Windows Server Essentials 2012 - My Experiences
I wanted to share my experiences of Windows Server Essentials 2012 and having read a number of posts here, it seemed the appropriate place. I'm not looking for help to resolve any of the problems that...
View ArticleWarning stale, enable pool
Hey all,I have a 15TB pool with Parity and one of the drive now giving a Warning stale, enable pool error message. I cannot find much if anything written about this error. Any help is greatly...
View ArticleCan't install Connector thru Remote Desktop
Topic probably mostly says it. I just installed Windows 2012 Essentials and trying to install the connector client. Worked fine on one of my 64-bit Windows 7 machines. Physical install on the...
View ArticleGoDaddy Anywhere Access Setup
Hi there.Im trying to get GoDaddy integration to work.So I have bought a domain name, and then following the wizard, it gets to the SSL certificate and says I dont have one.I tried to purchase one but...
View ArticleCan't restore anything
I just installed Windows Server 2012 essentials and have two days of backups under my belt. Oddly I needed to restore a single file that was corrupt. Logged into my computer with my "domain" account,...
View ArticleDowngrading Windows Server 2012 to Essentials 2012
Hi everybody! Long story made short: What I have: WS Standard Key, WS Essential Trial Key & ISOWhat I want: WS Essentials Key through downgrading my WS Standard KeyWhere my problem is: HOW-TO?...
View ArticleStorage space question - adding a (larger) drive
I have a storage pool of 3 x 1.5tb drives in a parity setup, with 1 storage space configured. It is going offline due to it running out of space and is asking me to add 3(?) drives. Do you have to add...
View ArticleStorage spaces can only use whole drives
One of the features that I was really interested in with WS2012E is storage spaces as it replaces the old driver extender of WHS v1. Having now installed WS2012E onto my WHS2011 box I am bit staggered...
View ArticleServer backup flagged as "incomplete" for excluded folders
I have Essentials 2012 running on a HP ML110 G7. Coming from WHSv1 for many happy years straight to Essentials 2012 (I like it so far!) The server contains 6 internal hard drives with 4 hard drives in...
View ArticleWindows 2000 to 2012 Essentials
I have a friend who would like me to upgrade some equipment in his small business. I have quite a bit of experience with servers, but not a lot with Microsoft servers.They currently have two PCs...
View ArticleBPA Error: The DNS client is not configured to point only to the internal IP...
The DNS client is not configured to point only to the internal IP address of the server.I currently have two client pc's connected to the server - all appears fine except this error when I run BPA....
View ArticleRDS Link on Anywhere Access Web Page?
Hello,I have 2 VM's -- one is Server 2012 Essentials and the other is Server 2012 Standard running the RDS roles. Users can get in using the RDP client. However, I'd like to have the RDS server...
View ArticleA complaint about windows server 2012 essentials
Hi AllI have been trying out windws server 2012 essentials. I have come across an error in the wizard when it is running Anyware Access Wizard. I get error "The Repair Anywhere Access Wizard found...
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Cannot Access Media Settings on Dashboard (don't exist)
I've tried to start the media services manually, but it will not start.When I attempt to "Set up Media Server" by "click to set up Media Server to pops open the Settings tab from the dashboard....
View ArticleReg Windows Server Storage VSS Writer
Hi All,In Windows Server 2012 Essentials we found a new writer "Windows Server Storage VSS Writer", after analyzing the metadata of this writer, found that the physical path of the components is not...
View ArticleNeed to remove a computer from the server that is deprovisioned
I'm trying to remove a computer from the server because it's no longer associated with the network. I've tried all options and the messages appear to be telling me that the client computer needs...
View Articlehttp //servername/connect not working but http://domain.com/connect work fine
http //servername/connect not working........ but.... http://domain.com/connect work fine!!!!!and anywareacces work fine my remoteweb work with my website and my certification of godaddy is good...
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Low Storage Capacity Warning - Storage Space
HiI am running a storage pool with 6x 2tb disks in a mirror totalling 5.5tb of space. I have1.24tb free but its telling me that the disk is low on capactity. This doesnt seem to add up as I have more...
View ArticleUnable to configure Anywhere Access on Windows Server 2012 Essentials with...
I've tried for nearly one full week to get remote web access to allow a remote connection (outside my network) to my Windows Server 2012 Essentials (WSE) home server with no success.Goal: VPN and...
View ArticleInstall Essentials Connector software on computer that is already on the domain
I have a Windows 2012 Essentials server set up. I have two client PCs (Windows 7 Pro) which were manually joined to the domain and had the local user profiles mapped over to their domain equivalents....
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