Certainly you can use newer versions of macOS for the host computer, but as usual, Apple removed any/all management features when they rolled the TM Server option into the OS and pulled it from the Server app. There is no way to look and see when a computer last backed up, or the size of the backup, etc., when it is done outside of the Server app. Or e-mail notifications if a machine hasn’t backed up in XX days.
As for wifi, you can, but it is FAR slower and much more prone to network “hiccups” than a hard-wired ethernet connection. > On Jan 8, 2020, at 10:34 AM, Neil Laubenthal <[email protected]> wrote: > > I’m not sure what you’re referring to in regards to WiFi Time Machine - > don’t. If it’s a laptop and its doing TM to the mini then isn’t that wifi TM? > > I don’t know of any good reason not to do TM over wifi…granted it’s slower > than a plugged in drive and it backs up to a .dmg instead of a Finder > readable drive but it works just fine in may experience. > > And why would you recommend sticking with Sierra instead of High Sierra or > Mojave or even Catalina. Server app is no longer needed, I think that change > came along with High Sierra but definitely by Mojave. My mini running Mojave > has been happily serving as my print server, file server, and TM server for > years…it’s generally up to date macOS wise although it is the last machine in > the place to get upgraded. This is probably the last year for security > updates to Sierra if Apple sticks to their (I think) normal practice of > updating the current and 2 previous versions. Not mucking with a working > server is normally a good idea…but if setting up one today I would use Mojave > as it is more current and would have no issue upgrading a Sierra installation > to HS or Mojave either. > > >> On Jan 8, 2020, at 10:45 AM, Andy Ringsmuth <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Wifi Time Machine - don’t. >> >> ...Mac Mini running Sierra and Apple’s Server app, configured for Time >> Machine backups. >> >> If you go that route, I do not recommend going any higher than Sierra on the >> host/server machine. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] https://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
