Windows home server vail download

Here are the requirements from the Vail Beta Release Notes document. You can install the server software either manually or unattended. System Requirements:.

Product keys are not required for this release. NTFS is the only supported file system. Supported Networking Configuration:. Installation Steps After you have verified that your intended server meets the Vail requirements, you are ready to begin the install.

Boot your server off of the Vail installation media, and proceed through the following installation steps, beginning by choosing a New Installation. Installation will proceed by partitioning and formatting your primary drive, and then the installation files will be copied to the server. This process takes about 8 minutes on my dual-core EX, and about 20 minutes on the Atom powered LX Once all the installation files are copied to the server, it will reboot and the installation will continue from the files loaded onto the server.

And accept obligatory license agreements. Post in the comments if you actually read this all the way to the end. Give your server a suitable name that does not conflict with any other system on your network. Set the administrator password, and be sure to set up a helpful but not obvious password hint. Be sure to do all server administration from the Server Dashboard, and only use the desktop for advanced server management tasks when you know what you are doing.

And finally, your server is all ready to use! This entire installation process took about 35 minutes on my EX, and closer to an hour on the LX I hope this guide is helpful, and be sure to let us know in the comments or forums about your Vail installation experience. I've kept active in the Windows Home Server community, creating several add-ins and helping users make the most of their Home Servers.

Let me rephrase that. Are the steps outlined in the post about preparing media for a USB key install sufficient to install Vail on a headless device?

Your instructions were right on and everything worked. But based on this early look, the next version of WHS is set to deliver some significant improvements over its predecessor. Eric Geier is a freelance tech writer. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Now Trending. What is WPA3? Click for a larger image. Now wait while your new Virtual Server will be built.

The length of time it takes will vary based on the type of hardware your machine has. On our system it took around 30 minutes to create the virtual HD. After the drive has been successfully created and the VM machine powered on, under Inventory click on the Vail VM then the Console tab. At first we were running VMware server through Firefox, and after installing the plugin we ran into some problems.

After installing the Plug-in you need to restart Firefox. It probably has something to do with an Addon or some caching issue. We will figure out a fix and post an article about it later. After you log in…select Run Add-on when the security bar shows up to start the Remote Console Plug-in. On our system, installation took around 45 minutes to complete. After a long wait and entering some of the information it asks for during installation, we have our new WHS Vail Virtual Server!

Once installation of Vail is complete, we need to add VMware Tools for a more fluid experience. You will be able to RDP into it just like it was a separate physical machine on your network.

To test out connecting machines to it and using new features like Dashboard or Launchpad, you can create a Windows VM, or connect an extra machine on your network. There are still several quirks that need to be worked out with it first.

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