[Shop-talk] Installing a Network device in a safe.

[Peter Murray]

Best practice is to have your backup off-site. Look at CrashPlan or another
cloud offering. They are cheap and have been quite reliable for me. You
could also look into using Amazon S3 or Glacier storage.

-Peter
On Dec 30, 2013 8:55 PM, "w" <wc5813 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 12/30/2013 3:58 PM, eric at megageek.com wrote:
>
>> OK, so while I was looking at high end gun safes, I noticed that they now
>> come with a RJ45 passthrough as well as 110v AC inside.  I was told this
>> was so you could put a network storage device (NAS) in it to keep your
>> data safe as well.
>>
>
> Interesting question. I'd guess a safe is one helluv'a thermal insulator,
> so I'm thinking you do not want to put active electronics in it. I think
> current hard drives pull 2 - 10 watts depending on level of activity. But I
> built a media server specifically trying to keep it low power, and the dang
> thing still pulls 66 watts from the wall with a Core 2 based 34W Celeron
> and only two drives. With my local utility, rates work such that 1W = just
> under $1/year.
>
> I'm an IT pro and have had to deal with backups for decades. I don't
> really see an individual or family having that much data or need for
> immediate recovery. I segregate my stuff into different directories. The
> critical stuff 7'Zips & ImgBurns onto one DVD. I'd like to backup my
> collection of music ripped from 30 years of CDs, but... other media, meh.
> Can be replaced. Unless you have a ton of family photos or such that are
> irreplaceable.
>
> I'd think some low power "near line" storage like a flash drive, and use
> something to mirror it, like unix rsync or windows SyncToy could work.
>
>  My question is, is there enough air flow in a safe to have a few hard
>> drives running in there?  I have a Seagate BlackArmor 4 TB NAS that I want
>>
>
> What are you trying to protect from? Fire? Theft? Any air flow would
> compromise fire protection. Rambling on too long.
>
> -w
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