On Oct 27, 2007, at 6:57 PM, Laurence Harris wrote:
On Oct 27, 2007, at 3:15 PM, David Alger wrote:
On Oct 27, 2007, at 11:44 AM, Eric Schlegel wrote:
On Oct 27, 2007, at 1:49 AM, Rick Mann wrote:
It's explicitly stated that you can't use Time Machine to back up to a drive connected to the Airport Base station, but, in typical Apple fashion, it doesn't explain why, nor does it suggest that there is an update forthcoming to allow this.
I bought the AEBS specifically for this purpose. Anyone have any insight?
It's because Time Machine requires various new features in the AFP server in order to ensure end-to-end data integrity, and the AFP server in the firmware of the AEBS doesn't provide those features. So if you don't really care about whether your data was actually safely and correctly backed up to the disk connected to your AEBS, then hack away... but if you care about the integrity of your data, don't do it.
For those of us who are not savvy about this kind of thing, how can I know data I copy manually to such a drive is correct and Time Machine can't?
In other words, he's saying that the AEBS is seriously flawed and that Apple knows it. Also, it would mean that Apple doesn't care about people losing there data or having it corrupted, except when using TimeMachine, however. If the AFP server in the firmware of the AEBS doesn't ensure data integrity, then they should never have been sold.
David
I have no information about whether or when a future AEBS firmware update might provide these features, although as an Apple customer it certainly seems like an obvious thing for Apple to be working on, so I'd guess we probably are.
Definitely seems obvious to me. As a laptop user, it isn't exactly conveneint to have to connect your external drive so Time Machine can backup your stuff.
What's not obvious is why they didn't address this before Leopard shipped, especially given that it was delayed for so long, how many people could use this, and that it would undoubtedly spur sales of AEBSs. I don't recall the exact percentage, but IIRC a significant portion of Macs sold are laptops, and like you, I'd rather not be forced to attach a drive to my MacBook Pro to use Time Machine. There may be technical reasons for this, but users won't care about the reasons, they'll just think it's stupid they can't do this obvious thing, and I guarantee you Rick won't be the only one to learn this after buying an AEBS and drive to use with Time Machine.
Larry
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