Microsoft Small Business Specialist (SBS) John Pattison has confirmed that Windows Server 2008 can be backed up by Windows Home Server. He states in his post that the connector software installed fine and the backup feature works fine too.
With the latest listener problems via email and the weeks Windows Home Server news of which there is lots, in this episode #17 of The Home Server Show. Catch it here.
Reader Bob Crook sent us the following, which I thought I would put out for discussion; over to Bob: I have a branches-to-main office situation where all users/networks connect to each other by VPN. If you run the Connector Software from a branch computer despite there being a WHS at the main office, the computers […]
The T7-HSAi from Tranquil PC now has a big brother, the T7-HSG comprising Gigabit Lan and 2x Atom CPUs on the one chip. The Atom 330 will show itself as 4x CPU graphs in Windows task manager. The T7-HSG is available with either 500GB (£351), 1TB (£451) 2x 250GB (£427) or 2x 320GB (£467) hard […]
Reader Mike Johnson kindly sent us his Windows Home Server parts list with some pics. Mike’s rig now has 3TB of storage, totaling 2.73 TB of formatted space which he has built into a COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 case. Mike’s Part List Completed WHS Build with Pics Home server Expansion
WHS Outlook is now available for public release with the Beta 2 version 1.0.2.26 now available for download. The add-in integrates Microsoft Outlook with the Windows Home Server Console which allows the following benefits: Allows a single installation of Microsoft Outlook to be shared by up to 10 different client PC’s via the WHS Console. […]
How about installing an FTP server on Windows Home Server? It has it’s advantages because the web interface limits how many people can upload and download files, where FTP doesn’t have this disadvantage and it also allows synchronization of files between off site computers and WHS as well. Joe DiFiglia, the guy who taught us […]
UK magazine and online Personal Computer World has a hands on on how to create your own Windows Home Server. The 3 page article discusses getting hold of the software to installing the drivers and looking at the drive extender technology behind our favorite Home Server. Read it here.
Legal website Law.com has a write up on why and how one legal technology consultancy installed Windows Home Server. Capable network servers, equipped with Microsoft’s proven Windows Server 2003 or new 2008 Small Business Edition can be purchased for as little as $2,000 for a five-person practice. But even $2,000 for a basic server system […]
Over at TechRepublic, Steven Warren has written how to use Windows Home Server if you can’t afford the hardware by running it in the virtualization software VMWare Workstation. Steven takes you through the configuration and installation with lots of screen shots to help you on your way. Read it here.
