How to set share size limit for Apple Time Machine backup

[cuzinvinny]

   

Hi, I just purchased up a TeraStation TS-WX2.0TLR1 ( firmware is  1.10) for my home network which consists of a couple Windows XP workstations ( using NasNavigator2 2 24) and an iMAc with Mac OS X v 10.6. ( using  NasNavigator2 2 26. ).
 
I want to set up my Terastation to have three shares.  One share for the iMac for Apple's Time Machine backup,a second share for the iMac for files that I would backup manually outside of the Time Machine and one share for the windows workstation files that I would back up manually.  If the Windows workstations and the iMac can share one share for the manually backed up files that would be OK.
 
The question is how do I configure the Terastation to accomplish this to limit the size of Time Machine Backup's share  so that it will not take over the Terastation?  I'm a newbie with NAS, I looked at the user manual  and setup manual PDF's, but I'm a little confused on what to do. Is there a more detailed PDF manual available?

thanks
Vince

[cuzinvinny]

   

 

cuzinvinny wrote:

Hi, I just purchased up a TeraStation TS-WX2.0TLR1 ( firmware is  1.10) for my home network which consists of a couple Windows XP workstations ( using NasNavigator2 2 24) and an iMAc with Mac OS X v 10.6. ( using  NasNavigator2 2 26. ).
 
I want to set up my Terastation to have three shares.  One share for the iMac for Apple's Time Machine backup,a second share for the iMac for files that I would backup manually outside of the Time Machine and one share for the windows workstation files that I would back up manually.  If the Windows workstations and the iMac can share one share for the manually backed up files that would be OK.
 
The question is how do I configure the Terastation to accomplish this to limit the size of Time Machine Backup's share  so that it will not take over the Terastation?  I'm a newbie with NAS, I looked at the user manual  and setup manual PDF's, but I'm a little confused on what to do. Is there a more detailed PDF manual available?

thanks
Vince

 

What I was thinking of  was setting a hard limit on the "shares".  How can I do that and would that work to control Apple Time Machine backup from taking over the drive?  I saw something on users and groups but how do I associate that with the shares and accesses by my PC's and iMac?

 

[zaklee]

Did you get anywhere with this? I've been having the same issue. I set a hard limit but that just generates a quota threshold warning email. Time Machine continues to see all that free space and wants to use it!