Ive experimented with the power save plugin but this isnt straightforward to implement on whs not for me anyway. Laptop not really a well suited whs box, for starters it has what 1 drive slot. Great idea for a thread, i am still using the old version of whs, and will continue to do so until some method of software drive pooling is introduced. The lights out product site says a small app can be installed on my client machines so i can wake the server as needed. If you are still rocking original windows home server hardware like i do a hp datavault and youd love to make use of those leds in front, take a look at this piece of software. Aug 25, 2012 lights management driver for whs 2011.
How to connect a pc or mac to windows home server 2011. Installation of the windows home server connector software. Sleep and wake a windows home server with lights out. In this post we will tell you how to remotely stream media saved on a windows home server 2011 based server. Lights out for windows home server 2011 and windows server essentials 2012 r2. Aug 17, 2011 in the past few issues ive covered basic considerations you should plan for before installing windows home server 2011 and the actual installation of whs 2011. There are not really any new addins that are available. Windows home server 2011 mainstream support ended in the second quarter of 2016. It sort of explains why my music was always half in out of streaming or cloud etc.
There are currently over 100 addins available for download. Feb 08, 2011 windows home server 2011 is fairly easy to install provided your computer meets the minimum system requirements. Ive been running whs v1 since about 2009 and followed the release of whs 2011 closely when it came out. With remote streaming, uses can remotely access and stream their videos, music and pictures via remote access. Lightsout is used to put a windows home server 2011 into suspended mode or hibernation and resume on user defined events. This video shows the installation of the lightsout addin for windows server code name vail. The popular addin lights out is now available for windows home server 2011. Mediaportal plugin to copy schedules to the lightsout calendar. Whether its the latest wow patch, a new version of ubuntu, or other, the utorrent addin for whs lets you remote into your home server and start torrents when youre out and about, so the files will be waiting for you when you make your triumphant return to your house. Jun 03, 2011 windows home server mvp, martin rothschink has been in touch to let us know that lights out for windows home server 2011 is now available to download and is no longer in beta. Stacy keach, holt mccallany, and pablo schreiber in lights out 2011. Remote streaming of media content is a very attractive feature of windows home server 2011. Home networking, windows server 2012 essentials, lights out, hp n40l, n54l and nasa interns ht108 duration. Jan 01, 2012 laptop not really a well suited whs box, for starters it has what 1 drive slot.
Lights management for windows home server 2011 has been updated to version 1. Installation of the lightsout addin for windows server. Lightsout for windows home server 2011 and windows server essentials 2012 r2. Problems or questions about lightsout on all windows platforms are answered here. Jan 05, 2015 i have been running a windows home server 2011 machine in my home office since it came out and prior to that i had windows home server v1. Oct 02, 2010 home networking, windows server 2012 essentials, lights out, hp n40l, n54l and nasa interns ht108 duration. Aug 29, 20 my new whs 2011 system worked for a week or so then the dashboards users and addins tabs went empty.
Lightsout on whs 2011 and whs v1 service pack 2 public. Release notes for public beta of service pack 2 for lightsout a public beta is available for all user of lightsout on whs 2011 and whs v1. I have written a small utility service that works with the lights out v1. Feb 09, 2011 remote streaming of media content is a very attractive feature of windows home server 2011. How to install windows home server 2011 informationweek. Im currently running windows home server version one which runs on microsoft server 2003 technology. Run the lo3 console and select whsessentials client back up which is now available. The popular addin lightsout is now available for windows home server 2011. Microsoft windows small business server essentials 2011. It is recommended to set windows update to automatic. Lightsout is a power and runtime management solution and works according to the motto the last one turns out the light.
Lights out is used to put a windows home server 2011 into suspended mode or hibernation and resume on user defined events. There are a few requirements system requirements to note. Recommended replacement for windows home server 2011. Lights out has been proven in use for years and is as popular with family administrators as it is with company administrators. Lights out is a power and runtime management solution and works according to the motto the last one turns out the light.
Install windows home server 2011 and getting started. Installing the latest version of the whs connector. That function will come in handy when im on a trip to another timezone, for example. Since whs 11 was discontinued, what server software provides image backups of client computers, and a nice dashboard that whs11 provides for management. Release notes for public beta of service pack 2 for lights out a public beta is available for all user of lights out on whs 2011 and whs v1. Windows home server 2011 is fairly easy to install provided your computer meets the minimum system requirements. Martin rothschink of has written to let us know that he has released service pack 2 for his popular lights addin for windows home server and windows home server 2011. Lights out can be used in a small business or home environment. Lightsout has been proven in use for years and is as popular with family administrators as it is with company administrators. Apr 25, 2012 martin rothschink of has written to let us know that he has released service pack 2 for his popular lights addin for windows home server and windows home server 2011. Drivepool is exactly what i needed to make whs 2011 work the way i wanted it to i. How to remotely stream media content from windows home. The drive extender, for those of you who dont know, basically allows you to set all your storage space over multiple drive into one pool. In addition to a bunch of bug fixes and new features, there is also a new mac client that works with both whs 2011 and whs v1.
Nach mehr als einem jahr entwicklungsarbeit, ist letzten freitag am 11. I decided to implement this game in javaswing and add lots of cool features that could not possibly be done in the handheld game including. I have written a small utility service that works with the lightsout v1. Unfortunately, whs 2011 is the end of the road for this consumer focused server setup that allows you to store and serve up files on your local network plus backup all your computers automatically. I dug into the windows 10 settings to enable wake timers, device manager, power options, powercfg, task scheduler and bios. Yeah im one of the nerds that used and still does windows home server 2011. When you are on the download site, please ensure you correctly select your operating. The lightsout connector plugin is a mediaportal plugin, letting you periodically copy mediaportal schedules to the lightsout calendar, in order to prevent your server from unexpected power down during active recordings. In the past few issues ive covered basic considerations you should plan for before installing windows home server 2011 and the actual installation of whs 2011. As soon as the install wants to reboot for the very first time, turn off the comptuer. I have it monitering network load 15% and cpu load 10% so basicaly if i have anything going on i am covered but i am soooooo stummped on. Not sure there is unless you are prepared to move to. On march 24, 2011, fx announced the cancellation of the show.
Windows home server 2011 end of mainstream support the. Sep 10, 2011 great idea for a thread, i am still using the old version of whs, and will continue to do so until some method of software drive pooling is introduced. Currently a popular windows home server v1 addin, martin has updated it so that it functions specifically on the new release of windows home server helping you reduce. Whs 2011 has been out for several months now, and ive decided to upgrade. This driver allows the lights on the front of the following hardware to continue to work after upgrading these units with whs 2011. To receive the latest version installers of the connector software, configure the windows home server to use windows update. It provides individual userlevel access to microsoft outlook from your server whs outlook 2011 can run a serverinstalled copy of microsoft outlook from any computer just as if it. Lightsout this power management addin is used to put your windows home server in a hibernated mode when you are not using it. Lights out was originally at least to my knowledge a handheld electronic puzzle game by tiger electronics. Im interested in putting th server to sleep when im at work or asleep myself. Heres how, take a fresh hard drive, and hook it up to another different computer. Byte microsofts windows home server 2011 will install on pretty much any system that supports windows 7. Open whs console again, click on settings, addins and select available.
I have been running a windows home server 2011 machine in my home office since it came out and prior to that i had windows home server v1. After searching for best replacement for whs11, i didnt find any good answers. I dont want to become a network guru just to install. However, the tricky part for a lay user is to connect a client pc or mac to the home server. Windows home server mvp, martin rothschink has been in touch to let us know that lightsout for windows home server 2011 is now available to download and is no longer in beta. At the time, it was perfect for my windows 7 and windows 8 machines. When you are on the download site, please ensure you correctly select your operating system from the drop down. At this time there really is not much out there in regards to whs 2011. Upgrading my hp whs mediasmart ex495 to windows home.
Whs 2011 connector install on windows 10 machine fails. I may be wrong because i used the lights out app, which woke the clients and started the backup process. This means that microsoft will no longer issue security updates for the home serverspecific components that make up windows home server 2011. Unlike its 32bit predecessor, whs 2011 is a 64bit only os. Whs 2011 dashboard users and addins tabs empty general. Windows home server 2011 to install ihomeserver on your windows home server 2011 server. Once you have installed and configured the operating system and added at least one user account the adminstrator cannot remotely access the server through a remote dashboard or remote web access session, for security reasons, you are ready to configure a client. On my box, i use lights out, squeezebox server, ps3 media server,and utorrent installed to run as a service. How to install the windows home server 2011 connector. It detects your drives and enables the according drive led.
In this post we will tell you how to connect a client operating system to the windows home server 2011 codename vail. I dont know if it is worth the trouble to upgrade or just continue to run whs v1. Dec 27, 2011 martin has been in touch to say that he has released a public beta of service pack 2 for his lights out addin for both whs v1 and whs 2011. Installation of the lightsout addin for windows server code name. Aug 14, 2009 the lights out product site says a small app can be installed on my client machines so i can wake the server as needed. Lightsout pc powermanagement software to easily save energy and money. The two big features that i would lose is the hdd and status led lights and drive extender. But because microsoft removed the drive extender functionality, i avoided upgrading. Download ihomeserver from our web site to the computer you normally use to manage your whs server. Whs outlook 2011 is a windows server solutions addin for use with windows home server 2011, windows small business server 2011 essentials, or windows storage server 2008 r2 essentials. This is primarily a bug fix update which fixes some windows 10 issues. In another thread someone pointed me to a whs addin called lights out. All of them failed to wake when tasks scheduled on the client by any of whs 2011, lightsout v1 and lights out2 were triggered. This pretty much covers everything i wanted to do with it.
With the ex490 running whs 2011, i now have dead drive lights, never to be lit again due to lack of driver support from hp for whs 2011, and a blinking activity light. Jul 03, 2017 windows home server 2011 mainstream support ended in the second quarter of 2016. Install windows home server 2011 on this drive via the temp computer. I plan to continue the series but before i get started i wanted to share the fact that microsoft has greatly lowered the price of this great software. Dec 19, 2019 im currently running windows home server version one which runs on microsoft server 2003 technology.
Ill check back in with a follow up once i get lights out installed, configured and running for a few days. Lights out is an american television boxing drama series from the fx network in the united states. You can see all of the support lifecycle dates on the microsoft lifecycle page here. Three widely popular addins that are being used today include. Installing and uninstalling ws 2012 essentials w10 compatible connector some say this helps. Close whs consoledashboard and download the beta version install beta and open whs consoledashboard again whs 2011 only changed ip and mac address detection for whs client computers problem.
Windows home server mvp, martin rothschink has been in touch to let us know that lights out for windows home server 2011 is now available to download and is no longer in beta. Lenovo lightsout mediasmart microsoft power pack scaleo server sicherheit software streaming test umfrage update vail video whs whs2 whs2011. If whs connector is already installed, uninstall the current installed version via the control panel. Hi, im running whs on an hp media smart server, with a duet sb and controller. Lights management driver for whs 2011 uwe trottmann. There are also a ton of people who say they successfully connect w10 to whs 2011 so i am at a bit of a loss. I have access to files on the server from the pc but the dashboard has not been installed for back ups. I have it monitering network load 15% and cpu load 10% so basicaly if i have anything going on i am covered but i am soooooo stummped on getting the calender up and running. Run the whs2011 dash board and configure back up to the builtin whs 2011 backup 9. It provides individual userlevel access to microsoft outlook from your server whs outlook 2011 can run a serverinstalled copy of microsoft outlook from any computer just as if it were. It stars holt mccallany as patrick lights leary, a new jersey native, and former heavyweight champion boxer who is considering a comeback. Windows home server 2011 driver quesetions software. And then most of the drives in laptops, especially older ones are the 2. Windows home server v12011 add ins and software latest topics.
648 1500 721 647 1024 568 940 1528 352 54 1665 54 1381 1478 1552 261 469 849 757 657 129 1305 569 1425 1303 770 36 464 852 188 191 1141 1449