An Introduction to Windows Home VAIL Kevin Royalty MVP Who Am I?

• MVP for Windows Small Business Server • Owner of Total Care Computer Consulting (Cincinnati & Dayton) • Graduated DeVry Institute of Technology (Columbus OH) 1987 • Specializing in Small Business IT Support since 2001

Important Notes

• Windows Code Name ―Vail‖ is the version 2 release of . Windows Home Server Code Name ―Vail‖ is based on ® 2008 R2. • The information contained in this presentation relates to pre-release software product, which may be substantially modified before its first commercial release. Accordingly, the information presented may not accurately describe or reflect the software product when first commercially released. You have been warned!

Easier Setup

• For each computer you want to fully participate in a Windows Home Server network, you install the WHS Connector software on it. • In earlier versions of WHS, the Connector software came on a CD. With WHS ―Vail,‖ there is now an easy-to- remember link to install the Connector software, http:///Connect, where is the name you give your home server. • Having a Web-based setup for your computers means never having to find your CDs. Computers and

• the Backups • An ―often requested‖ feature for WHS - being able to create a backup of the client PC backup database, has arrived with WHS ―Vail.‖ This allows you to incorporate the backups of your PCs in your server protection strategy, including storing them offsite.

• Previously in WHS v1, you had to use a 3rd party add-in ―WHS BDBB‖ to accomplish this Computers and Backups

• Computer Backup Archiving • If you are replacing an old computer with a new computer and you’d like to keep the old computer’s backups, WHS ―Vail‖ provides an archiving feature. When removing the Windows Home Server Connector software from the old PC, you will be asked if you’d like to keep the backups for this computer on the server. Computers that are archived are not part of the 10 computer backup limit.

• This feature didn’t exist in WHS v1 Server Backup in WHS ―Vail‖

Server Backup in WHS ―Vail‖

Server Backup in WHS ―Vail‖

Server Backup in WHS ―Vail‖

Drive Extender Enhancements

• WHS ―Vail‖ Drive Extender is a storage technology that enables you to use internal and/or external hard drives of varying sizes for additional storage on your home server.

• Drive Extender has been enhanced with many improvements.

Drive Extender Enhancements

• Increased Drive Extender Robustness and Control – Allows you to remove the system drive from the storage pool to help increase the speed of the OS – Automatically detects and corrects many silent hard drive data errors – Allows you to remove a drive without server down time – Offers improved drive health monitoring and alerting – Makes data for duplicated folders available when a drive is missing without requiring you to remove the missing drive first – Supports 60GB hard drives or larger, and up to 10 drives can be a part of the server storage pool Drive Extender Enhancements

• Increased Drive Extender Robustness and Control – Automatically enable drive duplication. – WHS ―Vail‖ now supports Shadow Copies. • No need for add-ins like Time Traveler.

WHS Facts

• Limited to 10 ―users‖ + Guest

• Limited to 10 PCs that get backed up daily. – Yes – this means you can use it for imaging / archiving

• Complete Restore must be to same hardware LaunchPad

• This is a new feature. Dashboard

• Dashboard is the new name for the WHS Console. Vail Remote Access

• You will see this screen if you have not configured ―Remote Access‖ on the WHS.

Vail Remote Access Configured Streaming Folders Remote Access

• Vail • WHS V1 WHS Homepage

• Vail • WHS V1 WHS Shared Folder View

• Vail • WHS V1 WHS Computers

• Vail • WHS V1 WHS Pictures

• Vail • WHS V1 – Nothing without add-in

WHS Videos

• Vail • WHS V1 – nothing without add-in

WHS Music

• Vail • WHS V1 – nothing without add-in

Connecting to your Media

• DLNA Streaming and “Play To” • A lot of devices on the market today are DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) compatible. • DLNA enables your home server to participate in a ―Play To‖ environment as a Digital (DMS). • Other DLNA-compatible devices--TVs, stereos, your ® (in Mode) and more—can automatically find your home server from within your and then stream videos, music and pictures on demand from it.

Connecting to your Media

• HomeGroup Support

• HomeGroup is a feature of that simplifies the process of sharing files and printers on a home network.

• Adding ―Vail‖ to your HomeGroup makes it simple to have a centralised place where you can store all your documents, files, and digital media content.

Creating Homegroup For More Information …

• Using Windows Home Server http://UsingWindowsHomeServer.com

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