Installing and Configuring Windows Home Server. 2011 Connector Software. Windows Home Server 2011. you install the Windows Home Server. Once necessary files are installed, the Connector Wizard will go and look for your home server on the network (make sure it’s switched on and plugged into your router!). If you are interested in testing the new Windows Home Server 2011 release from Microsoft I highly recommend it. Yes, it’s the dreaded screen shot post!
How To Install and Setup Windows Home Server. you’ll need to install the Windows Home Server Connector which is available as a separate download.
Microsoft forums - Windows Home Server. Issue. Dashboard performance is impacted if the Computers and Backup tab is kept open while client backups are in progress.
Description. If the Dashboard is kept open on the Computers and Backup tab, while client backups are in progress, the Dashboard performance will slowly degrade. Solution. If the Dashboard performance starts to degrade or if the Dashboard becomes unusable, restart the Dashboard, OR do not keep the Dashboard open on the Computers and Backup page while client backups are in progress. Issue. A client computer memory leak on client backup can become a performance issue on client computers with unsuccessful backups over an extended period.
Description. A client computer configured to be backed up to Windows Server “Vail” experiences a memory leak of approximately 1. MB for each backup request.
Install the Connector software 发布时间: 2010年4月 更新时间: 2011年3月 应用到: Windows Home Server 2011. When you try to install the Windows Home Server client connector software on a home computer. Reinstall the Windows Home Server client connector.
The server computer must be reachable from the client computer for the leak to occur. The source of the memory leak is under investigation and will be resolved in a future release.
The memory leak will normally not cause a performance issue for the client computer. However, the longer a client computer is connected to the server with a series of unsuccessful backup attempts, the more likely it is that the leak will degrade the performance of the client computer. This is because backups are attempted at an increasing frequency if no successful backup occurs. Unsuccessful backups could be caused by a number of issues—for example, bad disk sectors on the client computer or the server hard disk reaching capacity. Solution. Reboot the client computer to clear memory, and then correct the issue causing backups to fail.
If this is not possible, remove backup from the computer by opening the Dashboard, selecting the computer from the list, and then clicking Customize Backup for this computer. Issue. During a factory reset or server recovery the server restarts into Win. PE and the firewall is disabled. Description. This is expected behavior. Solution. To help ensure that your server is safe during recovery, you should make sure that it is not connected to the Internet. Issue. Changed or new volumes are not backed up if the volume changes were made while the home computer was not connected to the Windows Server “Vail” network.
Description. In the following scenario, the affected volume(s) are not backed up: 1. A home computer is joined to the Windows Server “Vail” network long enough to generate at least one backup, and then is disconnected from the network. A volume or volumes on the Windows Server “Vail” server are changed, added, removed, or reconfigured. The home computer is joined to the network again. Solution. To fix this issue: 1. On the Dashboard, click the Computers and Backup tab. Click the name of the computer, and then in the Task pane, click Set up backup for this computer or Customize back for this computer. Follow the steps to configure back up again for the rejoined computer. Issue. System restore wizard may hang or crash if wrong credentials are entered.
Description. During full system restore of a client computer from a backup on an Windows Server “Vail” server, the user needs to enter server administrator credentials so that the system restore wizard can access the backup information on the server, and then restore a backed up computer. If you enter the wrong credentials, the wizard hangs and waits for a response from the server. Solution. Restart the recovery CD, and then type the administrator password for the server.
This is the password that you use to log on to the Windows Server “Vail” Dashboard. Issue. After a bare metal restore of Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (SP3) to a computer from a Windows Server “Vail” backup, the first Volume Shadow Copy service may fail. Description. After a bare metal restore of Windows XP with SP3 to a computer from a Windows Server “Vail” backup, the Volume Shadow Copy service may fail, causing the computer backup to fail.
Solution. Restart the computer one more time. Issue. Cannot back up the server using Backup on a home computer.
Description. Server backup must be performed using Backup on Windows Server “Vail”. Solution. Backing up the server using a home computer is not supported. Issue. Restoring a home computer backup from a backup database that is included in a backup of the Windows Server “Vail” server. Description. In Windows Server “Vail”, you can back up the home computer backup database to an external removable disk.
The backups are useful for disaster recovery scenarios or when there is a server failure. Solution. The following steps assume that a backup of the home computer backup database is available on an external disk. Log on to Windows Server “Vail” using Remote Desktop Protocol, and then shut down the following services: · Windows Server Computer Backup Service· Windows Server Computer Backup Provider Service. Open Windows Explorer, and then browse to the Network Computer backups\Network Computer Backups\ folder. Windows Server “Vail” creates a separate volume for the backup database that is named Network Computer Backups. Delete all files in the folder. Open the Windows Server “Vail” Dashboard, and then click the Computers and Backup tab.
Click the server name, and then click Restore files or folders for this computer in the Tasks pane. Select the option to restore Files or folders on the computer. On the Select items to restore page, select the Network Computer Backups folder. Wait for all of the folders to be displayed, select all of files in the Network Computer Backups folder, and then click Next. Click Original location, and then confirm to start the restore process. After the restore completes successfully, restart the following services· Windows Server Computer Backup Service· Windows Server Computer Backup Provider Service.
Issue. The backup database is reset when you perform a factory reset or restore the server from a backup, and then home computers are joined again to the server. You must manually configure backup for the home computers.
Description. The home computer backup database maintains the list and configuration for all home computers that are backed up over the network. The backup database can be reset (cleared) using either of the following methods: · The server is restored from a previous backup but the home computer backup database is not restored. The server is reset to factory defaults.
This deletes all data on the server including the home computer backup database.· The backup volume is restored.· The backup database shared folder is deleted because of storage or other issues. When this happens, the backup application does not automatically rejoin the home computers. The home computer status is Not set up. Client computers are automatically configured for backup the first time that they join the server.
Solution. To resolve this issue, do the following: 1. Log on to Windows Server “Vail” Dashboard using the administrator account, and then click the Computers and Backup tab. For each home computer that needs to be backed up, click the name of the computer, and then click Set up backup for this computer in the Tasks pane. Follow the instructions in the Set up Server Backup wizard. Issue. Computer backup database is corrupt. Description. If the computer backup database becomes corrupt, an alert instructs you to repair the backup database by clicking “Repair the backup database” on the Computers and Backup tab of the Dashboard.
This link is not available in this version of Windows Server “Vail”. Instead, a command- line tool is available on the server. Solution. To perform this procedure, you must be logged on to the server either locally or using a remote desktop connection.
To repair the backup database. On the Windows Server “Vail” computer, click Start, right- click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. At the command prompt, type CD C: \Program Files\Windows Server\Bin, and then press Enter. Type backupcontroller. Enter. A list of options for working with the backup database is displayed. To select the Start Repair option, type 8, and then press Enter.
The backup repair operation runs. To review the results of the repair, type 1. Enter. 6. To exit the application, type 1. Enter. 7. To close the Command Prompt window, type Exit at the command prompt, and then press Enter.