Backup Recordings to New Server - Application?

Channels DVR Server
#1

HI All

Possible for someone to make an automated Backup / Restore Application?

I see that a lot of people are confused or not having to much luck moving your existing recoding to a new Channels Server.

I though that someone or the Developer could make a basic application that would do this and at the end of the process it would verify that everything is correctly copied over.

Thanks

#2

I can't figure out what exactly you are after. Channels DVR already has a backup. Moving to a new server is very simple.

#3

Perhaps you haven't looked through the online documentation about migrating your existing DVR to a new computer:

#4

HI

I see now what you are saying. I did look at this a very long time ago and it looks like the information has been updated, when was it last updated?

I have a question still if I do all this and just restore my TV Shows and not my Movies will this still work, or if I do not Restore all the TV Shows will this process work as well?

Or does it have to be an exact Copy without anything missing?

Thanks again

#5

It's restoring your recording database, settings, and rules. It will reference the recorded files from where they are stored.

If you only want to restore your TV shows, do a full restore, then delete all the movies from within Channels.

Restoring is an all-or-nothing: either you do or you don't, but you cannot selectively choose what is restored.

#6

Synology NAS - Hyper Backup

I am in the process of backing up my Channels DVR Server on my NAS using Hyper Backup via a USB Drive attached to my NAS, I was wondering by doing it this way will this allow me not to have to Restore the way your instructions are setup?

Will I be able to just restore my Hyper Backup to my New drives then just reboot the NAS and everything will be ok?

I am doing this because I will be installing all New Drives in my NAS in a week or so.

Thanks

#7

If you have multiple bays it should be easier than that. Put in one drive at a time and let the array rebuild between each one. You can swap them all that way without having to do anything else, I believe.