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Windows Home Server V2
File:Windows Home Server logo.svg
DeveloperMicrosoft
OS familyMicrosoft Windows
Source modelClosed source / Shared source
Latest preview6.1.7657.0 (colorado_rc0.100715-1900)
(Release candidate 0) / August 16, 2010; 13 years ago (2010-08-16)[1]
Update methodWindows Update
Platformsx64
Kernel typeHybrid
LicenseProprietary commercial software (MS-EULA)
Official websitehttps://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsHomeServer
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Windows Home Server V2, code named 'Vail'[2], is a home server operating system in development by Microsoft to succeed the Windows Home Server operating system designed for Small Office/Home Office (SOHO).[3]

Windows Home Server R2 Dashboard

Release of Windows Home Server V2 is reported to be sometime in 2011, although no firm release date has been reported. Currently, the software is in public beta testing, with build 7495 having been released to interested parties on April 26th, 2010.[4] Windows Home Server V2 follows the release of Power Pack 3 for the aging Windows Home Server (equivalent to client edition service packs) which added support for Windows 7 to Windows Home Server. Windows Home Server V2 is considered a 'major release'.[2]

Windows Home Server V2 will be built on the Windows Server 2008 R2 code base[5] (its predecessor having been built on Windows Server 2003) and will only support 64-Bit hardware.

System requirements[6]
Requirements
x64
CPU 1.4 GHz
Memory 2 GB
Free space 160 GB

No new features have been announced by Microsoft, but reportedly will include additional entertainment capabilities[2], including web-based media functionality[7] and an 'add in' feature with an app store.[5]

Initial speculation by technology columnist Mary Jo Foley fueled the idea that 'Vail' would integrate with Windows Media Center. This prompted the response "Time will tell" by Microsoft Windows Home Server Product Planner Todd Headrick[2], but by the time of the public beta Microsoft had decided not to integrate Windows Media Center with 'Vail'[8].

Other changes denoted from Microsoft's want ads for the Windows Home Server Team include improving the user interface, including integration with the Media Center and Live Mesh user interface.

Windows Home Server V2 is currently available for testing on https://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsHomeServer through a registered account.

Drive Extender removal

On 11/23/2010, Microsoft announced that Drive Extender would be removed from Windows Home Server V2.[9] This announcement has lead to "astonishment and outrage" from testers and users.[10] Criticism of Drive Extender's removal is mainly related to it being seen as a core feature of Windows Home Server and a key reason for adoption. V2 developer Michael Leworthy reportedly expressed concern that the implementation of Drive Extender might lead to "data error issues.”[11] As a replacement for Drive Extender, Microsoft states that OEMs will use RAID on their Windows Home Server products.

References

  1. ^ http://www.wegotserved.com/2010/08/16/windows-home-server-vail-rc0/
  2. ^ a b c d Foley, Mary Jo (25 February 2008). "Windows Home Server 'Vail' to get more entertainment hooks". ZDNet. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  3. ^ Foley, Mary Jo (9 November 2009). "Which should a small business choose: Windows Home Server or Windows Server Foundation?". ZDNet. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  4. ^ Walsh, Terry (26 April 2010). "Welcome to Windows Server Code Name "Vail" Preview". We Got Served. Retrieved 17 June 2010. [dead link]
  5. ^ a b Foley, Mary Jo (27 January 2010). "Early version of Windows Home Server 'Vail' leaks to the Web". ZDNet. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  6. ^ "System Requirements". Windows Server Code Name “Vail” Help. Microsoft. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  7. ^ Whittaker, Zack (28 January 2010). "Windows Home Server 'Vail': A web based media center?". ZDNet. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  8. ^ Walsh, Terry (26 April 2010). "What's New in Windows Home Server Vail?". We Got Served. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  9. ^ http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowshomeserver/archive/2010/11/23/windows-home-server-code-name-vail-update.aspx
  10. ^ Has Microsoft just ruined Windows Home Server?
  11. ^ How Microsoft can clean up the mess in its home and small business server business
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