Comments on: Netgear Stora and Time Machine Setup

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:21:53 +0000

Got stuck on the second part on step 2 can anyone help? PLEASE

By: Scnewhomes

Scnewhomes — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 02:43:36 +0000

Thank you soooo much! You are awesome! =D

By: jauslan1

jauslan1 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:01:50 +0000

The NetGear Support gived Answer
Sehr geehrter Herr Jauslin,

vielen Dank, dass Sie sich an den Netgear Support gewendet haben.

Es hat ein bische gedauert die Lokalisation von Time Machine Backups zu
finden und hier die Lösung:

Die Backups von Time Machine werden in /c/.timemachine gespeichert.
Um diesen Ordner zu zugreifen loggen Sie sich bitte auf dem NAS mit AFP
und folgende Anmeldedaten:

AFP://IP_Adresse_von_NAS
Benutzername: readynas
Kennwort: das Kennwort von TimeMachine Konfiguration

And everything are OK.

By: jauslan1

jauslan1 — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:21:20 +0000

I have last week installed NetGear ReadyNAS RNDU4000 with 8 TB HDs ( 4 ) on my Home-network. so it haves in the Menu Structure from NetGear a Point Names BAckup, and there have a point for klick backup with TM. user was fix readynas but the PW can set your self. NAS Drive reserves 2 TB for TM self default was on 500 GB i set it to 1000 GB but Netgear reserve self 2 TB for so i 6 TB for all other files Movies etc.
I start TM options i can see the NAS Drive NetGear, ( bevor ic ant see if not klick this options on Netgear menu for TM compatibility. ) so i can see Neatgear but not who BIG , should 2 TB…..
So i start the TM Backup it Backit-up and also restored but i cant see the File Sparsbundle. i can not connect to this 2 TB . Anybody have an Idea, maybe its hidden ???
Thanks all for an Idea…Feedback see you Angelo Basel Switzerland.
Now i wait for an Answer from Netgaer Support in Poland, since one Week

By: Alan

Alan — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:34:43 +0000

Note that this instruction does not work post Lion upgrade; there are changes in Time Machine that necessitate changes in the Stora to support “new” AFP features …. Sigh …

Alan

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 14 May 2011 18:20:24 +0000

Actually, the above worked for my iMac, but did not work for my mini. I used the setup application provided by NETGEAR and I was able to setup my mini as well. I think NETGEAR’s setup package probably automates the above functions. By the way, thank you for this post. It is nice to know these steps will work if needed!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 14 May 2011 18:02:33 +0000

I believe I was able to setup a simpler solution.

1) I created a user account on the stora specifically for backups.
2) connected to the stora with the filemanager: Go->Connect to Server using the smb://ipaddress
3) logged in using the backup user credentials
4) Configured time machine to use the newly mounted volume.
5) Done

Works like a charm:)

By: Knutur

Knutur — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:02:33 +0000

Thanks micah, I was pulling my hairs out, this is not described anywhere in the documentation for the Stora, this really made my day

By: silly-scientist

silly-scientist — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:37:22 +0000

Cool! Thanks for letting me know!

By: micah

micah — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:29:52 +0000

fyi, I got this working with Time Machine. The complicated steps not required, not now anyways. Ensure you have the LATEST updates to the box, keep updating until there are no more. THen open desktop applications folder, run the ComputersBackup.app package, it runs through and sets up a ‘Stora2′ connection and then once its done, time machine will see it. The key / trick was the update on the unit,t he latest firmware. Otherwise it can’t find stora2 or whatever.