Anyone have any real world experience with this? I just stumbled
across it yesterday and it sounds great for managing large amounts of
data (but I'm skeptical because MS can make anything sound better than it is).
I think that Chris from the Linux Action Show reviewed it. Let me dust
off the cobwebs ... Ah. Here it is.
http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/?p=545
-Kevin
CULLY Technologies, LLC
Steve Ellenoff wrote:
> Anyone have any real world experience with this? I just stumbled
> across it yesterday and it sounds great for managing large amounts of
> data (but I'm skeptical because MS can make anything sound better than it is).
>
>
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Short and simple... it's a crock...
It's basically cut down version of WS2K8 with media streaming and a
backup program for your pc's.
You can only administer it via it's bespoke GUI.
Buy a decent NAS (Say like an ICYBOX or a Synology diskstation) stick in
2 * 1TB drives and mirror them then take the $300 you've saved and go
for a great meal....
If you've got a spare PC I'm sure there is a evaluation download
available, it's in the action pack otherwise, I tried it and went down
the NAS route with 750 GB of data at home.
Adam.
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From: profox-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On
Behalf Of Steve Ellenoff
Sent: 26 February 2009 18:27
To: profox@leafe.com
Subject: [NF] Windows Home Server
Anyone have any real world experience with this? I just stumbled=20
across it yesterday and it sounds great for managing large amounts of=20
data (but I'm skeptical because MS can make anything sound better than
it is).
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If you want media streaming you could look at the free TVersity.
This just takes a list of folders that you specify containing any type
of media in most formats and makes it available to stream to a variety
of targets. So for example I have a load of video in various formats,
and my XBox 360 set up as a target. TVersity is visible on the XBox as a
source, so you can just get all the content streamed onto the TV via the
XBox, and converted on the fly if needed. It will even stream (I think)
direct from Youtube and Hulu.
--
Alan Bourke
alanpbourke@fastmail.fm
On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Steve Ellenoff <sellenoff@pinmame.com> wrote:
> Anyone have any real world experience with this? I just stumbled
> across it yesterday and it sounds great for managing large amounts of
> data (but I'm skeptical because MS can make anything sound better than it is).
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A good friend has a drobo and loves it with 4 1T drives in it today.
He uses it for videos and music.
--
Stephen Russell
Sr. Production Systems Programmer
First Horizon Bank
Memphis TN
901.246-0159
I'm running Fedora as my primary OS, which is hosting VMware. I run
windows XP Pro as a guest OS in a Linux VMware Virtual Machine. I gave
TVersity a try as a mediaserver, but wasn't really happy with it,
because it only runs under windows. After some looking around, I
discovered TwonkyMedia, which is based on the open source Myth TV
project.
TwonkyMedia enables me to share all my Music, Pictures and Videos
throughout the house. It is available for many different platforms and
inter-works with a large variety of client devices including XBox 360
and sony's PS3. I Have PS3. TwonkyMedia needs fewer resources and is
faster than other UPnP Media Servers, but still provides more features
to help users enjoy large media collections. With TwonkyMedia there is
no need for a special NAS box. All I need to do is add hard drives to
the Linux computer via EIDE, SATA, USB, or Firewire. TwonkyMedia is not
free, but is a good value based on price.
TwonkyMedia runs as a service under Linux, is accessible to computers in
the local network via a web browser over a designated port, or with a
properly configured firewall, is accessible over the internet.
Regards,
LelandJ
On Fri, 2009-02-27 at 07:47 +0000, Adam Buckland wrote:
> Short and simple... it's a crock...
>
> It's basically cut down version of WS2K8 with media streaming and a
> backup program for your pc's.
>
> You can only administer it via it's bespoke GUI.
>
> Buy a decent NAS (Say like an ICYBOX or a Synology diskstation) stick in
> 2 * 1TB drives and mirror them then take the $300 you've saved and go
> for a great meal....
>
> If you've got a spare PC I'm sure there is a evaluation download
> available, it's in the action pack otherwise, I tried it and went down
> the NAS route with 750 GB of data at home.
>
>
>
> Adam.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: profox-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On
> Behalf Of Steve Ellenoff
> Sent: 26 February 2009 18:27
> To: profox@leafe.com
> Subject: [NF] Windows Home Server
>
> Anyone have any real world experience with this? I just stumbled
> across it yesterday and it sounds great for managing large amounts of
> data (but I'm skeptical because MS can make anything sound better than
> it is).
>
>
[excessive quoting removed by server]
I've seen some fairly scare reviews about it with user each saying
they lost all their data off the thing, so I"m a little concerned
about that route.
At 09:57 AM 02/27/2009, you wrote:
>On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Steve Ellenoff
><sellenoff@pinmame.com> wrote:
> > Anyone have any real world experience with this? I just stumbled
> > across it yesterday and it sounds great for managing large amounts of
> > data (but I'm skeptical because MS can make anything sound better
> than it is).
>---------------------------------------
>
>A good friend has a drobo and loves it with 4 1T drives in it today.
>
>He uses it for videos and music.
>
>--
>Stephen Russell
>Sr. Production Systems Programmer
>First Horizon Bank
>Memphis TN
>
>901.246-0159
>
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Thanks for your suggestion Adam.
Couple of points here:
1) I would be building my own WMS server from spare parts ( total out
of pocket is $99 for the OS license and DVD, which is far cheaper
than any NAS solution, except for using FreeNAS )
2) I need lots of storage space ( 10 TB easily ) - I don't think most
NAS solutions can come near this figure.
At 02:47 AM 02/27/2009, you wrote:
>Short and simple... it's a crock...
>
>It's basically cut down version of WS2K8 with media streaming and a
>backup program for your pc's.
>
>You can only administer it via it's bespoke GUI.
>
>Buy a decent NAS (Say like an ICYBOX or a Synology diskstation) stick in
>2 * 1TB drives and mirror them then take the $300 you've saved and go
>for a great meal....
>
>If you've got a spare PC I'm sure there is a evaluation download
>available, it's in the action pack otherwise, I tried it and went down
>the NAS route with 750 GB of data at home.
>
>
>
>Adam.
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: profox-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On
>Behalf Of Steve Ellenoff
>Sent: 26 February 2009 18:27
>To: profox@leafe.com
>Subject: [NF] Windows Home Server
>
>Anyone have any real world experience with this? I just stumbled
>across it yesterday and it sounds great for managing large amounts of
>data (but I'm skeptical because MS can make anything sound better than
>it is).
>
>
[excessive quoting removed by server]
Wow. Cheap 10T solution? Are you doing work on the Chunnel or
something? <g>
-Kevin
CULLY Technologies, LLC
Steve Ellenoff wrote:
> 2) I need lots of storage space ( 10 TB easily ) - I don't think most
> NAS solutions can come near this figure.
The biggest amount of data I have is my entire DVD collection
archived, along with tons of home video footage, music etc..
Plus, the 10-20TB figure is based on having lots of cushion to grow
into it for the next 5 years (hopefully), ie, I put my time into
setting this up now, and not have to touch it for 5 years in terms of
adding more capacity or what not.
At 01:26 PM 02/27/2009, you wrote:
>Wow. Cheap 10T solution? Are you doing work on the Chunnel or
>something? <g>
>
>-Kevin
>CULLY Technologies, LLC
>
>
>Steve Ellenoff wrote:
> > 2) I need lots of storage space ( 10 TB easily ) - I don't think most
> > NAS solutions can come near this figure.
>
>
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