@scottalanmiller said:
So many vendors, products, techniques and approaches exist because most are the "best" in different combinations, at different times for different scenarios.
Exactly. The best solution is the one that's most suited to a particular application/environment/budget. There never is a universal best - which, of course, is exactly why that perennial favourite of the interwebs - the "Top X Best" list - is pretty pointless.
@Joy said:
Wait 31 is old? lols
Yeah, exactly. That comment makes me feel even older than I already do!
Anyway, I mountain bike at least once a day, play tennis in summer and squash in winter. I walk the dog too but, as he's getting quite long in the tooth now, the walks are becoming shorter and shorter.
The power brick is definitely the place to start but, the fact the fan runs continuously makes me think it may not be the problem.
@BRRABill said:
I'm not even going to look at them. I'll talk to @Brett-at-ioSafe when he chmies in.
Okay, I'm chiming in now! How can I help?
@MattSpeller said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@RamblingBiped said:
@MattSpeller said:
@JaredBusch said:
I am horribly out of touch with novels in the last 8 years.
I miss reading. I have a library of ~1000 books all boxed up because this apartment has no space for them.
I'm a Sci-Fi / Fantasy guy.
sounds like my apartment too but scifi / military
We only have 6 bookshelves full of books (half shelves really). The wife is really good about weeding books and not keeping stuff around just for the sake of keeping it around. If it has no value for subsequent reads it gets chucked in a box and donated.
One of the more popular things to do around these parts is start your own free library
http://victoriaplacemaking.ca/2015/placemaking/mapping-greater-victorias-little-library-boxes/
A very cool idea: I've never come across one of those before. And, coincidentally, my wife is actually down in Victoria today.
@scottalanmiller said:
@BRRABill said:
Is there actually a difference? I haven't looked yet. Too much chatter on this forum to use any other browser windows.
They are the same. Synology makes the guts of both. Same hardware and same software. ioSafe then fireproofs the chassis and adds some extra hardware to make it fire and water proof (not UNDER water proof.)
Actually. they are UNDERwaterproof and can go up - or should that be "down'? - to 10’ under for 3 days - fresh or salt water.
@MattSpeller said in AWS shock tests its data storage boxes:
It'd be a real shame if someone built a little wooden house for it
You mean, like Trevor Pott's REID.....
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/02/setting_the_iosafe_214_on_fire/
@travisdh1 The BDR 515 is intended to be a SMB appliance and has been specified accordingly, taking into account recommendations from our software partner. The i5 was the right combination of pricing and performance for the typical SMB customer. That said, if you'd like something bigger and better, let us know - we're always open to ideas! The 515 is actually quite different to the 1515+: the former runs Synology DSM, the latter runs Windows Server and is designed to be powerful enough for SME’s to virtualize the primary server on-prem if required. The contract includes a variety of things: StorageCraft licensing, support, replication to ioSafe cloud, etc. You can, of course, opt out of these and run it simply as a server box and replicate however you choose.
@cakeis_not_alie said in AWS shock tests its data storage boxes:
I have a nerd boner that can be seen from space.
In that case, I'm going to avoid looking at any photos taken from the ISS for the time being.
@scottalanmiller To be clear, the 515 is not a NAS (it runs Windows Service, our NAS run DSM).
I'm willing to accept the blame for most things - I'm married; it's the easiest way - but have to draw the line at that!
@scottalanmiller The BDR 515 is an entire Windows installation as a standard server. The BMC feature has full console redirection and can be used as a method to replicate full keyboard/mouse/monitor functions on the network. Remote desktop can also be enabled as a service if you desire but it is not enabled by default. On the ioSafe Cloud: the partner manages the ioSafe Cloud target system via VPN/dedicated IP address into the remote system via remote desktop or even though the BMC – all traffic is pulled through an encrypted VPN tunnel.
You may like to check out our fire- and waterproof Synology-based NAS too. Depending on your needs, they could either be a good fit or overkill. Link
Yes, I know I'm breaking the rules by having everything under one roof.
You could set it to back up to Glacier - there's an app for that! - or even sync the important stuff with Dropbox/Google Drive/OneDrive. This way, you'd have the benefits of offsite plus the RTO/RPO benefits of local). And, depending on how much data you have, it'd likely be a reasonably cheap combo.
@scottalanmiller said in PC Matic:
Just looking at their website, that site has "scam" written all over it. No way that that is something you'd want to install.
Coincidentally, I recently happened across this discussion over at BleepingComputer. So, while it looks like a scam, smells like a scam and even has a scammy-sounding name, it maybe isn't a scam. That said, scam or not, it's certainly not a product I'd use.
@scottalanmiller said in What Makes Something An Appliance:
So FreeNAS is an appliance
I wouldn't class FreeNAS as an appliance. To my mind, an appliance is a hardware/software combination that's purpose-built to perform a single, specific task in a turnkey manner.
@bigbear A diskless 2-bay costs $659.99. You can find pricing on our website.
@bigbear All our NAS are similar to Synology as they all run Synology's operating system 
What capacity to do you need? The 216 provides up to 16TB of raw capacity while the 1515+ provides up to 120TB (when used in conjunction with expansion chassis)..
