Comments on: HP Statement on MediaSmart Performance after Software Update

By: Bogdan S.

Bogdan S. — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:07:14 +0000

I beg to differ. I am not as religious as you are on software. For me, it has to do its jobs, and WHS now does. I hope that Microsoft listens and puts additional requested features (off-site support for ENTIRE WHS backup, i.e. including PC backups, redundancy for PC backups on WHS, WHS to WHS backups, Can you imagine the possibility to have an off-site backup provided by your family member in a different city?
WHS does backup job extremely well for users that don’t want to get involved in details of what needs to be done in order to get a good reliable backup. And this counts.

By: Bogdan S.

Bogdan S. — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:46:03 +0000

wbrooker,
1. Don’t debate memory upgrade – it WILL make your server run faster. I upgraded mine and it just flies.
2. Any antivirus program is going to slow any computer down. I am still to test the McAfee, but my concern is its reliability. From what I hear, it isn’t the best catcher of viruses.

By: W Brooker

W Brooker — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:17:13 +0000

Gave it some time and finally got in from the console and removed the two recent add-ins. All is back to “normal” and I’m now debating whether to try the memory upgrade.
Thanks for the response.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:44:46 +0000

If you’re using XP or Vista:
1. Start > All Programs > Accessories > Remote Desktop Connection
(or, hit Windows Key + R, type MSTSC and hit “enter”)
2. Enter the name of your server (HPSERVER is the default for the MediaSmart servers) and click “Connect”
3. Log in as “Administrator” and use your server’s password (the one you enter when accessing the console)
4. You should be able to open the Console from here, or you can use Add/Remove Programs to uninstall the add-ins.

By: W Brooker

W Brooker — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:52:07 +0000

Read the three preceeding posts after having installed the two mentioned add-ins about two days ago. This morning, server is practically unresponsive to both my laptop and desktop including shared files, or access to the server console. No other changes made to server since Jan 08 other than adding two 500 gb disks to total three (1.5 TB).
For the non-techincally inclined, what am I supposed to do now to regain server functionality? Can’t get in to remove McAfe or PVconnect add-ins if that is the answer. Need some basic instructions if possible.
Wbrooker

By: Bogdan S.

Bogdan S. — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:06:30 +0000

Being stingy with the memory on these units HP bit itself in the …. you know where. To fix this “issue” upgrade to 2 GB memory this will not be an issue any more. BTW, why McAfee, and not any other top rated anti virus packages? I bet bitDefender folks would be willling to make a deal.

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Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:13:48 +0000

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By: Martin Taylor

Martin Taylor — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:41:52 +0000

It’s good that they came out with this statement but I don’t understand why this caught them unawares and they didn’t warn us about this before hand. I had a totally stock HP server with no addins – just updates until power pack. My server was so unresponsive after the install I thought it was seriously damaged. As a result of this experience I removed both Mcafee and PVConnect and I voided my warranty and fitted 2gb memory. Surely HP tested the install themselves on a stock machine loaded with shared files and backups so why didn’t they see this coming?
- Martin