Hi All,
Im trying setup mac home server so that my iMac, MacBook Pro, ATV2, iPads and iPhones can access a central repository of Photos, Music, Movies etc the usual story.
Currently I have a iPhoto & iTunes library on the iMac, a iPhoto library on the MBP, and a Windows Home Server v1 with more photos, music and films. As you can see it is spread out and there is guaranteed to be double ups.
Ive bought a Mid 2010 MacMini as my server (it currently has Lion Server installed), and plan to purchase a Synology DS1512+ NAS, drop in 3x WD 3TB WD30EZRX for now and add more as needed.
Im very new to the mac home Server concept but this is how I see it working and stop me if Im wrong. On the MacMini Ill move the iPhoto Library to a NAS share and similarly for iTunes, this way theyre always on and always accessible via any device. I also plan to point the TimeMachine on each Mac to a NAS share.
So far so good I hope.
Your thoughts?
Im trying setup mac home server so that my iMac, MacBook Pro, ATV2, iPads and iPhones can access a central repository of Photos, Music, Movies etc the usual story.
Currently I have a iPhoto & iTunes library on the iMac, a iPhoto library on the MBP, and a Windows Home Server v1 with more photos, music and films. As you can see it is spread out and there is guaranteed to be double ups.
Ive bought a Mid 2010 MacMini as my server (it currently has Lion Server installed), and plan to purchase a Synology DS1512+ NAS, drop in 3x WD 3TB WD30EZRX for now and add more as needed.
Im very new to the mac home Server concept but this is how I see it working and stop me if Im wrong. On the MacMini Ill move the iPhoto Library to a NAS share and similarly for iTunes, this way theyre always on and always accessible via any device. I also plan to point the TimeMachine on each Mac to a NAS share.
So far so good I hope.
Your thoughts?