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Well, I've got to say that as disappointed that there aren't (at least initially) any media center tie in features, the updates sound pretty good as is. I'm really surprised adding in the media center stuff hasn't been somewhat of a priority, because otherwise you just need more than 1 computer on to do stuff. But hey, you can finally backup your WHS install (as well as your computer backups) http://www.wegotserved.com/2010/04/26/whats-new-in-windows-home-server-vail/3/
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tonelok posted:Are they thinking that being able to stream from it to anywhere through the Remote Access streaming or the Media DLNA Streaming will fill most people's needs? They'e also bumped up the codec support. I noticed that as well, and got excited there, but who knows. I wouldn't think so since Media center offers far more in the ability to browse different types of information, set it up as a DVR, and some other things. As far as the XBox thing goes, I've already got one and would prefer to use the MCE interface for watching videos (since I can see date/time information on the files) but to do that requires me to stream media over my wireless network to my PC, which then streams it wirelessly to my XBox, which causes the interface to run like complete and utter poo poo. I am seriously looking forward to being able to just open up a browser and watch anything sitting on the server though.
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stgdz posted:Is Veil going to have MCE integrated into it? Current status is No. It might be added later, but as of the current beta there is no Media center capabilities built into the OS.
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My personal process is the following. I personally use the whole D:\shares access but this could be causing me some problems, but I haven't gotten around to changing it. -utorrent is set up to monitor a directory for new torrents -I use the web ui to label the torrents -utorrent sticks the torrents into the label folders in a Downloads share -I use synctoy to synchronize the different folders in the downloads share to their corresponding share locations, scheduled to run a couple of different times a day Now this does cause me to have duplicate files stored, but as soon as I don't feel like seeding I delete the extras and keep the other files around (if desired).
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EC posted:Drive extender is being cut from Vail?! I'm at a loss as to what this product is turning into. Was just about to post this myself. Drive Extender (v1 at least) was one of the root ideals of WHS. I can understand deciding to scrap the V2 of it, but I have no idea what WHS will be without that underlying principle, just a Windows Server 2008 skin? EDIT: Nevermind, looks like the WHS team answered that. We get RAID instead. quote:While this removes the integrated ability for storage pooling of multiple hard drives and automated data duplication, we are continuing to work closely with our OEM partners to implement storage management and protection using industry standard RAID solutions, as well as other software solutions. This will provide customers greater choice as well as a seamless experience that will meet their storage needs. Customers will also have access to the in-built storage solutions Windows Server 2008 R2 provides for data protection, including software RAID support. We are also still delivering core features such as automated Server and PC backup, easy sharing of folders and files, Remote Web Access and simplified management without any expected changes. http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowshomeserver/archive/2010/11/23/windows-home-server-code-name-vail-update.aspx SwiftStrikerInc fucked around with this message at 18:28 on Nov 23, 2010 |
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EC posted:I'm at my in-laws for the holidays, and my father-in-law wants me to get AirVideo setup so he can stream stuff from his iPad. Every time I run the setup file, though, I get a "Windows cannot find the path specified, you may not have permissions for this item". Turns out it happens with any sort of executable. I couldn't find anything related to this on Google. I managed to get it installed by running the setup file from the command line, but it's a really weird problem. WHS automatically blocks executables downloaded for protection (I guess). To unblock it, right click on the file and go to properties and there should be a button on the general page that says "Unblock". It would be nice if MS could fix that error message so that it would actually make sense for the situation.
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EC posted:Thats strange. I've been running WHS since the early betas and never had that problem. Thanks for the solution, though. Yeah, it sometimes does it for me and sometimes doesn't. Are you logging in as the Administrator account or another account you've dictated is an administrator? I generally see it when I RDP in as an account other than Administrator, but I try not to RDP in as Administrator.
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kri kri posted:Drive Bender beta is out I believe the RTM should be up on MS connect. EDIT: RC1 not RTM
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beuges posted:Drive Extender also does data de-duplication, which is especially useful for backups if you have multiple computers running the same or similar OS. I have a couple of Win7 machines, and a couple of Win2k8R2 machines being backed up to the same WHS box and the space used for backups is a fraction of the actual disk space that's actually being backed up. I don't know if that was a function of Drive Extender, I think that is just WHS's backup functionality at work. So with Vail the backups will still work that way, it's just that storage of the backups is confined to whatever drive you tell it to put them on.
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Dobermaniac posted:Is it possible to hide or remove some of the shares from the web interface of WHS? I'm setting it up for some friends to access pdf files, but don't want them to even be able to see the "videos", "pictures", etc. folders in the web interface. Make sure the permissions for the user account they will use don't allow access to those shares. I can't check but in the WHS console you should be able to configure user privilege on the shares configuration. Right now I've got it so there is a user account that people can use to access music, videos, and some others as read only but they can only write to public and can't even see / access things like Documents and Users and such.
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So I just upgraded my WHS v1 box to WHS 2011 (well, installed 2011 to a new drive and need to move my data over). If I want to use a DE replacement, do I have to worry about moving my data into shared folders now or can I just move the data now? Also, what is the best DE replacement available?
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Jul 1, 2011 02:28
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jeeves posted:I'm trying out Stablebit Drivepool with my four 2TB drives. Yeah, everything is just stored in a hidden folder on the drives. I tried out DrivePool but decided to shut it off for a couple of reasons: - The Beta doesn't let you add the shares made from WHS proper (not a big deal) - Shares created in the pool aren't shared through the Web interface - You can't change the duplication setting after creating the share and can't set it to duplicate without having a second hard drive in place (makes it difficult with initial setup) Now, all of these problems are being worked on (I think) and will be fixed when it's released but for right now I'll keep the standard.
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Jul 4, 2011 13:33
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One Arm Manny posted:Is anyone using StableBit Drivepool on 2011? I don't see a way to move the default shares over to the pool once it is created. Can this be done somehow and I'm just missing it? From what I read on their forums, they're working on it and it will be in there when it's released, but not in there yet.
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Jul 13, 2011 02:38
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kind of annoyed this happened shortly after I upgraded for $110 but WHS 2011 has dropped in price to $60 ($50 on sale this week on newegg) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832416443&cm_sp=ProductSpotlight-_-32-416-443-_-07182011
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kri kri posted:Big news: drive pooling is returning to Windows Server 8. Now of course I have to wait for the obligatory "Windows Home Server 2012 will have X new features as well Drive pooling, screw your 2011 purchasers!"
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