Hello Esther, I presume the problems with "nas" storage devices don't extend to bog-standard USB/Firewire external HDs?
Dónal On 3 Aug 2011, at 21:12, Esther wrote: > Hi Sarah, > > Just a word of warning about migrating Time Machine backups in Lion. You > might want to read through the current reader reports discussions about Time > Machine under Lion at the macintouch web site: > http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/lion/ > The issue is that if you have been using a third-party NAS device for Time > Machine backups, it may not support Time Machine under Lion due to > enforcement of AFP authentication. Even though the standards for Time Machine > support have been previously published, in the past many devices could > support Time Machine without being fully compliant with the specifications, > that are now required for Lion. So you should check whether your NAS devices > (other than Time Capsule) have firmware updates or other notes about support > with Lion. > > Also, I recall that nearly two years ago on this list, Dane asked about USB > modem support for dial-up and FAX, and I pointed him to Macintouch > discussions about using a Zoom USB modem (or other device that had 64-bit > support) in favor of the Apple (32-bit) modems that were then being > discontinued. This was also discussed in the above Lion related pages: > > <begin quote> > Benoit Evans > David Charlap asked: > "Is it the modem or dial-up connectivity [that Apple dropped]?" > Apple dropped its USB add-on 32-bit modem from their hardware product line. > Everything else related to using the modem (e.g., dial-up connectivity and > file faxing) still works if you have a suitable third-party USB 64-bit modem. > One that works is the USRobotics USR 5627 (available from Amazon and other > vendors). > <end quote> > > Here are a few representative excerpted quotes on the subject of Lion Time > Machine backup on other devices from the last few days: > <begin quote> > Thomas Armbrüster > There are two problems with Lion and 3rd-party NAS devices. First is the new > authentication method, which in some cases prohibit to mount the NAS. Second > is Time Machine, which is a completely different case. Since 2009 Apple had > made public its Time Machine Network Interface Specification, which you can > get in the developer documentation. And no NAS I have seen and tested in the > last year did comply with this specification except Time Capsule. So, even > if, in the past, Time Machine worked with the 3rd-party NAS devices, it was > not supported by Apple, but tolerated. And Lion now takes it seriously. > <end quote> > > <begin quote> > Aaron Pressman > So in regards to all kinds of server connections, especially NAS and non-Mac > servers, Apple has really fallen down in the customer communication > department. With little publicity, Apple has disabled many of the popular and > long-used authentication methods that non-Mac servers rely such as Cleartxt > Passwrd, MS2.0, 2-Way Randnum exchange, and DHCAST128. Lion Macs will only, > by default, out of the box, authenticate via DHX2. > Good news: you can restore some of the other methods by mucking with the > terminal. See: > Lion Server: Connecting to legacy AFP services > <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4700> > Also, NAS makers are updating their software. > But this seems like a change affecting an awful lot of people and Apple > should have been more up-front about it. > More background can be read here > http://macwindows.com/TIP-Workaround-Lion-AFP-NAS.html > and here > http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388928,00.asp > <end quote> > > <begin quote> > Meta Sienkiewicz > I will affirm that the manufacturer of my NAS hardware is working on firmware > updates to make their equipment compatible with Lion and Time Machine. Today > my Buffalo Tech LinkStation Live let me know there was a new firmware update. > I went to the website to see what that was about and found that besides the > current update there was also a Beta firmware that said it "Fixed the problem > that Time Machine backup could not be performed on Mac OS X v10.7 Lion." I am > still running Leopard and Snow Leopard so will not need this right away but > it is good to know Buffalo Tech is working to make things compatible for when > I do update/upgrade my Macs. > <end quote> > > <begin quote> > MacInTouch > Upgrading to Mac OS X Lion (OS X 10.7) FAQ [Drobo Technical Support] > <http://support.drobo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/602> > > Comment > Richard Barrett > I have a DataRobotics Drobo FS NAS bought, in part, because I wanted to use > it as a LAN Time Machine backup repository. > I was initially concerned about reports of Time Machine incompatibility with > various NAS devices due to AFP. > The Drobo firmware update 1.2.0 described here resolved the problem: > http://www.drobo.com/support/updates/firmware/Release_Notes_Drobo_FS_Firmware_1.2.0.pdf > I now have a machine running Lion and others running Snow Leopard coexisting > on my LAN and sharing the Time Machine partition on the Drobo FS. > <end quote> > > This is only meant to be a representative selection to outline some of the > issues. Anyone who is really interested in the details of support for NAS > devices should go read the full discussion pages. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Aug 2, 2011, at 19:57, Sarah Alawami wrote: > >> I could have used this! but here ya go! >> >> Migrate Time Machine backup to new Mac in Lion >> >> One of the unsung features of Lion is the ability to migrate a Time Machine >> backup from an old Mac to a new one. >> >> http://macw.us/nw8d7I > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the > Mac-Access forum at the following URL: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> Dónal Fitzpatrick dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at the following URL: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! 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