[Frameworks] preserving digital video files long-term

[Jeff Kreines]

And a hat tip to Owen Plotkin, a real mensch, who kindly provided that server (and the Kinetta scanner it served) a home back in the day!

Jeff Kreines
Kinetta
jeff at kinetta.com
kinetta.com

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> On Sep 11, 2022, at 6:34 PM, owen plotkin <owen at thenowcorporation.com> wrote:
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> Hat tip to Mr. Kreins for the nod to Bob Zelin, a giant in video technology, a legend in NYC as an advisor/installer and all around good egg and ethical business person !  
> Owen 
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>> On Sep 11, 2022, at 7:09 PM, Jeff Kreines <jeff at kinetta.com> wrote:
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>>>> On Sep 11, 2022, at 6:00 PM, S. Mullen <dvcinlv at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Jeff you are correct about RAID 6. And between use they don't have to be kept powered up so mechanical failure should not be a problem. Correct? 
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>> Correct. This RAID server had sat for 6 or 7 years unused.  Plugged it back in and everything was fine. It had 12x 4 TB drives in RAID 6. I just added 12x 14 TB drives in RAID 5 and upgraded it to 25 GBE. 
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>> Home built  in 2011 with advice from Bob Zelin. Areca RAID card, 24 bay Norco chassis, PC motherboard. Simple and reliable. Tho these days the off the shelf stuff from Synology et al is easier and doesn’t require building it yourself. 
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>> I got an Atto 25 GbE to Thunderbolt 3 box and use it with my MacBook. Also use it with PCs. 
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>> Jeff Kreines
>> Kinetta
>> jeff at kinetta.com
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