Yeah, it's funny how quickly people at home start demanding SLAs and become intolerant of any downtime. :)
*-ASB* On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 5:00 PM, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote: > Mines been solid all this year. I found that for each system I have a user > account created for it and that solved the password issue (since each system > is mostly for one person it works out fine). I also use it as the print > server for everyone so that is nice as well. > > While there are times when I like to play IT at home, in general I don't > want to finagle and experiment with stuff that is protecting my families > data/services or my customer (wife) gets irate. At work we have a separate > lab, so at home I have a separate lab. :) > > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Lee Douglas <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I ran Home Server for ~ 2 years on an HP Media Center PC. I understand >> it's based on Server 2003, dumbed down a bit. It mostly worked OK, but had >> some strange quirks - for instance, it would complain if the password on a >> PC was not the same as the user account on the server. It would still work, >> it just seemed to want to complain from time to time. It seemed to do a >> decent job of balancing its load over the various discs and was generally >> unobtrusive. There's a free utility available - Google for it - that would >> let you launch other programs from within the Server UI, so you could use >> the box for other things if you wished. The connector software between the >> individual PCs and the server was a bit flaky and I finally got tired of the >> nuisance. >> >> If all you want is backup, there are lots of free programs that will do >> that for you. Set up the server to share it's big drives and let each PC >> backup to it on a set schedule. >> >> YMMV >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 4:10 PM, James Rankin <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> My direct needs are for storage only, but I was wondering whether it >>> would be a good idea to try and get some of the extra bells and whistles >>> that Home Server or the like provides. As my kids get a bit older, obviously >>> some of the backup and multimedia functionality that users can utilize would >>> be nice...although there are always ways I could configure things like that >>> myself, should I want to. >>> >>> I'm a bit undecided, but I've got plenty food for thought >>> here....cheers... >>> >>> On 12 October 2010 15:50, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> What do you intend to do with this server besides provide storage? >>>> Your topic says server, but your comments imply NAS. >>>> >>>> Home Server seems okay, but I would think you could do just as well with >>>> a more direct configuration. >>>> >>>> I built a nice virtual host server for my home network for under $1500, >>>> and that was in 2008. Would be even less expensive to do today. >>>> >>>> >>>> *-ASB* >>>> On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 8:57 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> 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. How much extra does the Home Server >>>>> stuff give you when compared to some sort of baby NAS device like a >>>>> TeraStation? >>>>> >>>>> I was hoping to be able to get something decent for under £1000, at the >>>>> least. Storage, availability and backup are probably the primary concerns >>>>> I'm addressing, but I'm open to all sorts of other features as well. I >>>>> don't >>>>> have masses of data at the moment, but I might start storing VM files on >>>>> there for some testing purposes, so I'll probably need a wedge of >>>>> capacity. >>>>> >>>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
