Think ESX with GUI options. (You can also elect to not install any GUI, or disable it later.)
There are numerous flavors of Linux and similar (let's see - FreeBSD came from BSD, as did Apple Os-X) distro's available. Some even feature a "Live CD", which lets you boot into the OS to see if this is what you wish to work with. Just be sure what you are enabling and disabling! If you're not careful, you can end up with a system wide open and exposed - handy for folks to use as a spam relay, illegal FTP host, etc. -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group ASPCA® 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 Urbana, IL 61802 [email protected] P: 217-337-9761 C: 217-417-1182 F: 217-337-9761 www.aspca.org The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA ®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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Wiki covers > is features pretty well > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Home_Server > > A NAS would have lower power consumption though. > > From: James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 12 October 2010 13:57 > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Home server system > Any recommendations for a reliable and hopefully fairly cheap server > system for the home? One of my colleagues recommended the HP > MediaSmart ex475 coupled with Windows Home Server, are there > anything else people can recommend? Also, does Windows Home Server > offer any particular software or benefits or is it just aimed at > being simple for the non-technical user? I can see it has backup and > remote access capabilities - I'm not really that bothered about the > remote access features for sharing across the internet, but anything > else is probably a plus. 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