One of our hardware reviewers Steve Crick bought to my attention a post from AutomatedHome.com from back in August where they pictured a 20 Terabyte Home Server comprising 17 hard drives.
Wow, that’s a lot, or can you do better?
You can read the details here.
The add-in BDBB has been updated to version 1.0.2.2.
Also known as the Windows Home Server Backup Database-Backup, the add-in allows you to easily create and restore a backup of the Backup Database created by the Windows Home Server, which contains the backups of all Client PC’s in the home.
Version 1.0.2.2 is primarily a maintenance release with only bug fixes and the following minor feature changes:
More information and the download are located here.
Website HomeServerLand continue their series of add-in author interviews and this week they chat with fellow MVP Sam Wood. Sam is better known for his Windows Home Server Disk Management add-in which he discusses amongst many other things, in this written interview, which you can read here.
Episode #57 of The Home Server Show podcast interviews Neil Sharma of Twonky Media about their new TwonkyBeam. Also on this weeks show are the usual news and views from David and the gang, which you can listen to here.
PerfectDisk are offering 25% of off all their PerfectDisk 10 products including PerfectDisk 10 Windows Home Server thru to September 30th.
The defragmentation tool for our Home Servers normally sells from $49.99 but using the coupon code PDFASTER25 brings that price down to $39.99 – A great saving!
As well as applying to the full version the discount also applies to upgrades and site licenses too, of which more details are available here.
Developer Alex Kuretz has been busy updating his MSS Fan Control add-in to version 1.0.0.8.
The add-in allows you to modify the behavior of the exhaust fans in the HP MediaSmart Server EX470 and EX475 (only), and this latest maintenance release includes a fix for an issue where the Advanced Controls would be modified after rebooting the server or restarting the Server Console.
More information and the download are located here.
If you would like to know how to install Zune 4.0 onto Windows Home Server then the Home Server Show website has the details.
Using an XP version of the Zune software and a copy of the MSI editor Orca, the task can be completed.
You can read the full details here.
Remote Alert is an add-in by Alexander Kent which monitors remote access attempts to Windows Home Server and logs the information. The add-in also provides an additional security layer to help keep your WHS secure from outside intruders.
Version 1.3 features:
More information is available from here.
Cougar’s blog has details on what ports to port forward in your firewall to have Windows Home Server working correctly if you haven’t got Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) enabled.
Cougar also lists the ports for RDP and Firefly/Fireplay.
Available here.
Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows has a review of the new EX49x MediaSmart Server from HP which takes a look at the hardware and software improvements in HPs third generation of Home Server.
Defiantly worth a look is a chart looking at the hardware differences between this and previous MediaSmart models.
Read the full review here.
