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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...
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I have 2 ReadyNAS Pro's, and I got it working with the original instructions on the first NAS, but a year later, I tried to set it up on the 2nd NAS, which is the same model but had older firmware (which I have since updated), and I couldn't get it to work.
I soon found the recent instructions that you should, before setting up the disk, MOUNT the share as the user you want to backup with, then use that MOUNT as the time machine disk, not the Bonjour-found disk. Not sure why this wasn't a problem for the 1st NAS.
And yes, .com.apple.timemachinesupported or whatever is not needed. Just .AppleVolumes.
-Rhys
I have 2 ReadyNAS Pro's, and I got it working with the original instructions on the first NAS, but a year later, I tried to set it up on the 2nd NAS, which is the same model but had older firmware (which I have since updated), and I couldn't get it to work.
I soon found the recent instructions that you should, before setting up the disk, MOUNT the share as the user you want to backup with, then use that MOUNT as the time machine disk, not the Bonjour-found disk. Not sure why this wasn't a problem for the 1st NAS.
And yes, .com.apple.timemachinesupported or whatever is not needed. Just .AppleVolumes.
-Rhys
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