Comments on: Backing up a Mac with an HP MediaSmart EX485 or EX487 http://usingwindowshomeserver.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/ The Connected Digital Home Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:32:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nigel http://usingwindowshomeserver.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/comment-page-1/#comment-14216 Nigel Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:59:23 +0000 http://whsbook.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/#comment-14216 I had this problem and discovered that one of the HP applications "hpVDproxy" wasn't set to "Allow incoming connections" in the Firewall. (System Preferences - Security) Changed the setting and instant connection. I had this problem and discovered that one of the HP applications “hpVDproxy” wasn’t set to “Allow incoming connections” in the Firewall. (System Preferences – Security) Changed the setting and instant connection.

]]> By: Gordon http://usingwindowshomeserver.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/comment-page-1/#comment-7972 Gordon Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:48:31 +0000 http://whsbook.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/#comment-7972 Hi there, Just to add to this thread, I have two Windows pc's and two macs all backing up to one ex485 and its a great solution. I had a bit of trouble on the mac side, but the authentication was cured by looking at security in system preferences and then allowing the firewall to accept the media server. I think that I deleted some keychains via the keychain utility as it kept remembering an incorrect password. This then worked great. i find that as you start up a mac you have to give it a few minutes to "mount" the drive and a bit longer to start the backup but unless it tells you there is a problem, leave well alone. It is a bit annoying that you have to dedicate an specific amount of drive space up front wheras the windows will just grow over time but it still means that one device does all. As stated I set the same thing up again for another mac and just had to dedicate some more hard drive space for that too and I notice there are two folders in the "mac" share. I understand that there is a V3 update to the software which has more mac features, lloking forward to seeing that soon Hi there,
Just to add to this thread, I have two Windows pc’s and two macs all backing up to one ex485 and its a great solution. I had a bit of trouble on the mac side, but the authentication was cured by looking at security in system preferences and then allowing the firewall to accept the media server. I think that I deleted some keychains via the keychain utility as it kept remembering an incorrect password. This then worked great. i find that as you start up a mac you have to give it a few minutes to “mount” the drive and a bit longer to start the backup but unless it tells you there is a problem, leave well alone.

It is a bit annoying that you have to dedicate an specific amount of drive space up front wheras the windows will just grow over time but it still means that one device does all.

As stated I set the same thing up again for another mac and just had to dedicate some more hard drive space for that too and I notice there are two folders in the “mac” share.
I understand that there is a V3 update to the software which has more mac features, lloking forward to seeing that soon

]]> By: Marcus http://usingwindowshomeserver.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/comment-page-1/#comment-4801 Marcus Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:41:22 +0000 http://whsbook.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/#comment-4801 My issue is that sometimes the Media server share that has the backup mounts automatically while other times it doesn't. I can manually mount the music, photo, etc, but not the one that is HP Media Server that the backup goes to. Any ideas how I can mount it every time? My issue is that sometimes the Media server share that has the backup mounts automatically while other times it doesn’t. I can manually mount the music, photo, etc, but not the one that is HP Media Server that the backup goes to.

Any ideas how I can mount it every time?

]]> By: Steve http://usingwindowshomeserver.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/comment-page-1/#comment-4728 Steve Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:41:21 +0000 http://whsbook.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/#comment-4728 I'm having an issue as well that I haven't been able to find a solution to on other websites. Using the new lx195 (640 gigs stock...but I added another 150) server I can create a mac backup disk no larger than 80 gigs (I need about 200) before it gives me a warning to clear more space. The only problem is I have over 400 gigs of free space. Is there a rule where you can allocate no more than 20% of your free hard drive space for the mac file or something? One website said they had a solution and that was to turn off folder duplication...but I have never had it turned on. I was wondering if anyone has run into this problem and has found a solution before I drop another hundred dollars on an external hard drive in vain. I’m having an issue as well that I haven’t been able to find a solution to on other websites.

Using the new lx195 (640 gigs stock…but I added another 150) server I can create a mac backup disk no larger than 80 gigs (I need about 200) before it gives me a warning to clear more space. The only problem is I have over 400 gigs of free space. Is there a rule where you can allocate no more than 20% of your free hard drive space for the mac file or something?

One website said they had a solution and that was to turn off folder duplication…but I have never had it turned on.

I was wondering if anyone has run into this problem and has found a solution before I drop another hundred dollars on an external hard drive in vain.

]]> By: Andrew Edney http://usingwindowshomeserver.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/comment-page-1/#comment-4725 Andrew Edney Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:13:49 +0000 http://whsbook.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/#comment-4725 Im not sure to be honest - have you tried contacting HP support about it? I hate to suggest it but it is their server and their application, so maybe they might have some insight, if you can find the right person to talk to. Im not sure to be honest – have you tried contacting HP support about it? I hate to suggest it but it is their server and their application, so maybe they might have some insight, if you can find the right person to talk to.

]]> By: 3DLake http://usingwindowshomeserver.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/comment-page-1/#comment-4724 3DLake Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:54:44 +0000 http://whsbook.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/#comment-4724 Yes, same here Authentication using the HP MSS control center preferences fails to log into the backup volume. SMB file sharing works fine. Any thought on why the authentication is failing? Yes, same here Authentication using the HP MSS control center preferences fails to log into the backup volume. SMB file sharing works fine. Any thought on why the authentication is failing?

]]> By: Andrew Edney http://usingwindowshomeserver.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/comment-page-1/#comment-4291 Andrew Edney Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:22:46 +0000 http://whsbook.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/#comment-4291 thats excellent - thanks for the info Ed. thats excellent – thanks for the info Ed.

]]> By: Ed http://usingwindowshomeserver.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/comment-page-1/#comment-4235 Ed Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:22:55 +0000 http://whsbook.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/#comment-4235 Hey Andrew, I just wanted to follow up and let you and everybody else know about the backup system I set up. First of all, you actually can use a free app called Time Machine Editor to modify the backup schedule for Time Machine. http://timesoftware.free.fr/timemachineeditor/ The purpose of these backups is solely for user accounts and their documents and data. Quick access to anything I need now. Since I'm a big believer in always having a clean as well as an ongoing clone, I am able to use SuperDuper to backup over the network on a scheduled basis. You have to create a sparse image to do so. The app will auto mount, backup, unmount, and quit. If I ever need to restore, all I need to do is clone one of these SD images to a USB or FW external drive and then clone to my internal drive and I'm back in business. If the drive failed, I could just work from the external till my new one comes in. So I'm running two macs with three windows virtual machines (using VMware Fusion). All have easy seamless backups, enabling me to recover very quickly from anything catastrophic. My next step is off-site redundancy, I plan to get another 1.5 TB drive and use it to back up everything on my WHS drives and then store off-site. I've gotta say, the WHS is an awesome solution. Take er easy, Ed Hey Andrew,

I just wanted to follow up and let you and everybody else know about the backup system I set up.

First of all, you actually can use a free app called Time Machine Editor to modify the backup schedule for Time Machine.
http://timesoftware.free.fr/timemachineeditor/

The purpose of these backups is solely for user accounts and their documents and data. Quick access to anything I need now.

Since I’m a big believer in always having a clean as well as an ongoing clone, I am able to use SuperDuper to backup over the network on a scheduled basis. You have to create a sparse image to do so. The app will auto mount, backup, unmount, and quit.

If I ever need to restore, all I need to do is clone one of these SD images to a USB or FW external drive and then clone to my internal drive and I’m back in business. If the drive failed, I could just work from the external till my new one comes in.

So I’m running two macs with three windows virtual machines (using VMware Fusion). All have easy seamless backups, enabling me to recover very quickly from anything catastrophic.

My next step is off-site redundancy, I plan to get another 1.5 TB drive and use it to back up everything on my WHS drives and then store off-site.

I’ve gotta say, the WHS is an awesome solution.

Take er easy,

Ed

]]> By: Bob http://usingwindowshomeserver.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/comment-page-1/#comment-3571 Bob Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:59:15 +0000 http://whsbook.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/#comment-3571 I have the same problem. Did you find a solution? I have the same problem. Did you find a solution?

]]> By: James http://usingwindowshomeserver.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/comment-page-1/#comment-1573 James Sun, 31 May 2009 04:12:48 +0000 http://whsbook.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/#comment-1573 I get validation failed every time I enter the WHS name and password. I typed it in correctly and i can connect to it via RDC or the media smart app...any ideas? I get validation failed every time I enter the WHS name and password. I typed it in correctly and i can connect to it via RDC or the media smart app…any ideas?

]]> By: mrossi http://usingwindowshomeserver.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/comment-page-1/#comment-1228 mrossi Sat, 23 May 2009 08:45:56 +0000 http://whsbook.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/#comment-1228 I have the same problem, one mac backs up to HP 485 without a problem, but the other stalls on "starting...". I have the same problem, one mac backs up to HP 485 without a problem, but the other stalls on “starting…”.

]]> By: Ed http://usingwindowshomeserver.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/comment-page-1/#comment-1181 Ed Fri, 22 May 2009 15:17:06 +0000 http://whsbook.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/backing-up-a-mac-with-an-hp-mediasmart-ex485-or-ex487/#comment-1181 Alright. Cool. Thanks Andrew. Alright. Cool. Thanks Andrew.

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