MediaSmartServer.net has a great post on transferring your backups and shares from a EX475 to the new generation EX495.
Alex Kuretz used the command line utility "Robocopy" and a copy of the add-in "WHS Backup Database-Backup" to complete the move, which you can learn more about here.
Tranquil PC from today are shipping the new Intel D510MO mini-itx main board, powered by the dual core Atom D510.
Code named Mount Olive, the board is based on Intel’s 45uM process CPU which has a TDP of only 13W, providing 2 cores at 1.66GHz with 2x 512K of cache which only requires passive cooling.
The efficient D510MO is capable of decoding 1080p HD files with ease and comes with gigabit LAN, 2x SATA2 ports plus capacity for 4GB of RAM via 2x slots.
More details are available from here.
Version 1.5.3.1 of WHS Mobile is available which has a small update for those with iPhone’s . This won’t have any bearing on those that use Windows Mobile.
The update is available from the Apple App Store and a updated Console add-in is also been released
More details are available from here.
There are several schools of thought about the idea of anti-virus scanning on a Windows Home Server; some people can’t see the point while others wouldn’t dream of running without it. Whatever your opinion on the subject, anything that helps to keep you virus free must be a good idea, and if a solution can integrate into your Windows Home Server console, then there are no excuses for not using it.
If your convictions on the subject aren’t strong enough for you to purchase one of the commercial WHS anti-virus solutions, then perhaps you might be persuaded to install an open source solution for FREE.
ClamAV is a well known and respected open source anti-virus scanning toolkit, primarily designed for email servers but is equally happy scanning file servers. It has been ported to many different operating systems, and now following this posting here on MSWHS, it has been implemented on Windows Home Server as WHSClamAV courtesy of one of our software reviewers Al West.
Network drive and storage provider LaCie has announced a network storage server for small business owners based on the Windows Home Server platform.
Inspired by the LaCie 5big Network product, the unit features five user-replaceable drives, Gigabit Ethernet, and also backs up remotely to the cloud using LaCie’s Wuala technology.
Here’s the official press release:
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW, LAS VEGAS (January 5, 2010) – Today LaCie demonstrates a new network storage server based on the Microsoft® Windows Home Server platform. The product will be shown for the first time at the CES.
This server leverages the success of LaCie’s award winning 5big Network, which features five user-replaceable drives, Gigabit Ethernet, and data protection support for data integrity. The technology demonstration shows that by combining Microsoft and LaCie technologies on a single platform, small business users can enjoy a seamless interface to automatically back up computers to a single server. The server secures their backup both locally and remotely by automatically copying their critical data to the cloud, using LaCie’s Wuala technology.
“LaCie’s network server offers an exciting design and provides plenty of storage options with terabytes of capacity and the ability to back up data from local computers and to cloud-based services,” said Leslie McGuire, Director of Windows Server Marketing at Microsoft. “We’re pleased to have LaCie join us as a Windows Home Server partner.”
“Our aim with this technology demonstration is to show that by teaming with Microsoft and through our Wuala cloud storage technology, we can provide an enterprise-grade, data protection solution with both local backup and off-site replication in one low-cost, compact system,” said Erwan Girard, Solutions Business Unit Manager. “By leveraging the groundbreaking Wuala cloud technology, which ensures the highest speed in data upload and download, our server will provide truly usable cloud-based data backup and restore to accommodate the large amounts of data generated by small businesses.”
Additional product details will be available once it is officially announcement in the first quarter of 2010.
Version 5.1.2 of the TwonkyMedia server for Windows Home Server is available for download here with all the latest fixes etc.
The add-in which helps organize large amounts of data and can download ULRs has been updated.
Version 3.2.0 of WHS-Download Manager can be configured to download a specified amount of data at a specified time and now supports uploaded.to (premium) and megaupload.com (premium) alongside the already implemented rapidshare (premium and free).
Single-file-links as well as DLC-Container are now supported and the GUI got a redesign. Less buttons, but more functionality, including:
More details are available from here.
ServeTheHome has published part 1 of a big drive Windows Home Server series of articles.
The series will detail a 30+ drive (wow!) system which amongst other things will run virtual machines, and encode on the fly.
You can read about it here.
How do you stream your media?
One option is to use TVersity, a program that converts content to the proper formatting. How to install it as a service on Windows Home Server and more is available from here.
On January 4th (2010) security provider McAfee announced an agreement with Hewlett-Packard to provide its subscription-based McAfee Total Protection Service as a pre-installed feature on the HP’s StorageWorks X500 Data Vault server.
The service is available through HP as a 90 day trial, after which it becomes subscription-based, with pricing based upon the number of storage arrays.
More info from here.
