Mirror, mirror on the drive. I need my data to stay alive. Windows Home Server 2011 has a built in Drive Mirror feature that will allow you to create a synchronized copy of the drive. While this feature is not new to Microsoft products, the ease of setup from within the Server Manager makes it easy for the WHS 2011 user to create Mirrors. Check out the video!
If you are concerned about your Windows Home Server 2011 backup strategy and how it will affect your server performance then you are not alone. We decided to make a video of the scheduled backup in progess and show the CPU and network loads during the backups. Check out the video and see how you can monitor the same stats on your Windows Home Server 2011.
Windows Home Server 2011 allows you to safely restore files from your scheduled backup files. The restore process is different from WHS v1 and has a new interface. In addition, the automated backup can include your system disk so you can restore your OS. Check out this four minute video on the Restore for Windows Home Server 2011.
You just installed Windows Home Server 2011 and are ready to start copying data? Did you know you can easily map to your Windows Home Server 2011 without the connector? Why move data over USB when you can copy files directly from one machine to Windows Home Server 2011 over your network?
Yesterday Microsoft pushed out the Windows Home Server 2011 RC for testers, they also pushed out the RC for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials 2011 (formally Aurora).
Now that the Windows Home Server 2011 Release Candidate is available, lets take a look at the new Server and Folder recovery feature. There’s even a video at the end showing it working.
