Archive for November, 2012

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16GB of Memory with vSphere on the HP MicroServer

There’s a great write up and video on the HP MicroServer running 16BG of memory with vSphere. The 10 minute video demonstrates the installation and running of VMware ESXi 5.1 on the HP MicroServer through what brand of RAM to use and how to install it on the HP MicroServer to gain 16GB of memory. […]

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Advanced Admin Console 2011 is coming to WS 2012 Essentials

The add-in Advanced Admin Console 2011 is coming to Windows Server 2012 Essentials. Developer Andreas M has been working on his add-in which allows access to all administrative areas of your server for WS2012e. In a blog post Andreas stated that he has finished porting the Advanced Admin Console 2011 AddIn to the new Windows […]

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Add-In: StableBit DrivePool v1.2.1.7133 BETA

The BETA build of StableBit DrivePool has been updated to version 1.2.1.7133 This latest version includes translations, fixes and its getting ready for final release: [D] Enabled all compiler optimizations in preparation for final release . When removing a drive from the pool, the pool is put into full read-only mode. Previously, only duplicated folders […]

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WS2012e Health Report Add-in and Management Pack RTM

Microsoft have announced that both the Health Report Add-in and Management Pack for Windows Server 2012 Essentials have been Released to manufacturing (RTM). The Health Report add-in covers the health of several key functionalities for Windows Server 2012 Essentials, it is designed to assist the administrator to easily monitor the server’s overall status, with a […]

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Add-In: Drive Bender v1.4.0.1

Drive Bender have released a minor update to the current release. Here’s the change log for version 1.4.0.1: Bug fix: An invalid pool / drive configuration can prevent the pool from starting correctly (this issue was introduced in v1.4.0.0) This latest release can be downloaded from here.

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The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 205

Episode 205 of "The Home Server Show" podcast is up. And in this weeks episode: …Jim and I cover a little bit of news but nothing extravagent.  PogoPlug vs. TonidoPlug as well as some Microserver discussions.  It’s a laid back show so I hope you enjoy. You can catch the audio here or watch the […]

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Microsoft to Fix Wake-Up Issue for WS 2012 Essentials

Windows Server 2012 Essentials has an issue where it wakes up every 30 minutes by the Server Infrastructure License Service (silsvc). This bug has been logged on the Microsoft Connect site for the last few months and it looks like this issue is going to be fixed. Microsoft have replied to a user of the […]

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Add-In: Drive Bender v1.4.1.2 BETA

The beta build of Drive Bender has a new release. Version 1.4.1.2 BETA is the much sought after Windows 8 / Server 2012 update. Performance has also been improved. Here’s the change log: Update: The introduction of our updated driver (VHyperDrive) for improved performance and Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012 compatibility. Bug fix: Adding […]

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The HP N40L MicroServer With 16GB Of RAM

Did you know that your HP N40L MicroServer can use 16GB of RAM? Cris Wahl purchased 2x 8GB sticks of Corsair memory and tells us his experiences which you can find here.

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Add-In: CloudBerry Backup for WHS v3.0.2

CloudBerry Backup for WHS has been updated to version 3.0.2 This latest release of the product which that automates data backup directly to Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier, Windows Azure and a few other cloud storage now has support for the new AWS region in APAC (Sydney) region. Starting today, customers can back up their data […]