CrashPlan works over the Internet wirelessly. The backup solutions I have in place are CrashPlan (off site backup) and Time Machine (local backup). The Macbook Air I use was being backed up via a USB hard drive which meant a cable (ball and chain) attachment. Looking at how I currently use technology at home, there were immediately two processes that I knew I could move to a FreeNAS box. The first decision to make for my experimental SAN box is to determine the purpose for which it shall be used in my home environment. But for this first experiment, I am in learning mode, so using existing hardware is fine.

Going forward, I think putting some money into the second project box will be helpful.

After hearing about some positive experiences from friends like Retr0Rob (Twitter) and Bob Martens with FreeNAS over the past year, I found myself with the means to build a nice looking FrankenSAN box without any cash expenditures. One of the potential projects that I have wanted to experiment with is building a SAN (storage area network) box.

Macbook pro 3 beeps and beach ball