RAIDiator 4.1.9 (sparc) Time Machine Failing to Find Disk?

[geggog]

Whey hey!

I've recently updated my NV+ to RAIDiator 4.1.9 which gave me the ability to mount via AFP from the command line in OSX Lion - brilliant, I've been wanting this ability for some time now.

One thing I did notice after installing the new firmware is that Time Machine has now stopped working. This is quite odd, as it's been working under 4.1.8 forever and a day without any hiccups whatsoever. Now when I attempt to run a Time Machine backup I'm told that "Time Machine could not complete the backup. The backup disk is not available", even though I have numerous shares mounted from the ReadyNAS.

In addition to this, the NV+ can be selected with clicking "Use Disk", successfully passes authentication, then falls over with the same error again. Anyone else experiencing this? Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Cheers,

G

[geggog]

The plot thickens: As it turns out, if I unmount my guest mounts to the ReadyNAS Time Machine works just fine and dandy. It'd appear as though TIme Machine doesn't like AFP mounts to the device existing with a different username to that which Time Machine itself is using ("ReadyNAS" in this case) ... bummer.

[geggog]

Is there anyway I can get TimeMachine to mount the NAS with a user other than ReadyNAS (FrontView doesn't allow entry of a different username)? Hrmmmmm ...

[BenRussoUSA]

I had Time Machine working great with 4.1.8 for a long time.
Upgraded to 4.1.9 yesterday. Now Time Machine broken.
ARGGHHH!

[geggog]

As it turns out, I ended up just using CIFS/SMB for the filsystem mounts and AFP for Time Machine. Less than I deal I know, as AFP is certainly faster, but this was the best overall solution I could find without tripping up over permissions issues.

[garethj]

When will this be fixed? Have avery upset wife/daughter whose macs used to back up just fine and now cannot.

Am I doing something wrong or is this a known problem with the AFP supprot introduced in 4.1.9?

[geggog]

When will this be fixed? Have avery upset wife/daughter whose macs used to back up just fine and now cannot.

Am I doing something wrong or is this a known problem with the AFP supprot introduced in 4.1.9?

I suggest doing what I've been doing ... mount your shares over CIFS/SMB and leave Time Machine to have exclusive use of AFP. This way you wont get into the multi-user-tangle.

G

[mdgm]

I'd suggest you open a tech support case at my.netgear.com and post your case number.

Or if you are willing to try 4.1.10 beta: http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=59222 post a thread in the beta forum if you still have the issue.

[ReadyNASUser]

Is this a general problem with TimeMachine not working if other volumes are mounted via AFP - or is it something specific this user is doing? Would like to avoid the CIFS/SMB work around and wait for the fix in 4.1.10?

Odd that only one person has reported the problem...

[geggog]

I'm happy to be corrected, but I believe this is more a generic problem on the OSX side of the fence. It's my understanding that OSX won't allow multiple shares on a single device to be mapped with different usernames.

In saying that, if the ReadyNAS allowed you to specify what user you were connecting to Time Machine as (instead of forcing ReadyNAS) then this problem wouldn't exist ...

[ReadyNASUser]

A little confused... it worked in Radiator 4.1.8 - i.e. mapping multiple drives at the same time with different user names (time machine and "normal user") and now it doesn't work in 4.1.9... no change on OSX version... what am I missing?

I came to this thread because the release notes say there have been changes in AFP functionality in 4.1.9 cf 4.1.8... and trying to understand what those changes are and whether they have anything to do with the problem you're experiencing (in which case I won't upgrade)

Thoughts?

[geggog]

Admittedly I can't comment on 4.1.8 vs 4.1.9, as I never tried to set up this configuration on 4.1.8.

What I can tell you is that whenever I have active mounts on my ReadyNAS NV+ (as guest), Time Machine will fail. As soon as I unmount my guest AFP mounts, Time Machine starts working as you'd expect it to.

[ReadyNASUser]

If you have active mounts logged in as any other user than guest does timemachine work on 4.1.9?

[geggog]

I never really wanted to run the NAS is user mode, but the question does beg further investigation.

I'll try it out tonight when I get home from work.

[mdgm]

Share Security mode is EOL and not available on any newer ReadyNAS models. Share mode doesn't work well with new OSes.

Take a look at How to Migrate to User Security Mode

What version of RAIDiator did you update from?

Note that it's possible that your issues could be related to the ownership issue introduced in 4.1.9. You may wish to downgrade to 4.1.8 or update to 4.1.10 beta, then fix the ownership via Shares > Share Listing > Sharename > CIFS, click on Advanced Options tab, set the user and group you want to own the share, click Set Permission for existing... and click Apply. I think this tab isn't available in Share mode so you would need to change to User mode to use it.

In 4.1.9 Netatalk (provides AFP service) was updated to Netatalk 2.2.3 which has improved compatibility with Mac OS X Lion.