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RN3130 Private Time Machine disks are not being seen on OSX Clients (El Capitan)
2016-06-30 05:11 PM
ReadyNAS 3130 4 Bay
Firmware 6.5.1
When I setup my ReadyNAS 3130 one year ago, it was broadcasting on the network for all of my OSX clients (to send their "private" Time Machine backups. I recently had to replace all 4 disks due to failures of 2 disks and reinintialized them. I tried to resetup my Time Machines backups which required me to re-add the usernames back into the system. None of my OSX clients can see the ReadyNAS as a disk for Time Machine backups. I can connect to the "web" console just fine. the system was on two older firmware revisions. I upgraded the firmware thinking that there was a problem with the firmware to the latest. SMB is enabled and I tried connecting to the ReadyNAS on the same switch with an OSX client. No go.
Any suggestions?
Also, I verified that any OSX clients version of Yosemite and below can see the ReadyNAS Private Time Machine disks but El Capitan clients and above versions cannot see the ReadyNAS Private Time Machine disk. Is there some kind of new option on the OSX El Capitan clients or what?
MemphisTech
MemphisTech wrote:For troubleshooting, I did create a new Share and assigned users (Read and Write) and both protocols of AFP and SMB. Nothing changed for my El Capitan clients (cannot see Private Time Machine backups) but all of my Yosemite clients can see the "Private Time Machine" backup disks only. The problem seemed to be related only to the new OSX of El Capitan.
MemphisTech
When you created the new share, assigned users, and enabled it for AFP (with those users), where you able to see that new share via AFP? (I know it's not the time machine private share, but sometimes taking a few steps backwards helps to clear the way forward.)
For reference, I have an MBP (old 2009 one) upgraded to El Cap. that sees private per-user time machine shares. It can see them even if I'm not signed in (but requires that I enter a username/password in order to actually use one.) I'm using that experience as the basis to try and help you.
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You mentioned that SMB is enabled... but is AFP enabled? Time Machine works over AFP. If it is enabled, you might also (as a troubleshooting step) add AFP access to one of your other shares and check to see if your Mac(s) can see that share specifically over AFP. (I think the Mac will show something like "ShareName (AFP)" in Finder. )
Take care
Gary
For troubleshooting, I did create a new Share and assigned users (Read and Write) and both protocols of AFP and SMB. Nothing changed for my El Capitan clients (cannot see Private Time Machine backups) but all of my Yosemite clients can see the "Private Time Machine" backup disks only. The problem seemed to be related only to the new OSX of El Capitan.
MemphisTech
MemphisTech wrote:For troubleshooting, I did create a new Share and assigned users (Read and Write) and both protocols of AFP and SMB. Nothing changed for my El Capitan clients (cannot see Private Time Machine backups) but all of my Yosemite clients can see the "Private Time Machine" backup disks only. The problem seemed to be related only to the new OSX of El Capitan.
MemphisTech
When you created the new share, assigned users, and enabled it for AFP (with those users), where you able to see that new share via AFP? (I know it's not the time machine private share, but sometimes taking a few steps backwards helps to clear the way forward.)
For reference, I have an MBP (old 2009 one) upgraded to El Cap. that sees private per-user time machine shares. It can see them even if I'm not signed in (but requires that I enter a username/password in order to actually use one.) I'm using that experience as the basis to try and help you.
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