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On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 6:59 AM Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Mark Knecht wrote: |
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> DAS is direct-attached-storage. I don't think you want that. |
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<SNIP> |
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> I was thinking DAS was not a good option. It seems like a feature |
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removed and cheaper version of NAS. |
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I've never touched a DAS box but my limited understanding is that it's an |
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external box that interfaces to your computer. In your case that might |
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attached to your backup machine, or is Rich or someone can point |
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you toward an appropriate RP4 or some other single board computer |
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it could attach to that. The problem will be the interface. In big rack |
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mount servers these interfaces are often some high end version |
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of PCI Express with Multi-gigabyte/second interfaces. You're just |
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not likely to find something like that on an RP4. |
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If you really wanted to tinker you can always find used rack mount |
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servers being retired from cloud hosting services on Ebay. They |
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generally come with fast Ethernet interfaces and more than |
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enough compute power but likely not as much disk space as |
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you seem to want. (There's lots of used Synology boxes there |
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also...) |
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I still think that an 8TB USB drive from Amazon for around $100 |
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would meet your needs. Off load the stuff you don't need to |
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access from backups immediately, through the drive in your |
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fire safe and you suddenly have 8TB free on your |
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backup machine. It's slow, but it's easy and requires no new |
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computers and hence to mental bandwidth. |
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Good luck. |
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