Change the backup disk size – HP EX490 MediaSmart Server User Manual

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Start Using Your Server

Note

The location for the backup is on the server at \\hpstorage\Mac\Backup. If the Mac shared folder
has been deleted from the server , you must create it. At a PC, double-click the Windows Home

Server icon

in the system tray and log on. Or at a Mac, select Launch Home Server Console

from the Server menu

. Click the

Shared Folders

tab and Add a shared folder named Mac.

4. Click Apply.

This process can take quite some time based on the size of the backup disk and server activity.
Once the formatting process is complete, the Backup Disk Status changes to Started.

Note

The backup file will be located at \\\Mac\Backup. The file name is based on the
serial number of the Mac system, and cannot be changed. Do not manually delete or rename this
file.

5. Click Open Time Machine Preferences, click Choose Backup Disk and select Backup to HP

MediaSmart Server as the backup disk.

Backup to HP MediaSmart Server may already be selected. You may have to change the
backup location to the HP MediaSmart Server if you had a previous Time Machine backup that
pointed to a different location.

Change the Backup Disk Size

1. From the HP MediaSmart Server menu, select Open Preferences.

2. Click the Backup tab.

3. 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 stops.

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.

4. 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.

5. Click Apply.

6. 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.