Archive for January, 2011

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Creating a VMware ESXi Virtual Machine for NexentaStor

More Virtualization is on offer this time courtesy of ServerTheHome who have a simple guide to creating a VMware ESXi virtual machine for NexentaStor. Just over a year ago I created The Big WHS on a platform of Windows Server 2008 R2 with Windows Home Server installed in Hyper-V. Simply put, this may have been […]

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Add-In: Duplicate File Finder 1.3

The add-in Duplicate File Finder has had an update. Version 1.3.4026.39950 address the following: Improved speed fetching files Maximum DB size error Handling of files with a creation date of earlier than year 1753 The ability to export the result to a CSV file You can download it from here.

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Ask Matt: your questions answered

Mailbag 18th January 2011 How can I install SmarterMail on Windows Home Server How can I extract data from hard drives of a failed WHS? Windows Home Server Vail 32bit Setting up a VPN on Windows Home Sever WHS console and share connectivity Have a question or problem? I can’t guarantee an answer, but I’ll […]

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Failed to Delete Backups Error Message

If your Backup Service refuses to run on Windows Home Server then website "Random Musings" has a post for you. The post explains how to recover from this error which can also appear as a "Failed to delete backups" error message, which you can read here.

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Add-In: Update History 0.3.2

The add-in Update History has had an update. The add-in displays the complete system update history so that you can make sure that your Home Server is fully patched and up to date. This latest version now loses its beta status and includes the following 2 improvements since the previous release: Possible conflict with other […]

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Using Dropbox with Vail

Mashable.com has some ideas for using  the popular sync app Dropbox and one of their tips is for those techno Gods amongst you ion how to use Dropbox with Vail using a feature in Vail called RemoteApp: Basically it allows you to launch a self-contained streaming instance of an application that is installed on the […]

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HP ProLiant MicroServer Review

The last quarter of 2010 wasn’t a great time for WHS enthusiasts, with HP dropping the MediaSmart server range and Microsoft removing Drive Extender from Vail combining to dampen the spirits of all but the most diehard WHS fans. HP have thrown us as all a partial home server lifeline in the shape of the […]

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MediaSmart Server and Data Vault 3.0 Bug Fixes

MVP Nigel Wilks has posted a guide at MediaSmartServer.net on how to correct some bugs that are present in the 3.0 software for the HP MediaSmart Server and the Data Vault. Nigel explains how to fix the missing "HP MediaSmart Server Home Page" icon. As well as fixing a typo in one of the help […]

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The Home Server Show Podcast CES 2011

This weeks Home Server Show podcast is a CES 2011 special which has Dave, Jim And Lux having interviews with Drobo, Microsoft, and the CEO of Eye-Fi from Las Vegas. You can catch The Home Server Show CES 2011 Edition here.

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CrashPlan Fastest at Backing up WHS

Website "FTW Review" wanted to backup their Home Server and looked at CrashPlan vs Mozy vs Carbonite vs SugarSync and came to the some conclusion i did. Crashplan was the winner and is what I currently use to backup my Windows Home Server to the cloud. You can read the details here.