Hi Andy, Thanks for your quick response.
I googled my question and found answers similar to yours. I don't mind spending $20 for OS X server if that is the best way to go, but several people echoed your concern that it was complicated and messy, so I don't relish that. On the other hand, several people warned about using the defaults write command to allow unsupported volumes, so I am hesitant to use that. I'll wait a little longer and see what other replies I get before I decide. Thanks, Gregg On Oct 30, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Andy Ringsmuth <[email protected]> wrote: > On Oct 30, 2014, at 1:32 PM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [C] > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I have a new Mac Pro (cylinder style) and an old Mac Pro (tower style), both >> running the latest Mavericks. I would like to set up a disk on the old mac >> pro that can be used for TimeMachine backups of the new mac pro. How do I >> do this? >> >> Both macs are connected via gigabit ethernet to the same router. I can >> successfully do screen sharing and file sharing. I thought perhaps I just >> needed to share my TimeMachine disk on the old mac (via the File Sharing >> panel in System Preferences), but when I tried this, I could not see that >> disk when choosing a TimeMachine disk on the new mac. I could only see >> disks that are directly attached to the new mac. >> >> Is it possible to do TimeMachine backups of one mac to a disk on another mac >> via ethernet? If so, what do I need to do? > > Two ways. > > 1. Purchase the $19.99 OS X Server package and set that up on the old Mac > Pro, which includes a feature that'll do exactly what you want. > > But OS X Server is somewhat complicated and messy. > > 2. Open Terminal on the new Mac Pro and type this (or copy/paste): > > defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1 > > Time Machine will only back up to "supported" volumes. The only way to do > that over a network like you want is with OS X Server. But you certainly can > use unsupported volumes as in No. 2 above. I've done that for years without > incident, but beware, it is a little bit of a "hack." > > -Andy _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
