Backup and Recovery
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ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 4.2
Figure 4 shows the roles that devices play when you back up data that is stored on your
ReadyNAS system to another device, and when you return that data to the ReadyNAS
system with a recovery process.
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Figure 4. Using a device to back up and recover data stored on a ReadyNAS system
1. ReadyNAS storage system serving as backup source and recovery destination
2. USB drive serving as backup destination and recovery source
3. Backup process
4. Recovery process
The backup process illustrated in Figure 4 is described in Back Up Data Stored On Your
ReadyNAS System on page 130.
The recovery process illustrated in Figure 4 is described in Recover Data to Your ReadyNAS
System on page 134.
You can also use your ReadyNAS storage system to store backed-up data from other
devices, like your laptop.