Network server and backup

I have a home network with 3 macs and 2 windows computers. I need a solution to alow me to share the media (itunes pictures and movies) from the network to the various computers and to be able to backup the media. Any ideas?
thanks

I thought about that but:
1. how do I back up the NAS?
2. If I confugure it as RAID 1 I sort of get a back up in case of a drive crash but if a file is deleted or corrupted I'm screwed.

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I hope I picked the best community for maximum exposure to this set of questions:
I want to build a video distribution system. I have teh ability to send audio throughout the house and HD video via 2 CAT 6 in every room. From my research and being an Apple fan this is what I am thinking about doing. I am considering not using the CAT 6 for video and using wired or wireless connections at one of several locations to get video and other media.
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tonydutt wrote:
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But when you say 'So using USB drive does make sense if you want to use it as a file store', do you mean a USB drive plugged into the TC? I hope that I can attach an external drive to the TC so we can all access and read/write the content wirelessly via the TC network or remotely.
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Force Time Machine to take a full backup when the backup disk is on a network server (OS X 10.9)
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Message was edited by: SilverSkyRat

I don't have enough points to make a user tip. so I thought I'd share this way
Force Time Machine to take a full backup when the backup disk is on a network server (OS X 10.9)
This works for me because my Time Machine backs up to my NAS. I have not tried this with any other kind of backup disk. It assumes that you have already had Time Machine set up properly and working, that for whatever reason, you would like a full backup of the mac at this point in time. WARNING: Before proceeding, make sure that you have a full backup on a USB stick just in case and real all of the steps!
Connect to the server (hereafter called “server”) and open a finder window to show the sparse bundle.
Rename the sparse bundle from “(your computer’s name).sparsebundle" to “(your computer’s name).sparsebundle.old”. You will get the usual warning message about changing the file type (extension) but make sure to change it.
Open Time Machine Preferences so you can see what is happening and then do “Backup Now”
You will se the status “looking for backup disk” for a minute or two and then this message:
Choose “Use This Disk”. (Note: If you choose “Don’t Back Up” at this point it stops and you will see in TM preferences that it thinks it has never taken a backup.)
A new “(your computer’s name).sparsebundle” is created and a full backup is performed. Note: If your NAS is not TM-compatible, you probably had to create your own sparse bundle manually in the first place. In that case you will need to do that again, using the technique you used originally. Then you will see this message:
If you are still watching the sparse bundle in the finder window, it may not show the proper size for quite a while (over 10 minutes in my case).
I have tested this with a complete restore, but again heed my warning at the beginning
Message was edited by: SilverSkyRat

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You can separate traffic without consequences.
Article in Russian
http://blog.it-kb.ru/2013/05/25/system-center-2012-dpm-network-on-separate-nic/
Add IP backup network address to hosts file (C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts) in DPM servers and protected server with agent DPM.
NOT registered in DNS .
ALSO
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http://systemcenter-virtual.blogspot.ru/2012/01/dpmhow-to-force-to-use-alternate-path.html
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