Scalability: As your data grows, so does your cloud backup.Automation: Your Synology NAS comes with a built-in backup utility, so you can set up a cloud backup plan in advance.Security: If data needs to be transmitted, cloud providers will provide more secure encryption protocols to ensure data security.Accessibility: Data stored in NAS can only be accessed via LAN, if your data is in the cloud, your backups can be accessed from anywhere.Keeping backups offsite in cloud storage can help you avoid this hassle. Avoid Data Loss: When a drive fails, your data is at higher risk or even lost.If at all possible, leave the VM as using bridged networking. If there is no such server, the settings much be altered to provide a unique address appropriate to the network on which it is running (the same network as the host machine). The image as provided assumes that it will be assigned a network address by a running DHCP server. The virtual machine as provided uses bridged networking it is (and must be) a separate and unique entity on the network. (The VMWARE image consists of several files, and segregating them into their own space simplifies management issues). Unzip the VMWARE virtual machine from the. The image provided assumes there is a running DHCP server to provide an IP address to the machine.

DHCP The virtual machine MUST have an unrestricted connection to the network. The virtual machine will require internet access to download and install Synology's DiskStation Manager software.

ZIP archive An internet connection To download the Synology Assistant application ( ), to find and connect to the DSM. An authorization key looks something like: 00071f3ce4c9227241824d6d4b15cf1a07cc9b8eae A VMWARE virtual machine Available here as a.

Cloud Sync requires both read and write access to the folders used for synchronization. B2 Secret Authorization Key This is an authorization key for the account, granting certain rights. B2 Account ID This is unique, Backblaze-supplied identifier string for a Backblaze B2 account, something like: a0d6781e474f. This quick start guide assumes the following: Some familiarity with VMWARE Explanations of virtualization and hypervisors are out of scope for this guide.

Provided with this article is a clean VMWARE image running Synology's DSM 6 with configured virtual storage. Testing Backblaze Fireball with VMWARE Emulating a Synology NAS with VMWARE for testing Backblaze Fireball with Cloud Sync

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