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Microsoft Windows Home Server - WHS will automatically backup and restore your PCs and allow you to share and access files from any machine in the house as well as giving you remote access to those files and PC’s as well. This site will guide you on your journey of discovery with WHS.
If you are moving your music collection onto your Windows Home Server then their are a couple of batch scripts available that can help you reload the library in read only mode when using Media Server on Home Server.
More info is available in this thread.
A beta of a security suite specifically for Windows Home Server users is available from F-Secure. Home Server Security beta protects Windows Home Server against all kinds of malicious content, such as viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware and riskware.
Installation, configuration and management is performed through the Windows Home Server Console and notifications are sent through the WHS Connector. As a benefit F-Secure would like to offer the following to beta participants:
F-Secure Home Server Security provides real-time scanning, whenever files are accessed on Windows Home Server, they are automatically scanned for viruses and spyware and with manual and scheduled scanning also being supported, the whole system or selected folder(s) can be checked by user request or on a defined schedule.
Infected files, spyware and other potentially unsafe files can be placed in quarantine where they can be reviewed, restored from and deleted and virus and spyware definition databases as well as software updates are received and applied automatically via automatic updates.
Easy to install and easy to use, quick setup and minimum configuration enables a simple deployment.
Release notes in RTF format are available for download from here and those interested in signing up for the beta program can do so from here. For instructions on how to install F-Secure Home Server Security, see the Quick Installation Guide and the F-Secure Home Server Security forum.
Add-In WHS Disk Management has been updated to version 1.0.7.2 which includes the following:
The add-in allows you to identify which disk you are working with within the Windows Home Server Console and shows SMART status and disk temperature.
We Got Served talk to the guys behind HP’s MediaSmart Server and gets answers to some regularly asked questions like what are the Top 3 support call issues?, why did HP disable Shadow Copies on the MediaSmart Servers? and what can you tell us about the next version of the HP MediaSmart Server? These and lots more can be found on Terry’s post here.
“Windows Home Server – Just Build It” is the name of an article on the website Gear Diary. Rob Tripp tells us why he built his own Windows Home Server instead of purchasing a HP’s MediaSmart. One of his final thoughts is “Wow, that was easy…too easy…what did I mess up?”
Read his article here.
Retailer and system builder PCAlchemy who produce products for the digital home have just announced the Avideus HSE Home Server, their first product designed for Windows Home Server based on the Intel SS4200-EHW Server design.
While other companies may be building Windows Home Server products based on the Intel SS4200-EHW design, Avideus believes the HSE Home Server has a significant benefit over its competition. Not only is the HSE competitively priced and backed by an industry leading 3 year limited warranty, HSE owners will receive the best support available from a staff of technicians that understand your digital home and are Avideus HSE Home Server users themselves.
The Avideus HSE Home Server’s storage is expandable via three internal hard-drive bays, four USB 2.0 ports and two eSATA ports and until May 15th 2008 the 1TB (2 x 500GB) storage version valued at $100 is FREE via PCAlchemy.com
More info is available at http://www.pcalchemy.com/hse.html.
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