{"id":22203,"date":"2011-10-27T12:56:08","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T12:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.open-e.com\/?p=22203"},"modified":"2025-07-07T09:21:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T09:21:21","slug":"apple-time-machine-and-open-e-dss-v6-short-step-by-step-and-one-tip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/apple-time-machine-and-open-e-dss-v6-short-step-by-step-and-one-tip\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Time Machine and Open-E DSS V6. Short step-by-step and one tip"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"Do you love your data as much as your MacBook\u00ae<\/sup>? Well, this is the article (and software) for you. Apple Time Machine\u00ae<\/sup> is backup software developed by Apple\u00ae<\/sup> Inc. and was first implemented on Mac OS\u00ae<\/sup> 10.5 (Leopard\u00ae<\/sup>). It cares about your data – your funny photos, important documents or MP3s – no matter what. It helps to store them in a safe way, so even if your expensive, unique and perfect MacBook\u00ae<\/sup> Pro will break down (yup, it\u2019s possible), your data will still be secure. Take a look at our small how-to – it will guide you through the installation process.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Step-by-Step
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First you need the latest version of Open-E DSS V6<\/a>, 6.0up85 (or higher).\u00a0 It supports Apple\u2019s Lion\u00ae<\/sup> (Mac OS\u00ae<\/sup> X 10.7) – as well as Time Machine\u00ae<\/sup> support. When the 6.0up85 version is running, you\u2019ll need to create a Volume Group (VG) and NAS Logical Volume. Next enable the AFP functionality under the WebGUI > CONFIGURATION > NAS settings > AppleTalk (AFP) settings<\/em>. Take a look below:<\/p>\n

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Now it is time to create a share on the NAS volume that will be used to store Time Machine\u00ae<\/sup> backup files and make it AFP enabled.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve used a guest profile in this manual – without any password. But you can create user\u2019s profile with a password if you wish.<\/p>\n

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The next step is the configuration of the Mac OS\u00ae<\/sup> X server (don\u2019t worry, it\u2019s easy). By default it does not support any external NAS devices – i.e.: an external storage for Time Machine\u00ae<\/sup> – but it can be easily changed with just one simple command in the terminal:<\/p>\n

defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1<\/em><\/p>\n

Now your MacOS\u00ae<\/sup> X system should be ready to configure the Time Machine\u00ae<\/sup> service. You will need to connect to the AFP enabled share on the DSS V6.<\/p>\n

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After everything is done, you\u2019ll be able to open the Time Machine\u00ae<\/sup> configuration utility and select the share as backup disk.<\/p>\n

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That’s it. After a while you should see the first Time Machine\u00ae<\/sup> backup running.<\/p>\n

Tip (you\u2019re doing this at your own risk though)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Here\u2019s one good tip for you. Time Machine\u00ae<\/sup> is a nice and easy to use piece of software\u2026 with some exceptions. Some of you use slower iBooks\u00ae<\/sup>. What if some of them are too slow?<\/p>\n

The default frequency of backup has been set up for one hour – 3600 seconds. It may cause some problems and nuisances on slower machines. Well, nothing is perfect, but there is a solution for such a problem – well, actually two solutions, but solution you choose there are two ways solve the issue.<\/p>\n

If you are a kind of odd-job person, you can put some changes in to the code. All you need to do is to find the file in System\/Library\/LaunchDaemons and search for this line:<\/p>\n

StartInterval<\/em>
\n 3600<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2026 Just replace this with any other frequency (whatever you like) – i.e. 10800 (seconds \/ 3 hours) and that\u2019s all.<\/p>\n

You can also use the Time Machine Scheduler. It will allow you to set up the frequency of backups in intervals – from 1 to 12 hours.<\/p>\n

Easy, isn\u2019t it? MacGyver would be proud of you!<\/p>\n

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MacBook\u00ae<\/sup>, Time Machine\u00ae<\/sup>, Apple\u00ae<\/sup>, iBook\u00ae<\/sup>, Mac OS\u00ae<\/sup>
\nare trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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