Have you wanted to set up a low power, TrueNAS replication target so you may have an additional replicated backup on your network? In this video, I demonstrate how to set up a second TrueNAS Scale installation and configure it to be used as a replication target.

IceWhale Tech sent me their #ZimaBlade 7700 to try out. The ZimaBlade is essentially a smaller form factor, lower cost version of the #ZimaBoard. It features the same Intel N3450 as the ZimaBoard 432/832 models.

The RAM is not soldered on the board so you can use up to a 16 GB DDR3 SODIMM RAM module with the ZimaBlade. The extra RAM capacity compared to the ZimaBoard will be useful if you plan to use the ZimaBlade as a lightweight virtualization server.

The ZimaBlade does have 1 less Gigabit Ethernet interface and USB 3.0 port, but still features all of the same external connections as the ZimaBoard: 2x SATA, 1 USB 3.0, and Mini DisplayPort.

The ZimaBlade uses USB-C for power which is advertised to support power, data, and a display but I only used it for power (I do not have a monitor which supports a USB-C connection to test this functionality).

ZimaBlade Official Shop: https://shop.zimaboard.com/products/z...
ZimaBlade Personal NAS: https://www.zimaspace.com/products/bl...
ZimaBlade on Amazon (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/45KE0jh

Intel i225 NIC shown in video (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/4cq7WDC

Disclaimer: IceWhale Tech sent me the ZimaBlade + NAS kit but opinions are my own.

Chapters:
00:00 ZimaBlade introduction
01:33 Size comparison
01:45 ZimaBlade NAS kit
02:43 TrueNAS replication target project
03:20 Installing TrueNAS Scale
05:38 Configuring the TrueNAS replication target
09:53 Configuring primary TrueNAS replication task
13:33 Conclusion

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