: jbishop on August 25, 2009, 09:23:14 AM

Can Ghost be used to clone the drives before they are put into the DNS-321?

Probably, after all it's just ext2.

I don't know how sensitive the admins on the board here are to this, so feel free to delete if this crosses a line... If you are not linux savvy, please ignore the following!  You could install fun_plug (google it), which gives you console access (and a lot more).  You can then just copy /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/group and /etc/ftp_tbl (if you have ftp perms setup). You can grep for one of usernames and group names in /etc to make sure you get all the necessary files.

Title: Re: Multiple DNS-321 devices - mirror drives
Post by: jbishop on August 26, 2009, 05:38:22 AM

Thanks for the reply nickOfTime.

I'm currently in the process of ghosting the drive - all going good.

I've been reading up on the fun_plug, and I have it downloaded.  Once the ghosting is complete, I intend on install this and try it out.

Thanks!

Title: Re: Multiple DNS-321 devices - mirror drives
Post by: gunrunnerjohn on September 02, 2009, 05:26:08 AM

I'd Ghost one and try it before doing all of them. :D