Configuration Profile for Time Machine

[dmohs]

I am looking to implement a Time Machine server (10.9) for a few users. The clients currently run 10.8, but will soon run 10.9.

Initially, manually configuring a client to connect to the Time Machine server was fine.

However, when I attempted to use a Configuration Profile within CasperSuite 9.25 to force use of the Time Machine, it was a failure. The client's Time Machine menu simply indicates that Time Machine is not configured.

Has anyone seen a decent tutorial specifically on Configuration Profiles for Time Machine. Or, anyone have experiences that they wish to share?

[majedian21]

I second this request - anybody figure out how to get this working?

We have an AFP share with Guest read/write access allowed, but similar to above, the client shows as Time Machine not being configured when the profile is pushed to it.

[corbinmharris]

Watch out for the "disk image in use" errors in using TimeMachine over the network.

[tunecorpit]

I also have this issue with our configuration profile. The profile is pushed but no backups are being performed, and the Time Machine menu says it is not configured.

[kenho794]

@dmohs Hi dmohs
Have you solved the problem ?

[dmohs]

@kenho794. Negative, I was unable to find a solution.

As an interim workaround, we manually configured each and every client computer.

I would love to see this issue resolved.

[kenho794]

@dmohs I also meet the same problem. I believe your mac was not join in the AD, without the auth so the mac can't communicate with the timemachine server.
I also post the discuss.

[rblaas]

An old thread but still the same issue....

Using Casper 9.82 and OS X 10.10.5

TimeMachine destination is configured and also an exclusion . But still no auto backups.. On the client it states that TimeMachine is not configured.

Hmm, this is strange... out of the blue it starts.....