Redmond Magazine online has a nice article on WS2012 R2 Essentials explaining what’s new etc:
Microsoft added two new storage improvements in Essentials R2. SharePoint libraries are now integrated in the product and Microsoft added a server folders view…
The 2 page article can be found here.
As we informed you yesterday Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials can now be installed from Windows Server R2 Standard or Datacenter by adding it as a role (feature).
Fellow MVP Daniel Santos has written a tutorial (in Portuguese) on how to accomplish this which takes us through the necessary steps. Thanks to Google Translate here is the English translation.
Additional resources on Windows Server R2 Essentials have been made available by Microsoft and include a product datasheet and a 14 page product overview guide.
Microsoft have posted the preview versions of Windows Server 2012 R2 and more importantly to us Windows Server R2 Essentials.
They are available for public download at the TechNet Evaluation Center as well as on TechNet and MSDN for the relevant subscribers.
Windows Server Essentials is now available in two forms:
Want to know what else is new in R2 Essentials, then you can find a comprehensive table listing the changes here.
Download and enjoy but remember these preview versions will expire on January 15, 2014.
This weeks episode of the Home Tech podcast has long time Home Sever Show host and Microsoft Windows Home Server MVP John Zajdler and Paul Baran from Tinkertry.com talking WHS Addins, Windows Server 2012 Essentials and R2.
Home Tech 123 can be found here.
StableBit DrivePool 1.3.2.7556 Release Final is available for WHS2011, SBS 2011 Essentials and Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. Since the last release this release adds NFS server support as well as fixes.
Here’s the full change log:
[D] = Driver was modified (reboot required after update)
You can download this release from here.
An update for users of the beta version of StableBit DrivePool for WS2012 Essentials, with a few fixes based on user feedback:
[D] = Driver was modified (reboot required after update)
This beta version can be downloaded from here.
Lights-Out version 1.5.4 has been released today and now supports a third platform, Windows 7/8 and Standard Windows Server.
Here’s the full change log:
More information on Lights-Out is available from here.
With the release final of StableBit Scanner version 2.4 being available, Covecube, the company behind it have published a blog post summarizing its new features which you can find here.
StableBit Scanner for WHS2011, SBS 2011 Essentials, Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials and WS2012 Essentials has had an update.
Version 2.4.0.2928 / 2929 has the following change:
You can download this release from here.
