[Leica] Anyone using Drobo

[alal at poly.edu (A. Lal)]

Hi Bob,

I recall reading about your Drobo problems on the Imagstore list.  Glad to 
hear you did not lose any files.

What do you do (hardware, software)  to back up your Drobo data?

Regards,
Akhil
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Adler" <rgacpa at yahoo.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Anyone using Drobo


>I use a Drobo, but don't depend on it as infallible. It works really well; 
>4x1TB
> drives; about 3.5TB of storage. I have all my photo files from 2009 and 
> prior on
> it. I have the DroboShare device that allows you to hook it up to your 
> network
> router/hub and access it wirelessly from my laptop. This is slower than 
> direct
> connect via eSATA or Firewire, but fits my needs.
>
> It has it's quirks. A couple of times it has frozen, but if you follow the
> procedures to restart, you shouldn't have any problems. The times it did 
> this
> were when we lost power to the house. No files were lost in the process...
>
> I have the data on the Drobo backed up a couple of times and stored 
> offsite.
> Highly recommended of course... As I'm sure you know, you will not be able 
> to
> take the drives out of the Drobo bay and simply read them.
>
> Good luck and backup your backups!
> Bob
> Bob Adler
> Palo Alto, CA
> http://www.rgaphoto.com
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: A. Lal <alal at poly.edu>
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Sat, September 11, 2010 6:53:45 AM
> Subject: [Leica] Anyone using Drobo
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I'm in need of a new NAS box.  Looking at NAS boxes on the market the 
> Drobo
> looks very interesting. Have any list members used the Drobo? If so, 
> please
> comment, pro or con.
>
> Suggestions for other NAS boxes are welcome too. Ease of use, data 
> security and
> easy back ups are the main criteria. Price (within reason), appearance, 
> noise
> levels, OS, etc are not so important. I am not averse to a DIY solution.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Akhil
>
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
>