Can I share the same data via both iSCSI and SMB?

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Hi,

Can I share the same data via both SMB shares and iSCSI?

I would like to use Backblaze Personal for cloud backup, however the Backblaze backup app only runs on Windows or Mac, and only backs up ‘local’ drives, so if I have a Windows VM running the Backblaze app it won’t back up my TrueNAS data via an SMB share, but it will if it sees that data as a ‘local’ drive on that Windows VM via iSCSI. However, I also want to carry on sharing the same datasets via SMB for general access.

From what I have tried so far, it does not seem possible, but I wanted to check before giving up on the idea; has anyone got both working on the same data?

Yes, I know I can use Backblaze B2 storage with TrueNAS, but it works out expensive for the volume of data I want to backup, whereas Backblaze personal is unlimited data.

Thanks

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I can’t imagine a way that would work. I see two workarounds

  • get a storage provider that allows more than just local disks
  • run your whole NAS on windows (meh)
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https://dokan-dev.github.io/ seems to be able to mount a network drive as a local drive.