Time machine - backup of a disk attached via usb on a time capsule

Hi,
I would like to know it is possible to backup data with TIME MACHINE of an external disk attached directly to a time capsule via USB.
I use it as a network disk for all my Mac's to access at the same iphoto library.
Thank you very much for your help

To back up the drive, connect it directly to the Mac and remove it from the exclusion list in the Time Machine preference pane.

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