Windows Home Server 2007
Windows Home Server 2007
Windows Home Server (2007) (codenamed Quattro), is the name of a version of the Windows operating system developed by Microsoft. Announced January 7th, 2007 at the Consumer Electronics Show by Bill Gates, Windows Home Server is designed for consumers with extensive home with several PCs interconnected.
Among the features included are:
File sharing, automated backups, remote access. It is based on Windows Server 2003 SP2. It was officially released November 7 2007.Power Pack 3 for Windows Home Server was released in November 2009. The version of Windows Home Server, Windows Home Server V2 should be issued in 2010.
Main features of Windows Home Server 2007 are:
- Centralized Backup: Allows you to backup up to 10 networked PCs using the so-called Single Instance Store technology to avoid multiple copies of the same files that reside on different PCs (for example, the operating system files).
- Monitoring the status of the computer can check the status of all PCs on the network, including the status of anti virus and firewall.
- File Sharing: Allows you to share the network files commonly used on devices such as MP3 and video network
- Printer sharing: Allows a centralized print server to manage print jobs for all users.
- Previous versions: Takes advantage of Volume Shadow Copy Service to save backup copies of previous versions of files that change.
- Remote Administration: Provides a user interface to perform administrative tasks remotely.
- Gateway Remote Access: Allows external access to every PC on the network.
- Streaming media: You can send multimedia data streams to Windows Media Player or an Xbox 360.
- Data redundancy: Protects from possible malfunction of a single hard drive by duplicating data across multiple drives.
- Storage capacity expandable: Remove the drive letters, facilitating the use of a single storage space.
Windows Home Server 2007 Interface
Although the operating system is built on Windows Server 2003 SP2, the configuration interface is designed to be sufficiently understandable to those who have no understanding of basic server admin. You can access the configuration, called Home Server Console from any PC in the home network, but also through a web browser via the Internet through a URL provided free by Windows Live. The server does not require video cards, is designed to require only a network adapter with Ethernet interface and at least another PC which is running Windows XP or Windows Vista.
Windows Home Server 2007 Technology
The code is based on Windows Home Server to Windows Server 2003 SP2. This includes almost all of its features (some were removed because they are considered complex and not very useful for home management). Also presents some technologies not found in Windows Server 2003 SP2:
Windows Home Server Drive Extender, a system of duplicate files that provides three very important functions:
- Multi-disk redundancy (Multi-disk redundancy), so that if one disk fails, data is not lost-
- Expansion of arbitrary storage capacity, supporting any type of hard drives (Serial ATA, USB, FireWire, etc.) In any mixture and capacity
- No letter identifying the drive.
Users (especially those that make up a home server) have to do with data storage on two levels: shared folders and disks. The only concepts relevant regarding discs is that they actually make the availability of servers and storage that are “healthy.” This contrasts with the ‘Logical Disk Manager in Windows, which requires a greater degree of understanding in order to properly configure a RAID.
Shared Folders have a name, description, permissions, and a flag indicating whether duplication (redundancy) is on or off for that folder. If duplication is turned on (default for servers household with more than one hard drive) files in that folder will be duplicated.
By default, all files will be duplicated on a home server, thus halving the effective storage capacity. In situations where a user may not want data duplicated (eg. TV programs stored on a home server and stored on a PC running Windows Media Center), Drive Extender provides the capability to not duplicate such files if the server has little storage space available.
Windows Home Server Computer Backup, a feature that makes an automatic backup of all computers on your home network using a system disk image which ensures the timely retrieval of files or entire PC in case of fatal errors. This technology is developed to minimize the amount of data traveling the network and that are stored on the server.
Windows Home Server 2007 Compatibility
Windows Home Server integrates with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 (the output of the Power Pack 3) by installing a software, and can also be used with Mac OS X and other operating systems, such as by Time Machine , a feature available in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
Windows Home Server 2007 Prices and availability
HP will make available on the market a home server (now called “HP MediaSmart Server”) by the end of 2007. Will feature a 64-bit AMD-branded AMD Live!, And may be expanded to reach 6 terabytes of storage capacity thanks to its four internal bays for hard drives and four USB 2.0 ports. In an interview with Channel 9, Windows Home Server General Manager Charlie Kindel said that the first home server as a PC will cost around performance modest, about $ 500.
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