Got a Gen8 MicroServer from HP, then the front bezel faceplate kit may be of interest to you. For $69 the blue, red or black bezel can bring a splash of color to your Gen8! Thanks to the Home Server Show for the details.
The Buffalo TeraStation Pro Duo WSS comes complete with hard drives and Windows Storage Server. On the back are two gigabit network ports, two USB 2.0 and two USB 3.0 sockets and a serial port. The power supply is integrated, and there is also a small switch which lets you start up either from USB […]
A brilliant article from techAU for those of you thinking of installing WS Essentials 2012 R2 onto a HP EX490 MediaSmart Server. Jason Cartwright explains his 10 step process to get the process complete: Eliminate data Install drives in PC Setup Storage Spaces Copy data Install Windows Server 2012 R2 Install drive in EX490 Complete […]
Episode 233 of "The Home Server Show" podcast this week has a loot of info on the next meetup. …We were just chatting and this 30 minutes podcast came out of it. It’s short show about Xsplit, gear, and Home Server Show Meetup 2013. You can catch this episode here.
StableBit DrivePool for WS2012 Essentials users has had an update. Version 2.0.0.355 has the following change log (and it’s a big one!): Disk performance was stripping out the first directory component. Rewrote the find common path prefix algorithm to take the ‘\’ characters into account. [D] Added preliminary EFS support (CoveFs_EfsEnabled in .config). – […]
The R2 version of Windows Server 2012 alongside Windows System Center 2012 R2, Windows Intune and Windows 8.1 are coming October 18th. No news of when WS2012 R2 Essentials will be released, but from previous years we can assume that it will follow not far after. http://blogs.technet.com/b/in_the_cloud/archive/2013/08/14/mark-your-calendars-for-oct-18-the-r2-wave-is-coming.aspx
Benjamin Bryan has installed a Xeon E3-1230V2 in Gen8 HP MicroServer. Benjamin goes through the actual installation process and provides us with a list of compatible processors for the new MicroServer from HP. You can read his full post here.
The Doc’s World takes a look at Storage Spaces performance but this time in 2012 Essentials R2. …this experiment ended up as all the others did, and turned out to be a waste of time on a feature not worth using especially in parity. Not good, but you can read the Doc’s full report here.
Another episode of the BYOB (Build Your Own Box) podcast is up: We have a bunch of topics to discuss tonight. Michael and I talk about Storage Spaces on Essentials R2, some laptops, Fractal Design Mini case, some new Dell monitors, as well as some grips about Windows RT 8.1. Interesting stuff as usual – […]
Episode 130 of the Home Tech podcast has details on the Windows Server Solutions add-ins by Office Maven, more on the HP Proliant Microserver G8 and StableBit Scanner: “With John Zajdler on the show, you know we are going to talk some about Home Servers! We also catch up with Christian and here about his […]
