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Re: Time Machine Server over SMB? NFS? share points

Thanks James, that did it. Worked perfect. I set up an SAMBA server on the Xserve and the MacBook (which I changed its defaults for per your suggestion) worked great.

If you've got an Xserve running OS X Server, why on earth don't you just use AFP for the Time Machine backups?

I believe you, but I am willing to bet that the HP MediaSmart server does not use AFP and instead uses SAMBA for its NAS and its support of Time Machine backup to its NAS. It would not surprise me if the MediaSmart software that one would run on, say, a MacBook, does exactly what you suggested (hack the defaults hashtable). LOL!

It will indeed use SMB, but it's not supported by Apple and as far as I'm aware they get it to work in exactly the same way, their software sets the appropriate setting on the Mac and then creates the sparseimage for the Mac to use as a target. It works, but I certainly wouldn't trust it as much as a backup to an AFP share.


James Relph
ACSA 10.5

www.themacplace.co.uk
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