Whs 2011 Hyper-V Pass Through On Small Ssd
I've read that WHS 2011 has a minimum partition size at installation that requires a minimum 160 GB drive. I want to install on a VM on a small pass through ssd in client hyper-v on Windows 8 Pro. I've...
View ArticleMorning All, New Server Almost Ready
Hi everyone, Nearly finished building my second server, based on WHS2011, upgrade from WHS1 mainly because i could not get 3tb drives to work, and the chat about end of life. Hardware is mostly...
View ArticleFuture Of Homeserver.com?
Has anyone heard any news on the future of homeserver.com? I'm still running a gallery and blog on WHS v1 through homeserver.com, but can't seem to find much info on its future. I home MS keeps it...
View ArticlePossible Workaround For 10.7 & 10.8 Time Machine Backups
My browsing around the internet for alternative network devices to use as a Time Machine backup target, I came across the following thread:...
View ArticleWindows 7 Client Fails To Get Backed Up
Tried several searches for this but cannot find anything that gets to a solution for my current issue, so apologies if someone reads mine and then posts a link and says 'look here' ;-) Bought a new...
View ArticleAnyone Get Nfs To Work With Whs2011 + Flexraid?
While still working on getting my system virtualized, I picked up a Raspberry Pi and slapped OpenELEC on it. Very impressed, but I still have a few hiccups to work out. The main one is that I'm still...
View ArticleIssue With Whs 2011 Power Plan
Hi, This maybe a stupid question but, I having a major problem with actually getting the server to hibernate at the times I specify within Lights-Out. It ran absolutely fine under the previous version...
View ArticleWhy Win8?
Are there any really compelling reasons to switch from 2011 to Win8? I am using the WHS to serve media to phones/tablets/TV and PC via subsonic and back-up a PCs. I would assume that subsonic still...
View ArticleSafe For Folder.jpg?
Has anyone verified if this version of the MS Media (Player, Share, Server) continues the annoying practice of replacing folder.jpg in music folders? MS has claimed no me culpa in the past iterations...
View ArticleConstant "error In The Backup Database Prevented The Computer From...
Hi Guys, I have an issue that is driving me up the wall. I am constantly getting "an error in the client computer backup database has prevented the computer from backing up" errors. It seems to occur...
View ArticleAre Seagate Eco Drives As Bad As Wd Green Drives?
Hey Guys, I am having issues with my WD green drives (like a lot of others have been). I have ordered some WD REDs to replace SOME of my green drives (the failing ones) but it is going to cost too much...
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Data Not Replicated
I manage a MediaSmart server for a client. Last week there was a power surge that got through their UPS and corrupted some files on c: The system continued to run, but remote access stopped. I removed...
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Unbelievable Drive Properties
I have an HP Data Vault. it seems to be running just fine, but the drive properties are downright weird. Two images attached: drive properties and the results of chkdsk. The drive is a Seagate 1Tb....
View ArticleServer Backups Failing
Hi All I am having server backup issues the last two nights, both backups failed, I’m not quite sure how to sort this. I am running stablebit drive pool and have been backing up drives in the pool for...
View ArticleWindows 8 Home Server - New Build
I researched this to some extent over the past couple weeks and found this website to have some decent feedback and hope I can tap into it to get me some build advice for a home server running Win8. I...
View ArticleNeed Psu For Upgrade Of Lenovo D400/acer H340
I was committed to upgrading my Lenovo D400 (virtually identical to the Acer H340) before installing WHS2011 and/or Server 2012 Essentials. (see "New Install On Lenovo D400/acer H340 Box" -...
View ArticleLights Out For Ios And Android Wake On Wan Function!
When will apps for these platform be ready... Much needed!
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Lights-Out Ignored Action Veto From Backup
Hi i have set up LO to sleep from 06.00 - 12.00 my backup times are set between 14.00 - 18.00 so there should be no conflict there but Lo will not put the system to sleep as every day i get the message...
View ArticleDrivepool Beta 2.0.0.225 Server Backup Problems
Hi there I'm a little stuck with an issue I'm having when trying to use the inbuilt backup of w2012 essentials. I have two 3tb wd red drives in one pool set up with duplication on. If I run back up...
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Windows Server Update Services (Wsus)
Hi Everyone, Just wanted to find out if anyone has tried to install WSUS with SP 2.0 on WHS 2011, and got it to work. Since we are all running small networks, and well in my case bandwidth is...
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