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Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 10:33 pm
by GORDON
Anyone use it?
Just curious. I am in learning mode.
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 12:13 pm
by GORDON
So far, liking it. Creating user accounts on the server, connecting each client computer. Need to devise a good backup scheme.
About ready to start looking into automated, offsite backups.
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 2:52 pm
by GORDON
Ok, I need to devise some backup schemes, for both server and clients.
On the server I have a 500GB drive with a 40GB Partition (C:) for the OS install, and a 400GB Partition (D:) for the shared server files.
I have a separate 930GB Drive called (E:)
I have another 930GB Drive called (Z:)
(Was planning on RAIDing those but I'd have to reinstall the OS for some reason so fuck it)
Currently, the shared video/photo/music files defaulted to the D: drive. This is sorta fine. I can easily move those folders to the bigger drive if I want to in server management.
But I want to have at least 1 copy of everything on the other drive at all times.
Ok: solution me.
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 8:50 pm
by GORDON
If someone knows how to add programs to "Add-ins," I'm all fucking ears.
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 8:50 pm
by TPRJones
You could set up a scheduled task batch file that deletes the prior backup and then does a full drive xcopy at, like, 1AM every morning.
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 9:00 pm
by GORDON
TPRJones wrote:You could set up a scheduled task batch file that deletes the prior backup and then does a full drive xcopy at, like, 1AM every morning.
Something is goofy here.
I just scheduled a task to launch PS3 Media Server when the server boots.
It seems that instead of launching the executable, it is deleting it. Have triple checked the setting. Def says launch, and not delete.
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 9:45 pm
by TPRJones
Well, then don't use that to backup the main drives, I guess.
Could be bad.
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 7:58 am
by GORDON
Damn, these automated backups take huge amounts of space. 200GB for the server and 250GB for ONE of the clients.
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 8:25 am
by GORDON
Does anyone know how these backups work? Will tomorrow's scheduled backup only save things that changed since yesterday?
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 10:10 am
by Leisher
Will tomorrow's scheduled backup only save things that changed since yesterday?
Did you set it up for full or incremental backups?
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 12:15 pm
by GORDON
Leisher wrote:Will tomorrow's scheduled backup only save things that changed since yesterday?
Did you set it up for full or incremental backups?
Never saw that setting. Will look for it.
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 3:41 pm
by GORDON
GORDON wrote:TPRJones wrote:You could set up a scheduled task batch file that deletes the prior backup and then does a full drive xcopy at, like, 1AM every morning.
Something is goofy here.
I just scheduled a task to launch PS3 Media Server when the server boots.
It seems that instead of launching the executable, it is deleting it. Have triple checked the setting. Def says launch, and not delete.
Welp, a solution, of sorts...
It now launches the executable, but the actual client doesn't appear on screen or in the system tray... but... it is in the list of running processes, and the PS3 can see the server and it seems to serve files to the PS3 as it is supposed to. So I dunno. Works, I guess. I just open the PS3MS manually to set all my settings, then let it auto-launch however it feels like after each reboot.
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 8:23 pm
by GORDON
I wrote this in the server thread, but it probably belongs here:
Once set up, this thing has worked flawlessly. I VNC into the server from time to time, sometimes finding it at the "ctl-alt-delete" screen to log in, like it rebooted itself after an update, but even in that status all shared drives and files are available.
Backups seem to be running. I turned off auto-PC backups... a single backup with a full install is all I need for those when all the pics and vids and stuff I want to save are already in the nightly server backups, which according to the backup logs is running perfectly.
So far, I am digging this OS. It is getting it done. Too bad Microsoft declared 2011 is the last release.
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:43 pm
by GORDON
Does anyone know if I can get this thing to download one set of updates for all of my Windows 7 machines, and get the updates from the server instead of DLing from the interweb for the same data 4 times?
Probably not since no one posts in this thread.
What sucks a little is that 2011 is the last version of Home Server they are doing, so I am not finding a lot of helpful, updated fan sites detailing this stuff.
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:46 pm
by TheCatt
I believe you need something like SCE to do that.
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 9:47 pm
by Vince
GORDON wrote:What sucks a little is that 2011 is the last version of Home Server they are doing, so I am not finding a lot of helpful, updated fan sites detailing this stuff.
That's too bad. Home Server has been a good product. Guess not enough people use it.
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 10:02 pm
by GORDON
TheCatt wrote:I believe you need something like
SCE to do that.
I was reading that WHS2011 was succeeded by Windows Server 2012 Essentials.
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 1:09 pm
by GORDON
GORDON wrote:TheCatt wrote:I believe you need something like
SCE to do that.
I was reading that WHS2011 was succeeded by Windows Server 2012 Essentials.
Microsoft Home Server was like $119 when I bought it, with 10 client licenses.
Windows Server 2012 Essentials appears to be $400, with zero CALs.
Nice.
Re: Windows Home Server 2011
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 7:52 pm
by GORDON
Does anyone know where to get another copy of this? amazon and newegg seem to be all out, and I don't want to spend $400 on regular microsoft server.
Probably why they stopped selling $119 home server.
Re: Windows Home Server 2011
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 8:28 pm
by TheCatt
Why do you need home server?