The Home Server Show 2nd annual Meetup has been set for October 20th. The event is set to take part in Indianapolis, IN on Saturday, October 20, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (PDT). An online option will also be available so make sure to get registered for this free event now. http://hssmeetup2012.eventbrite.com/
The Doc’s World has done some more testing on Server 2012 Storage Spaces and this time using the final RTM version and the results are in. The (PC) Doc tells us about the issues he faced when his Storage Space was not displaying in file manager and gives us a run through on setting up […]
Microsoft have an online Domain Configuration Wizard guide which will help you prepare your Windows Home Server 2011, Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials or Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials machine. The guide includes guidance about the options for obtaining the domain and certificate, and about the manual steps you must take before you […]
With StableBit releasing new BETAs for both StableBit DrivePool (1.2.0.6864) and StableBit Scanner (2.2.0.2706 – for Windows Home Server 2011), the guys have a blog post which looks at some of the new integration features between both products as well as the 3rd party balancing plug-in support available in DrivePool. Its a comprehensive read which […]
The beta build of StableBit DrivePool has been updated for WHS 2011 users and now includes Scanner integration and 3rd party balancer support. Version 1.2.0.6864 BETA of this disk pooling add-in with file duplication can be downloaded from here.
The beta build of StableBit Scanner has been updated for WHS 2011 users and now includes WMI integration features. Version 2.2.0.2706 BETA of this advanced hard disk surface scanner and monitor add-in can be downloaded from here.
Episode 98 of the BYOB podcast is up: “Mike and Michael are joined by Josh Pollard from Entertainment 2.0 this week to discuss Media Center, HTPCs and where its all going on this weeks BYOB Podcast.” You can find episode 98 here.
There’s a great 11 minute video on Windows Server Storage Spaces from the launch event is available for watching. This video is a great watch for those of you who are going to be using Windows Server 2012 Essentials and it’s Storage Spaces feature. You can watch it here.
HP have released a technical white paper on implementing Windows Server 2012 Essentials on ProLiant servers. The white-paper looks at pre-installation tasks and tells us how to install WS2012e onto a ProLiant server and describes known issues and workarounds. You can download the PDF directly here.
Episode 196 of The Home Server Show podcast is up: “It’s another episode that is full of information, links, and news. Servers, NAS, software, deals, freebies, and phones.” You can find episode 196 here.
