BackUp To FireWire Drive to my Mac OS X Leopard Server

Is it possible to set up Time Machine on my Powerbook to backup over the internet to an External Firewire Drive connected to my eMac running Mac OS X Leopard Server?

Yes. Drag the iTunes library there, launch iTunes with the Option key held down, and specify that instance of the library.
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    Hi,
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    I tend to try to partition user activity from server activity; servers and services tend to be mostly- or always-on, where client boxes come and go, power up or down, lack UPS, etc. Servers get dedicated storage and communications, UPS devices, etc. More cautious upgrades, etc. Server also means you don't have ready access to Time Machine and such; that you have to deal with backups yourself.
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    The OS disks that are shipped with a particular product
    are set up so that tey will only install on that product.
    It will install on any Mini of that exact vintage, but that
    is all.
    This is to prevent people from doing exactly what you
    are trying to do.  The license for OSX shipped with any
    is only valid for that product.  Also, Snow Leopard,
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  • Mac OS X Leopard Server 10.5 - Licence Upgrade (10 Client - Unlim Client)

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  • Daily backup to FireWire drive

    What is the best way to setup daily backup to external FireWire drive connected to Xserve?

    Tom,
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    You may have options, but I am not sure as I have only two days with Leopard thus far, but....
    I am positive with Tiger it was possible to start the client computer up in Target Disk Mode and use the host computer to "upgrade", "archive and upgrade", or "clean install" the operating system.
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  • Sharing external FireWire drive between two Mac Pros

    I know that sharing an external FireWire drive between two machines (i.e. both connected at the same time) is a very bad things as both will assume that they have exclusive write access to the drive and quite quickly write over what the other machine has just written.
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    Mmm, Connect the drive to the private secure network Mac. Connect the two Macs by FireWire and create a network over the firewire connection, configure it to use class C addresses, ie. 169.x.x.x manually and then share the firewire drive to the other Mac (also on a class C network address over firewire).
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  • Accessing Firewire Drives on a Mac from a Networked PC

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  • Uninstalling Mac OS X Leopard Server or Reinstalling Mac OS X Leopard

    I've no longer got any need for a server and would like to uninstall it or install Mac OS X Leopard (not Server) over it. Is there any way to do this retaining as much as possible that's unrelated to the server, also without using an external HD. Thanks in advanced.

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  • Can i install bootcamp on mac mini snow leopard server 2010

    hello,there are 2 harddisks on a mac mini server 2010 (snow leopard server.)i want to use the other hdd for installing Windows home server 2011 x64 .
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