For more information on Drive Bender v2 beta 1, which we mentioned yesterday, then their blog post gives more information on this latest beta release. All the details can be found here.
Drive Bender v2 beta 1 is here for users of WHS 2011. Remember this is beta software. Beta change log key: [*] General information. [b] Bug fix. [u] Updated feature. [n] New feature. [d] Driver change. [k] Known issue or limitations. Release v2.0.1.0 beta (2013-10-08): [u] Much of the core Drive Bender service has been […]
TweakTown have a NAS HDD showdown between the WD Red vs the Seagate NAS. A very thorough 6 page review can be found here, but in conclusion they are both as good as each other.
The Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 are 2 new offerings from WD. Similar too the WD Sentinel DX4000 these 2 new offerings come with Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials instead of Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. A Intel Xeon processor with RAID JBOD, 0, 1, 5 or 10. The WD Sentinel DS5100 is available in 4TB ($2,560) […]
The WD Sentinel DS 6100 is an update to the DX4000 but this one is using Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials. A nice unit, although pricey! A 2 page review can be found at The Register.
Update Rollup 3 for Server Essentials 2012 has been released. UR 3 includes new solutions to skip DNS auto-detect and configuration on the client, contains new Best Practice Analyzer (BPA) rules and introduces a new Branding name for the Windows Azure Backup integration add-in. The following 12 issues are resolved with this release: Windows Server […]
A few people have asked me where they can download the Windows Server Essentials Connector for Windows Server 2012 R2. This is an easy one. Just head on over here to the Microsoft Download Center where you will find the download.
If you running Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM with the Essentials role added, or are running Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials RTM you may experience an error when trying to run http://server/connect on each workstation. This error is due to an HTTP 404 error and a fix is available from Microsoft. More information on why […]
TechRepublic list their 10 cool features in Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials: Server deployment Client deployment Pre-configured auto-VPN dialing Server storage Health Report BranchCache Office 365 integration Mobile Device Management Client Full System Restore Remote Web Access For a more in depth look at these features, you can check out their article here.
The The Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server Blog has a nice article on virtualizing Windows Server Essentials: Windows Server Essentials enjoys all the same capabilities and benefits of virtualization as the Standard and Datacenter editions of Windows Server. In addition, there are some capabilities that are specific to Windows Server Essentials You can […]
