By Philip Churchill on January 07th, 2014
HP Gen8 MicroServer System Board Removal
John Stutsman has a video on the HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer where he shows us the easy way of taking out the System Board:
By Philip Churchill on January 07th, 2014
Create a Service Integration add-in for WS Essentials Experience
If you would like to know how to create a service integration add-in for Windows Server Essentials Experience then the Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server Blog could have the answer for you.
The article explains how to create a get started and a Dashboard tab, and then goes on to explain how to extend the users tab and also run a background service.
Great information for add-in developers, which you can find here.
By Philip Churchill on January 07th, 2014
No Longer a WHS MVP, but…
Today is the day that my MVP status was up for renewal and unfortunately with the demise of Windows Home Server as a product offering from Microsoft I am no longer a Windows Home Server MVP.
But
The good news is that I am still am MVP but in the category of Windows Server for Small and Medium Business which this blog caters for as well as for Home Server of course.
“The Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award is our way of saying thank you to exceptional, independent community leaders who share their passion, technical expertise, and real-world knowledge of Microsoft products with others. It is part of Microsoft’s commitment to supporting and enriching technical communities. Even before the rises of the Internet and social media, people have come together to willingly offer their ideas and best practices in technical communities.”
Many thanks to Microsoft for making me an MVP (again) and congratulations to the other MVPs both old and new who were given the MVP award today too.
By Philip Churchill on January 01st, 2014
Happy New Year
From all of us at MSWHS.com we would like to wish you a healthy and prosperous New Year and here’s hoping 2014 is the best year yet.
Happy New Year!
By Philip Churchill on December 28th, 2013
Change the Public Domain Name Linked to the WS2012 R2 Essentials
If you wish to change the public domain name linked to the Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials server you can rerun rerun the Access Anywhere Wizard from the HOME tab on the Dashboard or you can rerun the Set Up Your Domain Name wizard from the Settings page.
From here you can either release or replace your current domain name.
All the step by step instructions can be found here.
By Philip Churchill on December 27th, 2013
Manage More than One User Simultaneously in WS2012 R2 Essentials
Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials now allows you to manage more than one user simultaneously by grouping users together into a user group or distribution group by using the dashboard.
the The Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server Blog takes up the story and explains to us how to accomplish this, which you can find here.
By Philip Churchill on December 26th, 2013
What’s New for Backup in WS2012R2 Essentials
Protecting data on the server and on the clients is an article available on the Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server Blog for users of Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials.
The article looks at what’s new in both Windows Azure Backup integration, and Client Computer Backup as well as File History too.
You can find the article here.
By Philip Churchill on December 24th, 2013
Merry Christmas
From all of us at MSWHS.com we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and here’s hoping you have a wonderful time whether you are alone or with family this year.
God bless you all.
By Philip Churchill on December 23rd, 2013
The My Server Apps for WS2012 Essential Users
Tech Republic takes a quick look at the free My Server apps which enable easy file access and server management capabilities from Windows 8.x and Windows Phone 8 devices for Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials.
You can find it here.
By Philip Churchill on December 21st, 2013
Save 50% on Add-In Packs
Congratulations to our third and final winner Cary who wines a SBS Essential add-in pack. If yourself and Frank could get in contact with your email addresses then your packs will be on their way to you both and our first day winner Ed as well.
For all of you who entered but didn’t win, we still have our exclusive special offer open for the next few days only where you could save yourself lots of money.
The SBS Essential add-in pack which supports: Server 2012 Essentials, WHS 2011, SBS 2011 Essentials, and Storage Server 2008 R2 can be bought for just $37.48 saving you $37.48 (or 50%) off of the full price of $74.96 USD. And for that money you get all of the following:
· Iso Mounter – mount and expose iso image files as a folder from your server
· Snoop de dupe – reclaim storage space on your server; easily locate, delete, and hard-link duplicate files on your server
· Integrity Checker – validate file data stored on your server; automatically generate cryptographic SHA-1 hash on all files stored on your server
· Archive Manager Premium – archive, backup, and save unlimited versions of files to local storage devices and UNC paths; supports compression, encryption, and automatic archive pruning
The WHS V1 Essential add-in pack which supports Windows Home Server V1 can be bought for just $29.98 saving you $29.98 (or 50%) off of the full price of $59.96 USD. And here is what it includes:
· Iso Mounter – mount and expose iso image files as a folder from your server
· Snoop de dupe – reclaim storage space on your server; easily locate, delete, and hard-link duplicate files on your server
· Integrity Checker – validate file data stored on your server; automatically generate cryptographic SHA-1 hash on all files stored on your server
· Time Traveler WHS – revert back to any previous version of a file stored in any of your server shares
Just use the coupon code MSWHSESSSBS to buy the SBS essential pack now OR use the coupon code WHSV1BUNDLE to buy the WHS V1 Essential add-in pack. Alternately, if you don’t want to purchase the entire essential pack then purchase one add-in at the regular price and get additional add-ins discounted 20%. Buy individual add-ins.
