Time capsule as a shared media drive and USB backup question

I sincerely apologise if this has been answered in a different form elsewhere but I am struggling to get the exact answer I need.
I am planning to use my Time Capsule 1TB as a shared media drive at home. I have a G5 running Leopard and an MBP running the same. I want to be able to have a shared iTunes and iPhoto library and, from what I understand, this is a reasonable way to do it.
My question relates to the back up of the Time Capsule. I have ordered a 1TB LaCie USB drive which I am planning to have permanently connected to the TC for backup purposes. Can I set-up the TC to use Time Machine to "mirror" itself to the USB drive? Is this something that either the MBP or the G5 will have to be set-up to do?
Any thoughts would be welcome. Thank you in advance.

Daniel Norman1 wrote:
My question relates to the back up of the Time Capsule. I have ordered a 1TB LaCie USB drive which I am planning to have permanently connected to the TC for backup purposes. Can I set-up the TC to use Time Machine to "mirror" itself to the USB drive? Is this something that either the MBP or the G5 will have to be set-up to do?
No. Time Machine cannot back-up any network drive, including your Time Capsule's internal HD.
There is an "archive" facility, but it's inconvenient, to say the least. See #Q6 in the Using TIME MACHINE with a TIME CAPSULE *User Tip,* also at the top of this forum.

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