On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 5:20 PM, Shawn A. Geddis <email@hidden> wrote: Joel,
Time Machine does not allow for backup to a SAN. You can assign a Time Machine backup to a network volume, but it must be one designated by a Mac OS X Server specifically for TM.
- Shawn
On Mar 4, 2009, at 5:27 PM, Joel Esler wrote: Define "specifically for TM"?
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Page 61 from the "File Services Admin Guide v10.5" (PDF)
Configuring Time Machine Backup Destination
Time Machine is a backup application that keeps an up-to-date copy of everything on your computer, which includes system files, applications, accounts, preferences, and documents. Time Machine can restore individual files, complete folders, or your entire computer by putting everything back the way it was and where it should be.
Selecting this option causes the share to be broadcast over Bonjour as a possible Time Machine destination, so it will show up as an option in System Preferences. On a standard or workgroup server, selecting this option also sets the POSIX permissions to 770 and sets the POSIX group to com.apple.access_backup.
A share point can be designated as a Time Machine backup in Server Admin.
To configure Time Machine backup destination:
1 Open Server Admin and connect to the server.
2 Click File Sharing.
3 Click Share Points and select the share point.
4 Click Share Point below the list.
5 Select the “Enable as Time Machine backup destination” checkbox.
6 Click Save.
My original point was that you cannot just assign a SAN as the TM Backup to a client, since the SAN will not be broadcasting its availability as a Time Machine destination.
Note that on a standard or workgroup [Mac OS X] server, selecting this option also sets the POSIX permissions to 770 and sets the POSIX group to com.apple.access_backup.
On Mar 4, 2009, at 6:03 PM, Timothy J. Miller wrote:
Note that the article refers to NAS and not SAN ...
You should always be careful following any direction that does not come from an official Apple resource. Beyond that, proceed at your own risk.
Apple / AppleCare supported configuration would follow what is stated in the KBase Article: Mac OS X v10.5: Where can Time Machine back up?
SummaryWith Time Machine, Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard makes it easier than ever to back up your files. You don't need to burn DVDs or CDs or manually back up individual personal or application files such as you might have done with previous operating systems. You can restore Time Machine backups anytime you want, even while started up from your Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard installation DVD. Products AffectedMac OS X 10.5, Time Machine Time Machine backs up to either an external disk (such as a USB 2.0 or FireWire-based third-party drive), a secondary internal disk or partition (if your computer supports additional internal drives), a Time Capsule, or an available Mac OS X Server version 10.5 volume. Although you can still burn personal discs in Leopard whenever you want, Time Machine itself does not back up to burnable DVDs or CDs. One purpose of Time Machine is to protect your data in the case of issues with your Leopard volume, so it only backs up to a separate volume.
On Mar 5, 2009, at 8:47 AM, Taylor Armstrong wrote: One question: Any simple way to do this *without* OpenDirectory? We're strictly an AD shop, but this might satisfy the user(s) who want it while keeping management happy at the same time by ensuring that the backups are in a secured location behind a locked door instead of sitting out on the user's desk.
Mac OS X Server 10.5 allows you to bind the Server to AD, provide the User Authentication from AD and provide the TM Backup Service to Mac OS X Client Users.
- Shawn
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Shawn Geddis Security Consulting Engineer Apple Enterprise
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