Windows home server 2011, code named vail, is a home server operating system by microsoft designed for small officehome offices and homes with multiple connected pcs to offer protected file storage, file sharing, automated pc backup, remote access, and remote control of pc desktops. Jan 08, 2015 hello, i have been using stablebit drivepool since may of 2012 and have been happy as a clam. Im a big fan of the windows home server whs product specifically the earlier versions prior to whs 2011 before they removed the drive extender feature. This video shows how to add 3tb drives to windows home server 2011 for the first time and explains disk management. In order to avoid folder shares beyond the backup limit, windows home server 2011 is designed by default to split a 3tb drive into two partitions.
Using a 3tb hard drive with windows 7 professional 64 bit when i install windows 7 professional 64 bit on my 3tb seagate barracuda drive, it partitions it to 2tb of storage, leaving the remaining inaccessible. It is likely some configuration or incompatibility situation with the 3 tb drives. A complete guide to installing windows home server 2011. Windows home server 2011 cannot retrieve activation status location. Install whs 2011 64 bit on 3tb raid 1 failing super user. This article provides information on external usb hard disk drive support for the windows server operating system. Problem loading and finding drivers for windows home. Jan 01, 2012 laptop not really a well suited whs box, for starters it has what 1 drive slot. I finally have a reason to register and post, i have have a hp n40l, with 5 drives. It cant back up any partition that goes over that limit i think it was a limitation in the volume shadow copy service. In this video we will use disk management in server manager to initialize and format 3tb hdds in windows home server 2011.
It was released on 6 april 2011 following the release of. But i run my whs 2011 as a headless system, so i wouldnt be able to dualboot, even if i wanted to. I am attempting to install whs 2011 64bit on a new computer with two hitachi 3tb drives in a raid 1 configuration. Whs 2011 also supports things like server backups, and acronis 2011 runs on it for cloning. Next up youll have to copy the windows home server 2011 dvd to the root of the disk. Windows small business server 2011 essentials update the.
Now that ive been running my windows home server 2011 system for a while, ive been able to observe some of the behaviours and quirks that require time to show themselves. Windows home server 2011 third party drive extender. Dell t3500 and soundmax integrated audio windows 8 help forums. How to install windows home server 2011 on your mediasmart. If you specify the size as 160gb and assign it as dynamic it will make the machine think that there is 160gb available but will only be the size of the content you add to it the standard install of windows home server 2011 is between 1415gb this means that as long as you have enough storage for an installation on a physical disk you can start trying whs without the need for a full 160gb. Xt st33000651as under windows home server 2011 in full capacity. I am making a new home build of a system for windows home server 2011 64bit and im using a computer case with 7 bays for hard drives. Because of the changes that microsoft made to whs 2011, mainly the 2tb limit placed on backup drives, there is now an element of preplanning that needs to go into a system that is going to. Sep 14, 20 in this video we will use disk management in server manager to initialize and format 3tb hdds in windows home server 2011. My question is if it would be possible to use a 3tb as the system disk.
Jul 02, 2011 mediasmart lights management driver for whs2011 v1. August 19, 2012 i upgraded my windows home server whs system from version 1 32bit which ran with very little issues for 5 years to version 2 aka whs 2011, a64bit a few weeks ago and installed latest addins and drivers. May 17, 20 system manufacturermodel home built cpu i7 6700k motherboard asus rog maximus viii hero memory 16 gb g skill tridentz ddr4 3400 graphics cards intel i7 cpu sound card realtek integrated monitors displays 27 dell se2717hr screen resolution 1920x1080 hard drives 500gb samsung 850 ssd, 3tb for backups psu evga supernova 750 g2 case. Repartition mirrored 2 x 3tb hard drives on whs 2011 i have 2 x 3tb hard drives mirrored as drive e. Windows home server 2011 internal 3tb hard drive support. So far my attempts have been unattended installs, but each time i get back to the computer i have a screen saying there was a problem during installation and an option to. I got a couple of 3tb drives working ok, but they needed to be. When it comes to storage, the format a hard disk wizard will only create partitions that are up to 2tb in size. Upgrade complete repurposing dell inspiron 530 into a. Windows home server 2011 adding 3tb drives with the. You can also save yourself some future headaches by planning carefully for your storage needs, both now and in the future. Aug 11, 2011 i have successfully mirrored my system drive on my whs 2011 and wanted to mirror my 1tb drive and 2tb shared folder drives to my 3tb drive external hard drive, which is connected via esata connection to my server.
Which isnt a problem since i dont use microsofts backup anyway. I have asked this problem at seagate forum and the one guy who replied didnt know how to solve it. Whs 2011 is severely limited, in many areas, to 2tb partitions. Jul 03, 2017 windows server essentials includes the next generation version of the centralized pc backup and restore functionality from windows home server 2011 as well as centralized file history storage for all your pcs. Whs with active directory, wds, media center master, logitech server. If you are still considering whs 2011 be aware that you will need a computer with a 64bit cpu most amd and recent intel cpus fall in this category and whs 2011 is a 64bit operating system. Apr 22, 2011 so windows home server 2011 is out, but it is missing a major component that i really liked about whs and what made whs unique drive extender. Sometimes i had to force a rescan then it was found. When i installed i only had the system drive connected. I decided to add a wd 3tb internal drive for one stage of backup and on course the machine only saw 746gbs.
Home server 2011 installed onto your intel c220 series chipset system. Dell t3500 and soundmax integrated audio windows 8 help. Apr 09, 2011 published on apr 9, 2011 this video shows how to add 3tb drives to windows home server 2011 for the first time and explains disk management. And then most of the drives in laptops, especially older ones are the 2. Oct 14, 2011 there is one significant gotcha to be aware of if you use raid on an hp microserver running windows home server. If the scan was quick i knew it hadnt looked hard enough and told it to look again. Whs 2011 works fine with 3tb drives its the very lame windows server 2008 backup utility that whs relies on that cant handle single partitions greater than 2 tb. Using the drobo s with whs 2011 rc connected via usb 3 and. Sep 03, 2011 i am attempting to install whs 2011 64bit on a new computer with two hitachi 3tb drives in a raid 1 configuration. So far my attempts have been unattended installs, but each. This video also shows you how to mirror drives in whs 2011. After upgrading these to whs 2011, and without this driver the hdd lights would stay off and the system light would blink all the time.
Jul 23, 2011 re your question on whether it would be possible to dual boot into win7 on a whs 2011 system im not sure. Server backups in windows home server 2011 geoff coupes. It is recommended to connect external usb hard disk drives supported by the windows server operating system. Feb 25, 2012 finally, your system s sata controller must also be designed to recognize 4kb blocks. I have successfully mirrored my system drive on my whs 2011 and wanted to mirror my 1tb drive and 2tb shared folder drives to my 3tb drive external hard drive, which is connected via esata connection to my server. Because of the changes that microsoft made to whs 2011, mainly the 2tb limit placed on backup drives, there is now an element of preplanning that needs to go into a system that is going to use large storage pools larger than 2tb. Whs 2011 has a backup limitation of 2tb the whs backup feature will not work with a drive over 2 tb so instead of getting stuck with a 3tb drive that i could not use with whs backup i got a second drive and raided them to at least have some sort of data redundancy to not lose anything until i set up another solution to get around the fact that whs 2011. Published on apr 9, 2011 this video shows how to add 3tb drives to windows home server 2011 for the first time and explains disk management. External usb hard disk drive support for the windows.
System manufacturermodel home built cpu i7 6700k motherboard asus rog maximus viii hero memory 16 gb g skill tridentz ddr4 3400 graphics cards intel i7 cpu sound card realtek integrated monitors displays 27 dell se2717hr screen resolution 1920x1080 hard drives 500gb samsung 850 ssd, 3tb for backups psu evga supernova 750 g2 case. I have seen people performing hacks to get their 3tb disk recognized by whs2011, by making it look like two separate disks. The hp lights management driver for whs 2011 has had an update. Whs 2011 hard drive configuration anandtech forums.
Windows small business server 2011 essentials update. I am not sure if it still holds true for whs 2011, but cloning a system drive for whsv1 was an extremely tedious task. Using a 3tb hard drive with windows 7 professional 64 bit. When i connected through the sata port with the win7 machine, it popped right up with no problem, 3.
Why your new 2tb or 3tb drive will not work with windows. Whs 2011 build, setup reccomendations anandtech forums. Check with the manufacturer of the usb hard disk drive to determine if it is supported. There is one significant gotcha to be aware of if you use raid on an hp microserver running windows home server. The builtin backup utility only backs up to hard drives. Windows home server forums view topic 3tb system disk on. Mediasmart lights management driver for whs2011 v1. I didnt need a fast boot system but wanted to get a small drive to put programs without mixing it with the storage data. The drive leds require a driver from hp that supports 2008 r2. Having read this article i downloaded the chipset driver from the intel site ver. A quick howto guide on fixing the issue where only 746gb of a 3tb drive. Do you know for a fact that your system bios or sata controller. May 29, 2011 the repair process didnt always find the system backup on the external drive on the first scan. Aug 19, 2012 windows home server 2011 cannot retrieve activation status location.
Hi jo, because the way mircosoft designed the installer for both whs 2011 and sbs 2011 essentials was so there would be little intervention from the user when installing the operating system onto thier machine and precoded the partition sizes into the installation, hence the requirement for a minimum 160gb hard drive. Hello, i have been using stablebit drivepool since may of 2012 and have been happy as a clam. This guide will show one how to use gpt raid volumes passed through windows server 2008 r2 running hyperv into whs v2 codename vail. The driver enables users of the discontinued mediasmart server from hp to get the leds back working when upgrading these units to whs2011. 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. Aug 09, 2011 if you are still considering whs 2011 be aware that you will need a computer with a 64bit cpu most amd and recent intel cpus fall in this category and whs 2011 is a 64bit operating system. Server backups in windows home server 2011 geoff coupes blog. This video shows how to add a 3tb drive to windows home server 2011. How to fix the 746gb available of a 3tb hard drive issue.
Hmm, just realised that i forgot that whs cant find a driver for a silicon image sata driver. This is a really sad announcement for the whs community. How to install windows home server 2011 on your mediasmart or datavault hardware. I would like to use several new hard drives in raid 10 that i have on hand pairing them with drives of the same capicity but with different brands and different speeds. Adding a 3tb drive into windows home server v1 hardforum. This technology is limited to backup sizes of 2040gb. Windows server essentials supports up to 75 pc backups vs. You just boot from a cd, connect to your whs box and select the image that you want to. Installing whs 2011 on ssd or sata hard drives smaller than. Compability of drives for windows home server 2011. Has anyone got 3tb hdds non system drive working in an hp490 after the upgrade to whs 2011.
Microsoft did not intend for users to interact with the server via the desktop, hence the need for this special user interface. Windows home server 2011 uses the same backup technology as windows server 2008 r2. Ive deployed several hp mediasmart servers for small businesses and home offices. This post might shed a little light the primary landing zone of whs is always the primary disk the system drive. Some people have been able to do it while others like me has not. A developer by the name of lewis has made a driver that makes the lights work correctly on the hp mediasmart server if you have upgraded it to whs 2011. Whs with hp proliant microserver n40l thomas maurer. Everything boots faster, and i have the piece of mind that the system drive is free of any type of wear and tear or failure. Windows server essentials includes the next generation version of the centralized pc backup and restore functionality from windows home server 2011 as well as centralized file history storage for all your pcs. I bought 3 wd 2 tb green caviars and built a raid5 with it by logging onto the console. Sep 20, 2011 hi jo, because the way mircosoft designed the installer for both whs 2011 and sbs 2011 essentials was so there would be little intervention from the user when installing the operating system onto thier machine and precoded the partition sizes into the installation, hence the requirement for a minimum 160gb hard drive. Integrating intel raid drivers into a windows home server 2011 dvd. The drobo would be a very suitable drive extender replacement for the whs 2011. As you are probably aware, whs 2011 can only take a backup of the server data that is 2tb or less in size, and can only handle backup drives that are limited to 2tb.
Windows home server 2011 end of mainstream support the. 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 18, 2012 in the 7th hard drive bay i plan to use a hard drive for the windows home server 2011 operating system and i need to know if the capacity of that hard drive needs to be the same as the other hard drives to preserve the full capacity of my storage drives or can i use a smaller capacity drive such as a 300gb wd drive for the os. Jan 17, 20 whs 2011 is severely limited, in many areas, to 2tb partitions. Windows home server forums view topic 3tb system disk. Whs 2011 has a backup limitation of 2tb the whs backup feature will not work with a drive over 2 tb so instead of getting stuck with a 3tb drive that i could not use with whs backup i got a second drive and raided them to at least have some sort of data redundancy to not lose anything until i set up another solution to get around the fact that whs 2011 will. The mirroring process has been going on for over 11 hours now. The gpt drivers totally screwed up whs ability to provision the drive. Sep 30, 2011 i am not sure if it still holds true for whs 2011, but cloning a system drive for whsv1 was an extremely tedious task. Windows home server 2011 support windows help zone. Home server smart aka home server smart classic was designed as a whs addin, so users could interface with it through the whs dashboard. How to use windows home server 2011 without 160gb of space. The other two cards arent even in my device manager list.
The recommended strategy for small business server 2008 and 2011, for example, is to have a bunch of external usb drives and to use them in rotation. Repartition mirrored 2 x 3tb hard drives on whs 2011. I went ahead and formatted the drive, single, simple 3. How to install windows home server 2011 on your mediasmart or. When i tried doing the restore with all drives connected excluding all but the system mirror as a restore location the restore process stopped by saying there were no suitable drives for the restore. Nov 23, 2010 this is a really sad announcement for the whs community. Server backups are also limited to 2tb adding more drives doesnt help. Not sure if the driver is an issues as it is from 2002 but dont see a way to upgrade that. I can understand raid use for businesses, but youve just removed a simple, automatic drive duplication and pooling feature in whs and replaced it with potentially multiple, nonstandard, moretechnical solutions from third parties. If you find that you still need a home server, youll need to shell out some money on a server essentials os. Once i uninstalled it an started over, everything went fine. If you have multiple pcs with increasingly large amounts of digital photography, music, video, and documents, then protecting, organizing, and connecting this digital media can be a challenging task. Feb 06, 2011 windows home server 2011 uses the same backup technology as windows server 2008 r2. 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.
Perform step 8 of the tutorial copy files to a safe. This meant making sure that the system bios was set up to boot from the usb drive. Windows home server 2011 3tb drive installation youtube. Windows home server 2011 configures a single drive into two. This software was formerly known as windows server code name. Then we will create mirrored arrays raid1 in disk management. However there is a way, put the drivers for your ssd drive in the root of your usb flash drive in a folder called drivers.
Windows home server was designed for households and homebased businesses that have more than one personal computer. Installing whs 2011 on ssd or sata hard drives smaller. Basically, in whs v1, you could add a drive to your machine, and whs would add it automatically to its storage pool. Laptop not really a well suited whs box, for starters it has what 1 drive slot. Having replaced the original os with whs 2011 i never even bothered to boot up the original os there are no utilities that might have come with the hp system. If you connect a 4 tb uninitialized hdd and run the format a hard disk wizard the link to run this wizard is in. The full pc restore feature has come in handy on several occasions. Installing whs 2011 on ssd or sata hard drives smaller than 160gb. When windows vista and server 2008 were released, microsoft turned its back on tape backup. I upgraded recently and im pretty happy to be rid of my last xpbased system in the house.
So how can i build a windows home server 2011 or even a small. It was released on 6 april 2011 following the release of power pack 3 for its aging predecessor, windows home. You might want to ask this question in one of the wegotserved forums. The operating system and programs are all installed on a separate hd partitioned as c.
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