Features for Mac
Note
You may have to wait several minutes for the backup disk to stop. Please be patient. If the
backup disk does not stop and it appears to hang, it could be because an application or other
process is accessing the backup disk in the background. If this is the case, attempt to eject the disk
using Finder.
3.
Enter a new value in the
Backup Disk Size
and select
Resize
from the action menu.
You cannot select
Resize
until the disk is stopped and the disk size is changed.
4.
Click
Apply
.
5.
A pop up warning appears informing you the file already exists, and that continuing will erase the
existing backup data and start over. To continue with the new size click
Delete and Continue
.
Deleting a Backup Disk
You may want to delete a backup disk if you need to free up space on your server for other things
or if you are no longer using your Mac.
1.
Choose
Finder
>
Applications
>
HP MediaSmart Server Control Center
>
Preferences
.
2.
In the
Backup Disk Status
, click
Stop
.
The
Backup Disk Status
changes to
Stopped
and the virtual disk icon on the desktop goes away
after the backup disk is stopped.
Note
You may have to wait several minutes for the backup disk to stop. Please be patient. If the
backup disk does not stop and it appears to hang, it could be because an application or other
process is accessing the backup disk in the background. If this is the case, attempt to eject the disk
using Finder.
3.
Select
Delete
from the action menu next to the
Backup Disk Size
.
Restoring Files from Backup
Restoring your Mac from a failed hard drive scenario involves the following steps.
1.
Install the new hard drive.
2.
Install Mac OS X 10.5 from the
Mac OS X Install Disc
.
3.
Install Mac OS X operating system updates, to ensure everything is up-to-date.
4.
Install HP MediaSmart Server Mac Client software. See
Installing and Uninstalling the Mac
.
5.
Configure HP MediaSmart Server Mac Client settings including: server name, administrator
password, backup location (using the same share that was used for the backup) and start the
backup disk.
6.
Choose the disk called
Backup to the HP MediaSmart Server
disk in .Time Machine System
Preferences.
7.
Launch Time Machine and ask to restore to the latest backup.
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