We have a couple of TechNet wiki articles for users of WS2012 Essentials. First up is one we have mentioned in the past, which is the Router Setup guide. This guide looks at UPnP router configuration and provides specific steps for the following routers as well as general directions. So even if your router is […]
The Cloudberry Lab is back with an article on how to use CloudBerry Backup with Windows Azure. The tutorial starts with the Windows Azure sign up process including creating the storage account and managing your access keys. Finishing with configuring CloudBerry Backup for your Windows Azure account. You can find the tutorial here.
The Supersite For Windows takes us through the options available when configuring PC backups on WS 2012 Essentials. “When you connect a PC to Windows Server 2012 by installing the Connector software, a few different things happen behind the scenes. Key among these is configuring centralized backup for the PC, and while you can’t change […]
If you are a CloudBerry Backup user and thinking of using Amazon Glacier with it, then the guys at CloudBerry Lab has written up a great tutorial for you. The guide takes you through the sign-up process for the super cheap Amazon Glacier archival service and setting it up with CloudBerry Backup. Access Identifiers are […]
Yet another post from Paul Thurrott on WS 2012 Essentials. And this time Paul is sharing his experiences with migrating to the RTM version of Essentials from both WHS 2011 and the Beta/RC version of Essentials. Lots of information and notes from Paul, which you can read here.
There’s a great tutorial on WeGotServed for owners of the HP MediaSmart Server who want to upgrade it to WS 2012 Essentials. We are shown how to make up a VGA cable so we can access the bios on the MediaSmart Server, and then taken through the process of installing WS 2012 Essentials onto the […]
How do you connect WS2012 Essentials to a home version of Windows 7 or 8? Very easily is the answer, but if you are not quite sure when Paul Thurrott in his continuing series on WS20122 Essentials takes you through the steps. You can read Paul’s latest instalment on WS2012 Essentials here.
Access the Server Remotely is a new article from Paul Thurrott in his series on WS2012 Essentials. Paul shows us how to enable remote access and tells us about the various options available to us including the VPN and Remote Web Access features. Paul also gives us a couple of free alternatives to use if […]
Steve Streza has built a storage box using FreeNAS. Using RAID-Z2 which is based on a technology called ZFS, (a modern file system that supports "storage pools") and 8 3TB Seagate hard drives, Steve takes us through installing the OS, sharing your data, keeping the box healthy and how to extent FreeNAS with Plugins. A […]
Paul Thurrott is back telling us how to cope with alerts in WS2012 Essentials. Paul explains how the alerts work and how to ignore or delete an individual alert. We are also shown how you can be alerted to issues that are local to your own PC only instead of all networked PCs. You can […]
