Would someone share their thoughts/opinions on upgrading my Windows Home Server v1 to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials?
Priorities:
1- I still love the client computer backups in Windows Homes Server, which is one of the reasons I'm sticking with Windows for a Home Server.
2- Centralized location of everything (data) in home and home office.
3- Ability to store/stream music/videos/movies on the network and outside the home/office.
I'm a novice to intermediate SMB IT administrator at best, so I would really appreciate your guys input. This is what I'm thinking about doing:
Motherboard: Supermicro X10SDV-TLN4F
Processor: Intel Xeon D-1540 (Embedded in Supermicro X10SDV-TLN4F)
Memory: 128GB 4x Samsung M393A4K40BB0-CPB 32GB DDR4-2133 Memory MEM-DR432L-SL01-ER21
Storage: 4+ WD4000FYYZ 4TB HDDs
OS Drives: Not sure yet.
Case: Fractal Design Define R5
OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials
First Questions:
1- Does this seem like overkill, or am I headed in the right direction?
2- Any problem with the above combination of components?
3- Is there an equivalent motherboard to the Supermicro X10SDV-TLN4F, except with 2 m.2 slots for RAID1 OS installation?
4- Are you limited to 64GB if running Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials 64-bit?
5- Anybody know of a good online backup for Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials? I'd love to use CrashPlan, but they don't support Essentials, even though they say it should work.
Thanks for all your help,
James
Priorities:
1- I still love the client computer backups in Windows Homes Server, which is one of the reasons I'm sticking with Windows for a Home Server.
2- Centralized location of everything (data) in home and home office.
3- Ability to store/stream music/videos/movies on the network and outside the home/office.
I'm a novice to intermediate SMB IT administrator at best, so I would really appreciate your guys input. This is what I'm thinking about doing:
Motherboard: Supermicro X10SDV-TLN4F
Processor: Intel Xeon D-1540 (Embedded in Supermicro X10SDV-TLN4F)
Memory: 128GB 4x Samsung M393A4K40BB0-CPB 32GB DDR4-2133 Memory MEM-DR432L-SL01-ER21
Storage: 4+ WD4000FYYZ 4TB HDDs
OS Drives: Not sure yet.
Case: Fractal Design Define R5
OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials
First Questions:
1- Does this seem like overkill, or am I headed in the right direction?
2- Any problem with the above combination of components?
3- Is there an equivalent motherboard to the Supermicro X10SDV-TLN4F, except with 2 m.2 slots for RAID1 OS installation?
4- Are you limited to 64GB if running Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials 64-bit?
5- Anybody know of a good online backup for Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials? I'd love to use CrashPlan, but they don't support Essentials, even though they say it should work.
Thanks for all your help,
James