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How-to: Setup multi-Mac backup shares with quotas. Easy.
Over the last couple years, I've been backing up each of my Macs to the default ReadyNAS Time Machine share. It's been OK, aside from having to hack my sparse bundles to stop them from increasing in s...
Hello,
Im a bit confused by User and Share Quotas and how best to setup Time Machine Backups.
I just changed over from Share to User Security Mode. I am trying to create dedicated Time Machine Shares for 2 Machines, as well as allow 2 users to access other shares on the ReadyNAS. Here is a breakdown:
Users and Machines:
2 Users
2 Machines
User 1 has a MBP Retina with 768GB SSD
User 2 has a MBA with 256GB SSD
Desired Shares:
Time Machine Backup for User 1 (MBP Retina) - (1.5TB Quota) (User 1 has access only)
Time Machine Backup for User 2 (MBA) - (384GB Quota) (User 1 & 2 have access)
Videos - (No Quota) (User 1 and 2 have access)
Music - (No Quota) (User 1 and 2 have access)
User 1 Personal - (No Quota) (User 1 has access only)
User 2 Shared - (100GB Quota) (User 1 and 2 have access)
My questions are:
1) I want to confirm that once setup, I can delete the ReadyNAS standard Time Machine Backup Share "Backup" and disable the setting in Frontview?
2) Is the best method to use to setup the 2 new dedicated backup shares the method described in this post? I am wondering if I should be using the old 15 step method instead?
3) I am confused that using this method, you assign a quota to a USER and not a SHARE. Does this mean that I should create 2 User permissions in the ReadyNAS for each physical user. Example: User 1 would have two ReadyNAS User Accounts (1 for the Time Machine access with a 1.5TB quota and another with no quota for accessing the other shares)?
4) How do I assign a (100GB Quota) to the Share: "User 2 Shared"
Thank you for your help!
Im a bit confused by User and Share Quotas and how best to setup Time Machine Backups.
I just changed over from Share to User Security Mode. I am trying to create dedicated Time Machine Shares for 2 Machines, as well as allow 2 users to access other shares on the ReadyNAS. Here is a breakdown:
Users and Machines:
2 Users
2 Machines
User 1 has a MBP Retina with 768GB SSD
User 2 has a MBA with 256GB SSD
Desired Shares:
Time Machine Backup for User 1 (MBP Retina) - (1.5TB Quota) (User 1 has access only)
Time Machine Backup for User 2 (MBA) - (384GB Quota) (User 1 & 2 have access)
Videos - (No Quota) (User 1 and 2 have access)
Music - (No Quota) (User 1 and 2 have access)
User 1 Personal - (No Quota) (User 1 has access only)
User 2 Shared - (100GB Quota) (User 1 and 2 have access)
My questions are:
1) I want to confirm that once setup, I can delete the ReadyNAS standard Time Machine Backup Share "Backup" and disable the setting in Frontview?
2) Is the best method to use to setup the 2 new dedicated backup shares the method described in this post? I am wondering if I should be using the old 15 step method instead?
3) I am confused that using this method, you assign a quota to a USER and not a SHARE. Does this mean that I should create 2 User permissions in the ReadyNAS for each physical user. Example: User 1 would have two ReadyNAS User Accounts (1 for the Time Machine access with a 1.5TB quota and another with no quota for accessing the other shares)?
4) How do I assign a (100GB Quota) to the Share: "User 2 Shared"
Thank you for your help!
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