MS Windows Home Server

Yikes! The MediaSmart Server has been chopped in half….or has it?

Actually no. It’s the new Linux powered NAS device from HP known as the Media Vault. Available in 2 configurations the entry-level mv2100 comes with a 500Gb hard drive, and the mv5100 has two 500GB or 750GB drives. Additional capacity is available via two USB 2.0 ports and additional drives can be added for RAID 1 capability also. Gigabit Ethernet, and DLNA / UPnP networking (as well as direct-attached mode) are as standard. Both also include 2 GB of offsite, online backup.

Pricing is TBA for the mv5100 but the mv2100 is expected to retail for $299. Both will be available in March.

Two new Knowledge base articles have been added for Windows Home Server. The first is How to troubleshoot the “Backup service is not running” error message in Windows Home Server (946339) and covers five different methods to troubleshoot the “Backup service is not running” error message or backup database inconsistency error in WHS.

The second article is The Windows Home Server client connector software cannot find the home server (946412). When you try to install the client connector software on a home computer, the installer tries to find the server machine by connecting to a Web service that is running on the home server. However, in some cases, the discovery process cannot find and connect to it. This problem occurs when Internet Explorer is configured to use a proxy server and the article details a resolution.