The Digital Lifestyle blog has a link to a script by Ken Warren for Version 1 Home Server users. The command script you can run on your WHS to check all the drives individually with the chkdsk command, something which is normally tricky with Drive Pooling. You can get the details here.
StableBit Scanner for WHS 2011, SBS 2011 Essentials and Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials has been updated to version 2.0.1.2467 to fix an error when notifications were coming up for disconnected disks. Notifications were coming up for disks that were disconnected. More information on StableBit Scanner is available from here.
Microsoft have just published a downloadable FAQ on Windows Server 2012 Essentials. The 6 page PDF asks such questions such as: Why did Microsoft change the name of Windows Small Business Server Essentials to Windows Server Essentials? Who are the target customers for Windows Server 2012 Essentials? What is included with Windows Server 2012 Essentials? […]
Microsoft have also just published the following information regarding Windows Home Server: Q: Will there be a next version of Windows Home Server? A: No. Windows Home Server has seen its greatest success in small office/home office (SOHO) environments and among the technology enthusiast community. For this reason, Microsoft is combining the features that were […]
Microsoft have today announced that there will only be a single SKU for the upcoming Small Business Server 8 (SBS8). This is part of a larger shift on behalf of Microsoft who want fewer SKUs across their product range. (like Windows 8 which will only come in two versions compared to Windows 7’s six.) So […]
Paul Thurrott explains how to enable file history in Windows 8. Now why is this relevant to Home Server users you may be asking? Since the next version of Home Server (in what ever form it takes) will be based on Server 2012 it is good to know how to use the File History feature […]
StorageReview.com have a review of the LaCie 5big Office + running Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. The specs, design, features, connectivity and performance are all taken a look at: “LaCie has done a good job with the 5big Office +, leveraging a great existing 5-bay design, this time deploying Windows Storage Server instead of […]
If after you install SBS 2011 Essentials on a client computer running Windows 7 you receive a "Cannot connect the computer to the server" error message, then we have an answer for you. This problem may occur because an earlier software installation on the client computer has left the computer in a restart pending state […]
If you would like to move your Recorded TV to your home server then there is a way to do this using Task Scheduler. The Tenniswood Blog explains how to set this up so every night at 2am your Recorded TV will be moved automatically to your home server even if the machine is in […]
StableBit DrivePool version 1.0.2.6298 BETA has been released with some important fixes: Fixed disk enumeration, where disks would not come out of a missing state or newly added disks would not immediately show up as being part of the pool. [D] Do not fail when a file needs to be extended due to a file […]
