We run a backup from our server to a 4TB WD Mycloud but it’s starting to run out of space. We have a 2nd WD 4TB Mycloud, which we bring into the office to mirror to every other week.
Do we just buy 2 x My Cloud Home 8TB? I’ve watched a Youtube video where it stated that any files are copied via the cloud (and not the local network), which I don’t believe, but want to double check (we don’t currently use any remote internet access to our Myclouds).
I was also thinking about the second Mycloud Home mirroring the 1st without bringing it into the office, to keep the backup , but would that cripple bandwidth after a full backup?
My Cloud Home (MCH) is not an upgrade for the My Cloud despite what WD may advertise, the two run on separate HW and OS with very different features.
Home users buy the MCH because it is cheap, not because it is full of good features.
Enable local access and you can enable SMB3 share from the MCH.
MCH is about 7 years old since introduction and very close to End of Life, in fact another device which uses the same firmware and similar HW is scheduled to be EOL in August, 2024
You won’t be able to run any third party backup software directly on the MCH, no Goodsync, rsync or any other sync that originates from the MCH to the PC or another MCH.
No user installation of software or SSH to the MCH is available for the owner or any users.
The only feature that is somewhat comparable to what you are asking is the limited Network import from the My Cloud OS5 (MC) to the MCH.
How to Use My Cloud Home Network Import
About Network Import
Network Import moves content from an existing My Cloud OS 5 on the Local Area Newtork (LAN) to a My Cloud Home.
Must be connected to the same Local Network router.
Have you looked at the User Manual to see if that is what your want? You can also look at the Knowledge Base to see what it says about what you are wanting to do.
