At 5:00 PM -0800 11/6/2008, Al wrote: > >Might this work using an external FireWire or USB hard drive on one >Mac, and can two or three other Macs reach that hard drive via >ethernet and sharing? Or does this whole idea break down by having >Public folders or Drop Boxes in the way? If it works, would I have >the options of backing up the networked Macs either on demand or upon >shutting down?
The nature of the backup is such that you need lower level access than AFP provides. CCC supports this by creating an encrypted tunnel between the two Macs then running on each. I haven't tested it yet but am planning to. Check the CCC docs for details. (This is what Bill is talking about re Credentials in his reply). >I assume that each Mac would need its own, dedicated backup partition >on that external storage, and that it would be bootable. Yes, if each Mac was a wholly unique entity - managed separately. But... Consider... If all your Macs run the same OS and their user databases were the same (so users had the non-conflicting UID and GID), then you could use only one partition... Coordinate the backups: Use Mac A as "the master" - to initially populate the clone, both system and /User directories. From then on, only update the backup with the individual user directories from the other Macs. After you do OS and app updates on the master Mac, update the system areas of the backup. ... (Bruce is smiling as he pops aspirin) This method works well because it makes efficient use of the backup storage. But it requires that the Macs be managed properly and things be thought out carefully. Great potential to make a mess. >Would it be feasible, or better even, to use Network-attached >Storage (NAS) with CCC? I understand that NAS can work via ethernet >and Wi-Fi. It would work but I donno about "better". Personally, I like my backups to Get Done, so I can reach over and disconnect that drive. Having them run to a NAS ... means they're speed limited by the network. And that drive is running all the time - so you'll need to make other backups too. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
