Episode 138 of The Home Server Show podcast is up with the latest Home Server news and this week a look at the three drive extender type add-ins for Windows Home Server 2011. Drive Harmony by DataCore, DriveBender, and StableBit as well as chat about transferring WHS backups from version 1 to 2011 and a […]
The popular add-in Lights-Out is now available for Windows Home Server 2011. Lights-Out is used to put a Windows Home Server 2011 into suspended mode or hibernation and resume on user defined events. Version 1.5.0 Build 1545 of Lights-Out for Windows Home Server 2011 is the first official release for: Windows Home Server 2011 Windows […]
Drive Bender have just released an update to beta 3 of their DE replacement software. This important update addresses the issue regarding the beta license expiring on the 1st of June and also includes a number of new features and bug fixes: We have just release an update to beta 3 (beta 4 is scheduled […]
As you are probably aware DataCore’s answer to the missing Drive Extender technology in WHS 2011 is called DriveHarmony and as of now you have the opportunity to participate in the DataCore DriveHarmony Beta Program. The beta software is available as a 30 day trial for you to download from here. Technical help during this […]
Build 1679 of StableBit DrivePool has just been made available. In this latest release for Windows 7 and above, directory merging is fixed. This is a feature of the OS that allows you to merge two directory trees. StableBit DrivePool Features: Combine all your hard drives into one big storage pool (except the system drive […]
Serviio for Windows Home Server is an add-in for v1 users which integrates the free Serviio DLNA media server into the console. With this add-in you can stream your media files (music, video or images) to any DLNA-certified renderer device (e.g. a TV set, Bluray player, games console) on your home network. Basic features: DLNA […]
Fellow MVP Tim Barrett decided to give his Windows Home Server a green makeover. With WHS 2011 installed and a Kill A Watt meter at hand Tim was busy calculating his cost savings, which currently equate to $46.75 per year – not bad at all! Tim also explains in his post the conversion and math […]
Version 1 of the WHS extensibility framework had no upgrade capability for already-installed Add-Ins, meaning the end user had to uninstall the old version of an Add-In, and then install the new version. This could also lead to the situation where the user could have multiple instances of an Add-In installed. The Windows Server Solutions […]
Beta 2 of AutoExit 2011 for WHS 2011 is available for download. This version mostly fixes issues that were present in Beta-1 and it had been made fully compatible with the release version of WHS 2011 like the client installer that was a separate installer which has now been integrated. A new feature in this […]
The guys behind StableBit DrivePool have a couple of great articles about their Drive Extender replacement add-in. Their first article looks at pool consistency, and states: Managing a pool of disks that hold all of your data raises some interesting questions regarding pool consistency. Namely, what happens if one of the disks go missing? What […]
