Comments on: Readers to the Rescue http://www.mswhs.com/2007/10/readers-to-the-rescue/ Tue, 22 May 2012 02:23:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: Philip Churchillhttp://www.mswhs.com/2007/10/readers-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-7780 Philip Churchill Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:22:18 +0000 http://mswhs.com/2007/10/19/readers-to-the-rescue/#comment-7780 Hi jackyred, Let us know how the tests go. Hi jackyred,
Let us know how the tests go.

]]> By: Philip Churchillhttp://www.mswhs.com/2007/10/readers-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-7779 Philip Churchill Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:21:19 +0000 http://mswhs.com/2007/10/19/readers-to-the-rescue/#comment-7779 Hi Robert Stinnett, Thanks for your comments, excellent advice. Hi Robert Stinnett,
Thanks for your comments, excellent advice.

]]> By: jackyredhttp://www.mswhs.com/2007/10/readers-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-7778 jackyred Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:03:58 +0000 http://mswhs.com/2007/10/19/readers-to-the-rescue/#comment-7778 Michiel,I have set the turn off hard disk parameter to 30 minutes with no problem. I do now make a test with 15 minutes. I do not make power measure but i heard now the drives shut down from time to time ... Jacques Michiel,

I have set the turn off hard disk parameter to 30 minutes with no problem. I do now make a test with 15 minutes.
I do not make power measure but i heard now the drives shut down from time to time …
Jacques

]]> By: Robert Stinnetthttp://www.mswhs.com/2007/10/readers-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-7777 Robert Stinnett Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:05:22 +0000 http://mswhs.com/2007/10/19/readers-to-the-rescue/#comment-7777 Scott -You can use the RDP client to connect directly to the Windows 2003 desktop in WHS. Just point your RDP client to your server name and away you go! Login as Administrator with the WHS master password.You can also install apps, but be warned that installing apps under Terminal Services is not foolproof. Most applications nowadays check for a terminal services environment, but many may not and may have problems installing or running correctly.Now Microsoft has warned that not all the functionality of Windows 2003 server is there -- even though it may look like it is there. They highly advise against installing software on WHS and using it as a "desktop" machine because you could very well break WHS. I've seen a few cases of this myself where WHS throws a gasket after installing an app that has gummed up WHS internals. Something to keep in mind!Robert Scott -

You can use the RDP client to connect directly to the Windows 2003 desktop in WHS. Just point your RDP client to your server name and away you go! Login as Administrator with the WHS master password.

You can also install apps, but be warned that installing apps under Terminal Services is not foolproof. Most applications nowadays check for a terminal services environment, but many may not and may have problems installing or running correctly.

Now Microsoft has warned that not all the functionality of Windows 2003 server is there — even though it may look like it is there. They highly advise against installing software on WHS and using it as a “desktop” machine because you could very well break WHS. I’ve seen a few cases of this myself where WHS throws a gasket after installing an app that has gummed up WHS internals. Something to keep in mind!

Robert

]]> By: Robert Stinnetthttp://www.mswhs.com/2007/10/readers-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-7776 Robert Stinnett Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:50:36 +0000 http://mswhs.com/2007/10/19/readers-to-the-rescue/#comment-7776 Michiel -Energy use is on a lot of our minds nowadays, and rightfully so. When it comes to power option for WHS you can set it up, through Windows 2003 Server, for your system to power down your hard disks after a period of inactivity. The only drawback to this would be when a file is accessed you would experience a slight delay when they are "waking up".Out of the box, WHS doesn't require a monitor -- which is a big energy hog -- so you are saving a bit there. Another energy saving tip for WHS is to put as many internal drives as you can into your server and cut down on the external drives with their "power brick". Those bricks are known to be highly energy inefficient.Keep in mind WHS is running server software and doing a lot of tasks in the background -- so your drives may never really "spin down" as they may always have some activity going on. Michiel -

Energy use is on a lot of our minds nowadays, and rightfully so. When it comes to power option for WHS you can set it up, through Windows 2003 Server, for your system to power down your hard disks after a period of inactivity. The only drawback to this would be when a file is accessed you would experience a slight delay when they are “waking up”.

Out of the box, WHS doesn’t require a monitor — which is a big energy hog — so you are saving a bit there. Another energy saving tip for WHS is to put as many internal drives as you can into your server and cut down on the external drives with their “power brick”. Those bricks are known to be highly energy inefficient.

Keep in mind WHS is running server software and doing a lot of tasks in the background — so your drives may never really “spin down” as they may always have some activity going on.

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