Making Time Machine work with the ReadyNAS

sirozha wrote:

Forgive my ignorance, but from the description in that document, it appears that you have to boot up with the installation DVD, but you don't really install the OS from the installation DVD. All you do is point to the location of the Time Machine backup, and if you are accessing Time Capsule over Wi-Fi, you need to configure your wireless network SSID and password for Time Capsule to become accessible. The instructions don't say anything about having first to install the OS when restoring the entire volume that was erased. So, I was under the impression that the Time Machine backup already contains the OS, and this type of restore can pull the entire backup from Time Capsule (aka ReadyNAS) and thus copy the OS, the applications along with their settings, and all user files from Time Capsule to the newly installed hard drive.

Perhaps so, as you note. In any event, a TM backup made to the ReadyNAS is exactly the same as that made to a Time Capsule, so the restore options will be identical.