Backing up a remote hard drive connected to a Time Capsule

I use a new Macbook Pro (Dec 2014). When I migrated from my previous Macbook to this one it was obvious my iTune library was way too big to fit. The previous Macbook had been upgraded to a 1TB HD whilst the replacement has just a 256 Mb hard drive. The simple solution was move my library to a Lacie 2 TB hard drive connected by USB to my Time Capsule. That worked fine but I'm concerned that the iTunes library isn't backing up to Time Capsule; if the Lacie 2 TB fails I may lose the library. How can I back up all of my iTunes library including music and movies via Time Machine?

Sorry, my computer can't run Time Machine so I don't know specifics.  I just know somebody with a similar question had a response saying to make sure their external drive was not included in the omit list of drives to back up in TM.
Topic : Time Machine -- Frequently Asked Questions - http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1964018
Time Machine and Time Capsule Advice - http://pondini.org/TM

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    Hi,
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