The Covecube blog has lots of information on folder duplication in the BETA M4 release of StableBit DrivePool.
The post explains how file duplication works in DrivePool M4, looking at real-time file duplication and its consistency and the process of duplicating files later.
An interesting read which you can find here.
Data recovery expert Scott Multon talks SSDs on this weeks edition of the BYOB podcast.
You can catch episode 78 here.
If you would like to know how to set up Windows Home Server 2011 in a development environment then Gunnar Peipman is your man.
Gunnar has written a post explaining how to use the new API-s which you can use to extend the WHS web and desktop interfaces in Windows Home Server 2011.
You can find the guide here.
Build 5805 of StableBit DrivePool is out which fixes the locking files issue when balancing/duplication was taking place amongst other things.
Here’s the full details:
[D] = Driver was modified (reboot required after update)
More information on StableBit DrivePool can be found here.
After a weeks absence The Home Server Show podcast is back with lots of Home Server news and information on Update Rollup 2 (UR2).
Episode 172 can be found here.
If you are thinking of installing the WHS 2011 connector software onto the Windows 8 Developer Preview then you may come across a small problem.
It seems for some users that the connector software from Windows Home Server 2011 will install onto the Developer Preview version of Windows 8 but “http://<SERVER_NAME>/connect” wont let you install the connector software. Luckily there is a workaround, which you can find out about here.
PC Connection Express have the HP ProLiant N40L MicroServer for $179.99 which includes free shipping
The N40L makes an ideal home for Windows Home Server and as well as the normal payment options PC Connection Express also accepts PayPal too.
You can grab the deal here.
Build 5752 of StableBit DrivePool has become available for Windows Home Server 2011 users.
This latest M4 beta includes the following changes:
As always more information on StableBit DrivePool is available from here.
The How-To-Geek has another Windows Home Server how-to for us and this time its about setting up email notifications for your Home Server.
"Since our home servers are constantly on, and often headless, it is nice to know when certain events happen on your server without having to log in and check all the time. This is where email notifications save the day."
A great guide plus a link to a list of popular SMTP servers and a list of which events result in a notification.
You can find the how-to guide here.
G. WadeTech has been working on a couple of add-ins for WHS 2011 and on of them will allow users to run a variety of applications on the WHS from the client using Remote Desktop Services as the Dashboard does today. The first application to be packaged is Resource Monitor.
Here are more details:
The plan would that you would install this add-in and a new icon would show in the launchpad and be called Resource Monitor. When you click on this new icon Resource Monitor would open on the client (current machine you are on) and the ResourceMonitor.exe would open over Remote Desktop Services.
Here is the current list of default applications that are available to have a Remote App created for:
Calculator
Character Map
Connect to a Projector
Create a System Repair Disc
Dashboard
Dashboard (Safe mode)
Data Sources (ODBC)
Default Programs
Disk Cleanup
Disk Defragmenter
Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager
iSCSI Initiator
Paint
Remote Desktop Connection
Resource Monitor
Security Configuration Wizard
Snipping Tool
Sound Recorder
Storage Explorer
Sync Center
System Configuration
System Information
Windows Live ID
Windows Media Player
Windows Memory Diagnostic
Windows PowerShell
Windows PowerShell (x86)
Windows PowerShell Modules
Windows Update
WordPad
I am pretty sure that any other *.exe that is installed on the WHS2011 server can be made into a Remote Application as well… I will do some checking into that and possible make a second add-in after I complete and roll-out my first.
Are there applications that you would like to see using this functionality? If so let us know below in the comments and we will pass them on to the developer?
