This documentation lives on GitHub. To raise issues or make changes, go to https://github.com/soztag/backup
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Because … backups. Everyone should have backups.
This only works when you’re physically connected to the FAU. Do not try to run backups via a VPN connection! You should also use an ethernet connection if at all possible to avoid overloading the local WiFi.
afp://timemachine.rrze.uni-erlangen.de/TimeMachine
.Systems Preferences > Time Machine
."TimeMachine"
as the backup destination. Always remember to check “encrypt backup”.To restore lost or changed files, click “Enter Time Machine” in Finder (and some other programs, which may natively support Time Machine).
Learn more about Time Machine on Apple Support websites.
To restore a new or empty harddrive from a Time Machine backup, contact the FAUMac team.
To be able to run Time Machine backups on FAU servers, your team or organization needs to buy “Basic Linux Storage NFS” from RRZE. This currently costs €10/500GB.
To change the storage quota, email an updated form to rrze-mac@fau.de
. In addition to the total quota, FAUMac must also know the usernames (IdM) and quote per user.
SOZTAG’s current quota is 1TB, 200GB/person. The order forms can be found on FAUbox/SOZTAG/IT/RRZE Dienstleistungen/Storage
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