Version 2.0.0.320 BETA of StableBit DrivePool for Windows Server 2012 Essentials has been released with the following change log: [D] Fixed lock up due to reparse point processing. There was some experimental reparse point processing code added prior to build 312, and it wasn’t successfully reverted. Applications that would query the pool for reparse points […]
In case you missed it episode 229 of "The Home Server Show" podcast is up: “Are you a TechNet subscriber? If so you don’t want to miss this episode. Also, I’m going to tell you how to get 22Gb of FREE cloud storage in under 3 minutes. We also talk about Google Reader replacements and […]
If you are using the add-in Lights-Out with the WS2012 R2 Essentials Preview then you may experience some issues. Most issues and incompatibilities have been identified and fixed in beta build 2080: http://www.homeserversoftware.com/lo/whs2011/beta/LightsOutVail1.5.4.2080.wssx If you evaluate Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Preview with Lights-Out, then please uninstall build 2055 and update to build 2080. There […]
Drive Bender has been updated to version 1.9.5.0. Here is the change log for this latest release: Bug fix: On shutdown a BSOD may occur under certain conditions. Added: Adding / removing a pool is now dynamic and does not require all pool instances to restart. Bug fix: When converting a drive, there can be […]
The beta build of My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution for WHS2011 and WS2012 Essentials has been updated. Version 2.14 PR3 has the following change log: Added: Remote Bridge option, where a My Movies server can act as bridge between our mobile applications and Dune players, allowing for Event Handlers to catch power, play […]
Now that Windows Server 2012 Essentials is available as a role in the Standard and Datacenter editions of the R2 preview as well as the existing stand alone edition it will give a much wider exposure for Essential add-ins. Existing add-ins remain compatible so its time to see the My Server app developed for both […]
WD have launched the Sentinel RX4100 a 1U rack mountable storage server running Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. With four hotswappable hard drives pre-configured in RAID 5, dual Gigabit Ethernet ports for network fail-over and an optional dual power supply, the WD Sentinel RX4100 also offers built-in iSCSI target functionality to easily manage the […]
StableBit DrivePool has had another update for users of WS2012 Essentials, which includes a Windows 8 fix and a network I/O boost fix. Here is the change log for version 2.0.0.312 BETA: Implemented a workaround for a bug in .NET’s ReaderWriterLockSlim. Bug observed on Windows 8. Even though there are no lock holders and many […]
DVBLogic have updated their DVBLink product suite to version 4.6.0. This new version is a major step forward in terms of ease of use and has a more intuitive installation and configuration procedures. DVBLink now has support for source groups, which should significantly speed up configuration of multiple sources having the same channels, and the […]
A quick recap of what’s new in WS2012 R2 Essentials from ZDNet which takes a look at cloud service integration and remote management. You can find the article here.
