Crashplan for Dummies, aka Step by Step :)

[avicenne13]

Thank you for great walkthrough. It took me around 20 minutes to get it up and running.

I have only one concern/question. I started backing up 15 GB of data. My upload speed is around 3 Mbit. During the backup, something happens, which I could not identify yet, and my ReadyNAS becomes unresponsive. I need to go the the ReadyNAS, push and hold the power button for some time to have a forced shutdown. Is this a problem that any of you have had?

My device is ReadyNAS Ultra 2, connected to a 20 Mbit fiber internet connection.

Regards.

[StephenB]

I have not seen that with the pro-6.

[sphardy]

nor my Ultra-4 or Duo-V2 - both have been highly reliable running Crashplan

[fbmachines]

I haven't seen that in my Pro-6 with Crashplan running. However I did see that due to a RAIDiator bug. It has been corrected in 4.2.20.

What version RAIDiator are you running?

[depasseg]

I have experienced similar hangups on both of Pro 6 units. But that was prior to the upgrade to 4.2.20. I suggest following fbmachines advice and upgrade.

[bishoptf]

I also ran into an issue with the target ReadyNas listed gray circle and a "Unable to backup - No Connection for x.x days" message. Here's the solution.

I increase the limit by running ulimit -n 8192 and then /etc/init.d/crashplan restart manually whenever I run into the gray circle issue. I've tried following the steps below to make it permanent, but haven't been successful.

Good updates, I cut my teeth on vi, but nano is probable easier for folks...Here are some suggestions for making that permanent, I don't have time atm to test them out but we should be able to make it work, the first is to make it like an addon:

Postby Skywalker » Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:44 am
The best way is probably to treat it as an addon. You can simply add a line in /etc/frontview/addons/addons.conf for your program. Follow the syntax of the SlimServer and DAAP addons, which is:

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SERVICE_NAME!!Friendly_Name!!Version!!Startup_command!!Stop_command


After that, add a line in /etc/default/services with

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SERVICE_NAME=1

.

So, for example, your a kissd service, it might be something like this:
In /etc/frontview/addons/addons.conf

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KISSD!!KISS Streaming Service!!0.1!!start-stop-daemon -S -q -b -x /usr/local/bin/kissdx -- -c /ust/local/etc/kissdx.conf -d!!start-stop-daemon -K -n kissdx


and in /etc/default/services

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KISSD=1


There is another option using the traditional rc.d methods, see this post for both methods - http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=14549


I would try the above first, if you need some help shoot me a PM and I will try to take a look but I think the addon method above shoudl work, just need to create the files...post back with success etc...

[kc1]

Thanks depasseg for your excellent instructions.

On this bit...

Great writeup. I added a couple things - like installing Nano rather than using vi and also including instructions to configure the headless monitoring:

* Install RootSSH Add-on
* Reboot
* SSH as root
* run: Apt-get update
...

...I had to use lower case "apt-get update"

...
* On your computer (the one you want to control your NAS backups from), look for a file called ui.properties in c:\Program Files\CrashPlan\conf
* Edit the file and uncomment (delete the #) the serviceHost line and replace 127.0.0.1 with the IP of your NAS (for instance 192.168.1.100).
...

Just wondering how to make it work so that I can control 2 NASs on my lan? The easiest way is probably to install the desktop app on another pc with the IP of the 2nd NAS in the ui.properties file, but I'm just wondering if those familiar with crashplan know of a way to make it work from one PC?

[StephenB]

Just wondering how to make it work so that I can control 2 NASs on my lan? The easiest way is probably to install the desktop app on another pc with the IP of the 2nd NAS in the ui.properties file, but I'm just wondering if those familiar with crashplan know of a way to make it work from one PC?

Use bishoptf's original instructions (based on Crashplan's guide: http://support.crashplan.com/doku.php/h ... ess_client)

In short, leave the serviceHost line commented out in ui.properties and set servicePort to 4200 instead.

Then set up ssh profiles in putty for each NAS. Connect to the NAS you want to manage with Putty, then launch the crashplan client. When switching to the other NAS you exit the client, change the putty connection, and launch it again. (failing to exit the client is not fatal, it will error out).

[kc1]

Use bishoptf's original instructions (based on Crashplan's guide: http://support.crashplan.com/doku.php/h ... ess_client)
In short, leave the serviceHost line commented out in ui.properties and set servicePort to 4200 instead.

Thanks, I got stuck at this bit when I tried those:

Open a terminal window on 1.1.1.1.
Using SSH, forward port 4200 on 1.1.1.1 to port 4243 on 2.2.2.2.
The command is:
ssh -L 4200:localhost:4243 yourusername@2.2.2.2

, because these commands are recognised by Windows (my desktop PC), and I don't know what the equivalent is.

[mdgm]

Use a free program called PuTTy to SSH in.

Choose SSH and enter the host 2.2.2.2 (replace the 2.2.2.2 with the actual IP address of the device).

Then go to the menus on the side panel. One of the options there will allow you to do the tunnel configuration.

Source Port: 4200
Destination: localhost:4243
Then click Add (don't forget to do this step)

then connect.

[kc1]

Thanks, I thought it worked but spoke too soon:

After setting up the tunnel in PuTTY, and logging in, CrashPlan doesn't connect, and telnet says:

NVX:~# telnet localhost 4200
telnet: can't connect to remote host (127.0.0.1): Connection refused

[kc1]

Working after I remembered to set ServiceHost back to 127.0.0.1 in /usr/local/crashplan/conf/my.service.xml.

Thanks all

[skim32]

Can someone clarify something for me. Does this allow the readynas to directly backup to Crashplan without a computer running? Or do I still need a desktop running?

[sphardy]

No additional computer needed except to configure CP on the NAS. Data is then backed up from your NAS to the selected destination directly

[skim32]

No additional computer needed except to configure CP on the NAS. Data is then backed up from your NAS to the selected destination directly

Great. Gonna give it a go tonight. Can anyone comment on how well the Readynas runs Crashplan? Does it take a lot of system resources? Is a RAM upgrade recommended? I have ReadyNas Ultra 4 Plus running stock.