Can you update a drive over the network?

[iLLuMiNaTiCa]

Hello

I have clones of every drive i use, and i was wondering if could update them over the network via ethernet while houses inside a old PPC G4 mac.

Is this possible?

[dnanian]

You can update an image over the network, but not directly to a drive.

[iLLuMiNaTiCa]

I am confused here now., excuse me, are you saying that i can not update a drive directly?

In my last post i was speaking of my iMac connected to 2 USB devices and smart update (resuming) a drive that crashed, this i assume is directly.

Am i confusing 2 different processes here?

After i cloned the drives (USB or FW) i plan to house them in a PPC mac which can hold over 8 drives on a ATTO PCI card, then fire the CPU up when i need to update over the Ethernet network or wireless.

Thought i mention details since it matter i guess., Do let me know if i missed something here (sounds like it)

Cheers
Mike

[dnanian]

You cannot update the drive directly over a network, correct.

[iLLuMiNaTiCa]

I am still confused.

it is exatly what i planned to do, continue updating over the network.

are you saying i have to clone all over again?

[dnanian]

If you didn't write to an image, yes; writing directly to the drive can't be updated. See the "Airport Disks" post at the Shirt Pocket Watch blog...