Need some advice on OS for my media server. I've been using Win7 for a while, but need to move to something that supports NFS. From what I've read, Win7 doesn't and won't.
While I'm aware of the *nix world out there that might be an option, nearly all of my experience is with Windows and given that I really don't have time to learn a new OS I will need to stick with Windows. With the demise of Windows Home Server, I think my options are Windows Server 2008 or the new Server 2012 Essentials. What are the pros/cons of each? My media server does triple duty: it hosts the 20 TB of files for network clients (using FlexRAID), it acts as a HTPC frontend for the downstairs theater (using XBMC), and it serves as a ripping/converting machine (through RDP access to a second client session). I guess another option would be to separate out the fileserver from the frontend/ripping duties, but that would involve some major system reconfig and additional hardware that I would really not prefer to do. --------- Brian
