This means that NETGEAR’s ReadyNASes are no longer the only NASes that can do the backup to/from network share trick.įigure 1 shows the front of the ix4, with all callouts explained in the larger image. But it also brings a few new tricks of its own, including the ability to perform immediate or scheduled backups to and from attached drives, rsync servers and SMB/CIFS network shares.
The ix4 also runs LifeLine and so shares the ix2’s features. The ix2 did, however, have EMC’s new Linux-based LifeLine OS, which brought a nicely-redesigned management interface and new features that made it a big improvement over its predecessor, the now-defunct StorCenter Network Hard Drive. Our last look at an Iomega StorCenter NAS was the ix2, which Jim Buzbee found to be a pretty good value, even though it didn’t have chart-topping performance or the biggest feature set in town.
If the StorCenter ix4-200d is any indication, it’s going to be a fairer fight than it has been. Iomega is on a mission to remake its StorCenter NASes into better combatants in today’s bare-knuckled NAS competitive arena.
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