Help Test LDisk in a iSCSI Environment

InteliSAN are after beta testers to help test their add-in LDisk in a iSCSI environment.

WHS and LDisk

The final version is nearly ready for final release and InteliSAN will select up to 50 customers and provide them with a free license after 30 day trial/test is over.

So if you are interested to help test LDisk in a iSCSI environment then please email support@intelisan.com:

  • Your environment
  • What your plans are for testing iSCSI feature of LDisk

After evaluating the responses, if you qualify, InteliSAN will send you the final version upon release.

Help Beta Test the Lights-Out Agent for Mac OS X

The developer behind the add-in Lights-Out is looking for beta testers for their new Mac agent.

The new Lights-Out Agent for Mac OS X implements a similar feature set as the Windows based Lights-Out client:

  • Automatic server wake-up via WOL
  • Manual server wake-up via WOL
  • Manual server wake-up via Internet
  • Manual server standby
  • Configuration of client monitoring
  • Supports WHS v1 and 2011

Lights-Out Agent for Mac OS X Beta

Not implemented are the wake-up and backup features (doesn’t makes much sense with Time Machine backup).

Reminder: Automatic wake-up and standby are configured and enabled in the WHS Console/Dashboard.

Requirements Windows Home Server v1

  • Windows Home Server v1
  • Lights-Out 1.5.2 for WHS v1 (a licensed edition is required!)
  • Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or 10.7 Lion (10.5 Leopard may work but has not been tested)

Requirements Windows Home Server 2011

  • Windows Home Server 2011
  • WHS Connector Installation on each Mac
  • Lights-Out 1.5.2 for WHS 2011 (a licensed edition is required!)
  • Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or 10.7 Lion (10.5 Leopard may work but has not been tested)

So if you would like to help beta test the Lights-Out Agent for Mac OS X then  send a short email with the following information:

— email start —

WHS version used : v1 or 2011

Number of Windows clients:

Number of Mac clients :

Which Mac OS X is used : 10.5 or 10.6 or 10.7

— email end —

To support@homeserversoftware.com

Add-In: StableBit DrivePool Build 5843

Build 5843 of StableBit DrivePool, the Drive Extender type add-in for WHS 2011 users is available.

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Change Log:

  • [D] Fixed incorrect number of copies sometimes being created for files in duplicated folders, depending on directory layout.
  • [D] Fixed oplock delay when writing to duplicated folders.
  • [D] Fixed an issue that was preventing the client backup engine from creating new data files under certain circumstances, depending on directory layout.

[D] = Driver was modified (reboot required after update)

More details on StableBit DrivePool can be found here.

Video: Creating a Parity Volume in Storage Spaces

Mike Faucher (also known as PC Doc) and the BYOB podcast have a quick walk-through video on Creating a Parity Volume in part 1 of their Storage Spaces in Windows 8.

Add-In: StableBit DrivePool Build 5831

Build 5831 of StableBit DrivePool is available.

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Here’s what’s changes in this latest release:

  • [D] Proper oplock cancellation support.
  • If the user cancels disk removal, abort immediately, even if we’re in the middle of copying a large file.

[D] = Driver was modified (reboot required after update)

More information on StableBit DrivePool can be found here.

WHS Downloads in My Movies for iPad, iPhone and Android

My Movies Android Trailers

If you have My Movies for iPad, iPhone or Android version 1.80 then you may be wondering how the download option from Windows Home Server functions.

Answer: The download function allows your iPad, iPhone or Android to connect to My Movies for Windows Home Server 2011 either in-house, or out of the house.

For the steps necessary to get this setup, head on over to this Knowledge Base article at My Movies.

Add-In: WebDAV for WHS v1.0.36

WebDAV for WHS  is an add-in for WHS 2011 users which enables WebDAV access to the server folders.

WebDAV for WHS v1.0.36

The add-in has the following features:

  • Installs and configures the IIS WebDAV feature
  • Choosable alias name for the virtual directory
  • Folder permissions are granted
  • HTTPS access only

The installer package installs all the necessary server role features and add-in files, including the following server role features:

  • IIS-WebDAV
  • IIS-URLAuthorization
  • IIS-ManagementScriptingTools

More details and the download can be found here.

Creating a Virtual Storage Pool in Windows 8

As you may to aware Windows 8 (both the Consumer Preview and Server "8") includes Storage Spaces, a technology very similar to what Drive Extender was in version 1 of Windows Home Server.

Website AddictiveTips have a post where they explain what Storage Spaces actually is and also take you through creating a virtual storage pool.

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A great how-to which you can find here.

The BYOB Podcast Episode 79

BYOB Logo

Episode 79 of the BYOB podcast is up and this week:

"…we talk Windows 8 and Server 8.  We give a first impression of Server 8 and a deeper dive into Windows 8.  Now that we have had a couple of days with it we discuss the good and the bad."

You can get this weeks edition of the "Build Your Own Box" podcast from here.

Diskeeper Corporation Renamed to Condusiv Technologies

Diskeeper the company behind Diskeeper HomeServer the defragmentation software for Home Server users today announced their new name – Condusiv Technologies.

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Here’s their press release:

Burbank, Calif., March 5, 2012—Diskeeper Corporation will enter spring 2012 as Condusiv Technologies.

Today, Monday March 5, the leader in high performance optimization and maintenance software for technology, people and business has changed its name to Condusiv Technologies. The company ceased operating under the name Diskeeper Corporation as of midnight on March 4, 2012.

"Shortly after being appointed CEO of Diskeeper, in September of 2011, I reviewed the core intellectual property and leadership of the company. I realized that I had inherited a very talented team with deep engineering expertise and a passionate desire to develop thought leading high performance software; innovative products that would have extremely positive measurable impact on our customers’ business, economic recovery and macroeconomic growth,” says Jerry Baldwin.

“We are a very different organization today than we were when the company was founded in 1981. Adopting a new name and brand identity is a logical next step in our growth strategy. This change reflects our team’s passion for developing industry leading solutions and partnerships with customers to bring about positive growth and change." said Jerry Baldwin, new CEO of Condusiv™. "Condusiv expresses what we have become as an organization as well as what we hope to be — a highly focused dynamic leader that transcends the boundaries of traditional solutions with innovative products that rapidly and dramatically improve productivity in technology, people and business”.

“Condusiv is a word that connotes putting emphasis on possibility and future”, says Baldwin…“just as our company focuses on helping its customers extend operation efficiency and equipment longevity to increase productivity today and for tomorrow.”

“Condusiv is a more modern and dynamic expression of the company’s new marketplace position as a leader providing software optimization and performance solutions that can swiftly help to bridge economic recovery with restored economic growth for customers,” stated Baldwin.

John Lake, Vice President Marketing, Condusiv said, "when developing a new brand name for the company, our team was inspired by ideas of bold growth and inventive thinking. We wanted to connect with the reality that global business is changing faster than ever, and select a name wherein customers understood Condusiv is about advantageously helping them make these changes. Condusiv is derived from the word conducive, meaning contributing to making an experience better. The name perfectly describes the company’s focus on helping customers. Condusiv, in its shortened form and unique spelling, also captures the essence of partners who are incredibly technologically innovative in a fast-paced and demanding world.”

The name change follows 31 years of successful business with Fortune 100 to Fortune 1000 companies, but with a new passionate mission to connect customers and partners, technology and people with the benefits of optimized efficient growth, fast thinking and change.

Lake noted, “the firm welcomed its employees back to work after a company launch event with rebranded offices, signage and stationery. On March 5, we will be launching an aggressive global rebranding campaign that will reinforce our new marketplace positioning and introduce the new brand to our clients, recruits and the public at large".

For more information see: www.condusiv.com

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More details on Diskeeper HomeServer can be found here.