____/ [H]omer on Thursday 18 October 2007 05:46 : \____
> Arstechnica shares Microsoft's humour with the world.
>
> Here's the punchlines:
>
> . As a media server, Home Server's features are a little bare-boned
> . 10-user limit ... LOL!
> . Connector will not initiate backup if there's any activity (idle only)
> . Lacks wake-on-LAN - can only back up computers that are already on
> . INNOVA~1 hardlinks (Microsoft calls this Single Instance Store)
> . INNOVA~1 Volume Shadow Services snapshots (just like Linux LVM)
> . Performs sector comparisons on what's changed (just like Linux LVM)
> . Expandable storage (just like Linux LVM)
> . Only XPSP2 or Vista x86 can be backed up (no Linux, Mac, or 64bit Win)
> . Requires "backup and restore *drivers*"??? Duh ... only Microsoft
> . *Assumes*??? it can back up all PCs connected, but runs out of space
> . Doesn't work properly with RAID!!!
> . All file copy operations are done *twice*, to main drive, then pool???
> . SMB shares have permissive security by default!
> . Lacks integration between Home Server and MCE
> . Comes with Webserver INNOVA~1
> . Remote login INNOVA~1
> . Has an SDK (how generous)
> . 1GHz/512MB minimum (well that's *my* f/server buggered then - 533Mhz)
> . Continually disappointed with the lack of initial driver support
> . At some random spot in the copy process, appears to grind to a halt
> . Connector showed no indication of HDD failure, backup service stalled
> . Shocked that Home Server didn't check Event Viewer for issues
> . Didn't tell which files were going to be lost, listing would be nice
> . Only way Mac and Linux works with Home Server is by using Samba shares
> . Disappointing for those who want slightly finer control over servers
> . Administrative interface too simplistic
>
> Conclusion:
>
> Q: is Windows Home Server worth it?
>
> A: Is a $599+ preconfigured WHS something you really need?
> Ubuntu Home Server, anyone?
>
>
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/os/Windows-Home-Server-the-Ars-Technica-review.ars/1
>
>
> Fundamentally this is just a file server ... that's it!
>
> I have a server next door that does about 100 times what WHS does. The
> hardware cost me 100 squid on eBay and the software is Free (naturally).
>
> Once again, Microsoft proves that it just doesn't understand the first
> thing about operating systems, especially servers. The most incredible
> aspect has got to be the double-copy nonsense, using the main drive as
> a temporary "landing zone". How retarded ... and inefficient. If there
> is a way to *not* do something, you can rely on Microsoft to find it.
>
> What a joke.
Surely this review must be the exception. Some trolls here have said that Home
Server is a Really Good Thing. Let's look at other perspectives, shall we?
Who needs Windows Home Server with Linux around?
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| Is this a joke? I only recently started paying attention to Windows Home
| Server, since I tend to focus more on desktop operating systems and
| enterprise server systems. So I didn't realize until now that WHS is really
| just a vanilla file server.
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http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS9015653445.html
Will bad backups doom Windows Home Server?
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| Microsoft just announced it's working on Windows Home Server, which
| among other features, will automatically back up files on all PCs in
| the home. But if the product uses the same kind of brain-dead backup
| built into Windows Vista, this is a product that will be dead on arrival.
|
| The backup tool built into Windows Vista may be the worst utility
| every packed into an operating system. It doesn't allow you to back
| up individual files, folders or even file types. Instead, you have to
| back up every single file and folder of broad generic types.
|
| For example, if you want to back up a single picture, you have to back
| up every single graphic of every graphic file type on your entire PC,
| including all the graphics that Vista itself uses. This means you can
| be forced to back up hundreds of gigabytes of files if you only want
| to back up a few family photos.
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http://www.computerworld.com/blogs/node/4303
Home Servers Hold Big Promise, Limited Appeal
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| While Vista's been grabbing all the headlines and hype, Microsoft's gone and
| released another new operating system, and servers running it will probably
| be the coolest gadgets most consumers won't rush out to buy.
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http://www.smartmoney.com/Techsmart/index.cfm?story=20070906&afl=yahoo
More than half of Microsoft Vista needs re-writing
,----[ Quote ]
| "Up to 60% of the code in the new consumer version of Microsoft new Vista
| operating system is set to be rewritten..."
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=30516
Windows Server 2008 Delayed, Again
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| Already, Microsoft delayed SQL Server 2008 availability until later in 2008,
| even though the software launches with the new version of Windows Server.
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/server/windows_server_2008_delayed_again.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
,----[ Quote ]
| In an entry on the Home Server blog, program manager Chris Sullivan
| said that the group has received nearly 2,400 bug reports so far from
| beta testers, and still had 495, or about 21% of the total, classified
| as "active."
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9014183&intsrc=news_ts_head
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