tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877439239195370071.post4237707714228145213..comments2024-01-12T02:47:43.965-08:00Comments on The Frugal Filmmaker: Mail Call: Video Archive Drives for DIY NASScott Egglestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137296612881724251noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877439239195370071.post-58201964781966908372015-03-07T20:43:24.607-08:002015-03-07T20:43:24.607-08:00My brain is full.My brain is full.Scott Egglestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150026764159298322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877439239195370071.post-65959229235288733242015-03-05T19:10:50.616-08:002015-03-05T19:10:50.616-08:00Dear Frugal;
I see your point, up to a point, abou...Dear Frugal;<br />I see your point, up to a point, about the likelihood of disaster if the items are close by one another. As a content producer I understand what it is like to lose a bucket load of data irretrievably.<br /><br /><b>Changing hats to the IT Consultant</b><br />However, I can tell you that when the lightning strikes, as it often does, not only can you lose your data, but the physical hardware that you use to access it.<br /><br />What you need is defence in depth.<br /><br />I'll give you an example of what I currently run at home:<br />IT Gear General:<br />Server - Windows Domain - authentication, access control, Exchange, etc<br />Internal storage is:<br />1 x 500Gb RAID 1 array (2 drives)<br />1 x 1TB RAID 1 array (2 drives)<br />2 x 500GB External USB hard drives (Day 1 & Day 2) backup drives<br /><br />Storage:<br />1 Synology RS812 NAS unit<br />3 x 3TB Western Digital (WD) Red NAS drives (http://www.wdc.com/en/products/internal/nas/) - read more about them here - that are in RAID 5 for just under 6TB of RAID 5 storage (I also have a hot spare in case one of the them fails).<br />1 x 3TB USB External USB hard drives - NAS backup device<br />1 x 2TB USB External USB hard drives - NAS backup device<br /><br />On top of that there are laptop and desktop computers throughout the house, an iPad, several tablets and smart phones all with access back to the server, network and storage in and out of the house (via the internet).<br /><br />In case of a fire, part of our fire management plan is to recover is the backup devices (where safe to do so).<br /><br />When we build our new home in a couple of years, the current NAS box will be relegated to back up status and a new NAS box will take it's place in the house. The old NAS will be moved to the garage/studio/office and will replicate the data off the main NAS continually. Thus data is in more than one place, and the backups will continue to be my failover in case the worst happens. And there'll be one on each of the NAS boxes to ensure that I can get a backup no matter what.<br /><br />However, none of that matters if a power surge kills everything in the house. So each of the devices is connected to an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) designed to stabilise power to the electronics attached to them. I can only suggest that no matter what route you take a UPS should be on both units.<br /><br />Remember it is defence in depth that matters. If you can manage it, and even I don't, take a copy offsite and put it in a safe deposit, or some other secure offsite location (not your bag in your car for example). Then you'll be as safe as you can be.<br /><br />Sorry for the ramble. It's Friday and I'm feeling cheeky.<br /><br />Andrew MartinAndrew @Andrew'sTrainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553736396256873718noreply@blogger.com