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ReadyNAS 2304, 6.10.1, Time Machine
I'm trying to enable timemachine on my readynas, but amount of drive space available doesn't align with any of the available volumes. Two volumes have TBs free, and the other has 514 GB free. The nas...
While one could move the home folders manually via SSH, there is a lot to do, and thus many places a simple mistake could have some bad consequences. Exporting all the volumes except the one you want to be primary then re-importing will work. I ran some experiments on export/import some time ago. If you're lucky, the NAS will move the primary to the one you want after the first export, so you should check that before exporting the next. Note that I'm pretty sure the user has to log in for the actual home folder to be created after the home location is moved, just like one has to when first setting up a new user.
okiepiper wrote:
Thanks StephenB!Yeah, the uncertainty of whether the data on the other volumes would persist concerns me a bit. I would hope that removing a drive and reinserting woldn't generally delete data, but...
Note the first step is to export the volume (the export control is on the volume settings wheel).
I think you should always have a backup anyway, but manipulating disks carries some extra risk even if the software works perfectly - you could of course accidentally drop one.
While one could move the home folders manually via SSH, there is a lot to do, and thus many places a simple mistake could have some bad consequences. Exporting all the volumes except the one you want to be primary then re-importing will work. I ran some experiments on export/import some time ago. If you're lucky, the NAS will move the primary to the one you want after the first export, so you should check that before exporting the next. Note that I'm pretty sure the user has to log in for the actual home folder to be created after the home location is moved, just like one has to when first setting up a new user.
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