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  • Add-In: StableBit DrivePool 2.2.0.847 BETA

    Covecube have released a beta version of StableBit DrivePool there disk pooling application with file duplication. This new BETA comes with a substantial list of bug fixes, support for ReFS, an improved drive removal process, along with a brand new feature called hierarchical pooling. A blog post detailing the changes is available here, whilst you […]

  • WHSClamAV on GitHub

    WHSClamAV on GitHub

    Remember WHSClamAV? WHSClamAV is a antivirus add-in utilising the open source antivirus engine ClamAV which was released for WHS version 1. Developer Al West has put WHSClamAV up on GitHub so people can now contribute to the project. Al states: I’m hoping to get a bit of collaboration going on this as I don’t have […]

  • Add-In: Drive Bender v2.6.0.0

    Since we last mentioned them, Drive Bender has had 2 updates to its pooling and file redundancy addin. Now at version 2.6.0.0, the add-in has the following changes: Release v2.6.0.0 release (2017-05-20) [b] Folder repairing during a health check was not reporting errors correctly. [u] Improved logging for balancing issues. [u] Improved logging for folder […]

  • Lights-Out Maintenance Release 2.0.2

    Add-In: Lights-Out Maintenance Release 2.0.2

    The add-in Lights-Out has been updated. Maintenance release 2.0.2 includes the following changes: Fix #227932 Wake domain is not saved on client side. Fix #625005 Backup wake task is not working for setting “Always on during configured backup time”. Fix #997366 Disabled time span does not count down in console. Fix #498650 Detection of server […]

  • Add-In: Drive Bender v2.5.5.0 Beta

    A beta release of Drive Bender the pooling technology add-in is available. Release v2.5.5.0 beta has the following change log: [u] Much of the core has been updated to use our new code base. [b] When restoring a pool, an empty pool could be created in addition to the restored pool. [b] When an internal […]

  • Add-In: Drive Xtender Coming Soon

    Add-In: Drive Xtender Coming Soon

    Division-M the company which brings us Drive Bender have announced a new product, Drive Xtender. Drive Xtender is a hybrid of Drive Bender and Cloud Xtender in one neat package. Over the years Division-M have learned a lot with regards to pool performance and product usability and this new product is a game changer for […]

  • Lights-Out Support Forums

    Lights-Out Support Forums

    GREEN-IT Software who produce the add-in Lights-Out have moved their support forums. The new forums are here http://forum.home-server-blog.de/viewforum.php?f=94&language=en. You can see, they provide 4 sub-forums. One for announcements, and the other three for Lights-Out Version 2, Version 1 and Lights-Out Mobile. Just register a new user account here http://forum.home-server-blog.de/ucp.php?mode=register&language=en and accept the forum rules and […]

  • Advanced Admin Console v1.5.7

    Advanced Admin Console v1.5.7

    The add-in Advanced Admin Console has had its final release with all the licensing and activation code removed. With Advanced Admin Console you gain access to all administrative areas of your server like Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Network Places and many more. It integrates Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer right into the server’s Dashboard. You […]

  • Add-In: Lights-Out v2.0.1

    Add-In: Lights-Out v2.0.1

    The add-in Lights-Out has had a maintenance release, and version 2.0.1 is now available. This release fixes issues reported by users since release of 2.0.0 and also includes a new feature for waking multiple computers. Here is the complete change log: Fix #386490 Crash in Acronis detection Fix #734008 Dashboard Crash on Essentials 2016 Fix […]

  • Hard Drive Reliability Report

    Hard Drive Reliability Report

    Cloud backup provider Backblaze has released quarterly hard drive reliability and replacement rate reports for the last few years. In its latest report, we find out yet again what is the most reliable hard drives to use in our home servers. Its an interesting read, which you can find here.

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