Folder redirection will fail on Windows Server 2012 Essentials if there is already a folder in C:\ServerFolders\Folder Redirection, that matches the username. Folder redirection will fail if you delete and recreate a user with the same name. This is due to the new user not having the permission to create redirected folders since the client […]
Another good write up on Windows 8 Storage Spaces, this time courtesy of PC Pro. Their 4 page how-to guide gives us an understanding of pools and storage spaces, talks resiliency and parity and explains what happens when a disk fails. A comprehensive read which you can read here.
We occasionally mention other "Home Server" projects here at MSWHS and FreeNAS we have mentioned before. MaximumPC have a 4 page article on using FreeNAS to build a DIY home server. The article includes details on choosing the hardware, installing the OS, setting up the storage and media share, adding users and groups, configuring permissions, […]
If you need to reinstall the Certificate Authority (CA) role in Windows Server 2012 Essentials then there is some help available. Microsoft have KB article 2795825 which explains how to uninstall and reinstall the CA server role, as well as verifying its installation. Also covered in the KB article are how to add a certificate […]
There’s a great video on YouTube entitled "How to Enable and Configure Direct Access on Windows Server 2012 Essentials for Windows 8 Clients." The 42 minute video is based on Microsoft’s TechNet article "Configure DirectAccess in Windows Server 2012 Essentials", and includes XCOPY commands and additional information which can be found here.
The IT Pro Connection blog on TechNet has an interesting article on thin provisioning in Storage Spaces. The article explains what thin provisioning is and how to configure it in Storage Spaces. A nice read which also includes a 13 minute video which you can find here.
Did you know that Windows Server 2012 Essentials includes DirectAccess? Windows Server 2012 Essentials now includes the ability to be a DirectAccess server! In the Windows Server 2008 R2 timeframe, DirectAccess required two distinct servers and two public facing IP addresses. In Windows Server 2012, only one public IP address is required and DirectAccess can […]
If you want to install Windows Server 2012 Essentials on a server without a display and keyboard then you need to use autounattend.xml. The autounattend.xml will have your locale, server name, password, product key etc pre set so the install will continue unattended. If this is something which interests you, then you can find a […]
The Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server Blog have an article on Managing File History in Windows Server 2012 Essentials: One of the key values Windows Server 2012 Essentials offers is network-based computer backup. With client computer backup (a centralized, image-based backup), in the event of data loss, you can restore individual files or […]
When you try to connect to Office 365 from the Windows Server 2012 Essentials Dashboard, the connection may fail or timeout. This happens when the SYSTEM account is not able to establish an internet connection to the Office 365 site, but there is a workaround: Download PsTools from http://download.sysinternals.com/files/PSTools.zip and extract it into a folder. […]
