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Power cord retainer
We have multiple ReadyNAS devices at various locations.
One of the bigest problems we have is that the power cord occassionally gets disloged -- fat fingered employees, impatient employees, crowded condtions, etc.
Does anyone have a 'fix' or suggestion for some type of lock/retainer so the power cord does not get disconnected inadvertandly??
Thank you for your comments regarding our ReadyNAS usage processes. If you would note the original post focused on a poor human factors design, not our usage process.
We have these devices sprinkled across the nation at various sales and administrative offices. These devices are typically positioned in the supply cabinet area with the router and ISP connection along with paper and other office supplies. Sometimes there are janitorial sinks and coffee making supplies and equipment in the same room. Routine maintenance and various other matters are handled by a designated sales or administrative personnel who have minimal training but are all hard working and well intentioned. It is especially nice that you referred to our associates as “a bunch of clueless idiots man handling NAS units?!?!” The especially choice text WAS THE ALL CAPS part of the post.
Generally speaking, our Internet speeds at many of these locations is less than 3 Mbps on average. The methods we use to protect our data involve removable storage that is kept off-site and rotated through a usage cycle. We were advised on some fairly cleaver techniques by Netgear personnel regarding backup methods and have adopted them.
Finally remember that these ReadyNAS devices are also intended for the consumer market – what you have characterized as “a bunch of clueless idiots”.
We have adopted a crude but effective fix. The post was intended to gather ideas and focus on a potential human factors design inadequacy – the placement of the power cord and the lack of some type of retaining clip.
This topic has run its course. The moderator might want to close off the conversation on this thread.
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Well you could start by only giving keys to the rooms the NAS units are in to employees who will be responsible.
If they are in a rack you can use cable management arms to keep the cords neat and tidy, but also to redcue the risk of accidentally dislodging them.All good ideas but that does not work in our organization. Picture 50+ sites and the esential equivalent of sales or adminstrative folks trying to do the right thing. Moving the cabinet often results inthe cord becoming dislodged. The cabinets are moved to connect USB backup devices.
The cords slip out easily. I was hoping for some ideas that would be the equivalent of a twist lock to make sure that they do not fall out.
Twist ties, or some other contraption.
You may be able to rig something up, perhaps another user will have a suggestion.
You should not need to move them, but in any case if you are going to move them you should shutdown the units first. There is a USB port on the front and you can use a USB extension cable.
In a large organisation you should have an IT policy that your staff agree to and educate them also on how you will be doing backups. If you have fast internet connectons between sites you may be able to do incremental backups over the internet from one site to another.
For units with handles, tie it off to one of them. For those without, tie it off to one of the fan guard segments. A zip tie would be the best solution, but is more difficult when you want to remove it. Velcro or even just a twist-tie would make it easier to remove if needed. A zp-tie that can be held down with a srew would also work if you replaced one of the rear screws with a longer one.
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