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Backup to NAS Network attached storage; confused
I just bought a ReadyNAS (http://www.netgear.com/Products/Storage/ReadyNASNVPlus/RND4450.aspx) for my small office. I'm wondering if it's possible that I can backup my MacBook Pro to a sparse image on the NAS (4HD, 1.3TB space, RAID-5). Page 18 of the user guide makes me think I can do this no problem. But on Page 19, I see the note box:
Note: It’s very important that the network drive support files larger than 4GB. FAT32-based servers or NAS devices will not work, and fail pretty spectacularly when this limit is reached. Please ensure the network volume is HFS+, NTFS or ext3, all of which support large files.That indicates to me that my NAS drive won't work for this sort of backup, and that I should just backup my laptop to a FireWire drive or something. I've read these forums but don't see a definitive answer to this - or any specific reference to that note. Thanks for any insight. |
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The caveat is that FAT-32 based NAS devices won't work. The ReadyNAS will work fine.
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Oh, I see. I was reading the sentence wrong - or misinterpreting it.
"FAT32-based servers or NAS devices will not work" is the phrase. To me that meant: FAT32-based servers will not work. NAS devices will not work. When in reality that means: FAT32-based servers will not work. FAT32-based NAS devices will not work. Thanks for clearing that up, that's good news! |
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Yes. Not my best sentence...
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Can't mount sparseimage for backup to NAS
Now I'm trying to backup a portable USB drive I have to a spareseimage on my new NAS. I've followed the instructions in the user guide, but the spareseimage won't mount after it is created. I'm getting this error:
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| 02:03:17 PM | Info | created: /Volumes/backups/usbdrive_backup.sparseimage | 02:03:17 PM | Info | ......COMMAND => Setting ownership and access modes for '/Volumes/backups/usbdrive_backup.sparseimage' | 02:03:17 PM | Info | ......COMMAND => Mounting usbdrive_backup | 02:03:17 PM | Error | 2007-09-27 14:03:17.384 hdiutil[13221] CFLog (21): dyld returns 2 when trying to load /Library/Plug-ins/DiskImages/VirtualPCDiskImagePlugin.bundle/Contents/MacOS/VirtualPCDiskImagePlugin |
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No. You need to delete that plugin, which is not compatible with your Intel Mac.
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