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issues with uefi, more than 6 drives, ahci, windows 8.
MilesAhead:
I believe Shades is correct about fast booting. Also it may be helpful to post here:
http://www.eightforums.com/installation-setup/
I'm sure many there have put W8.x on W7 boxes with custom builds and huge drives.
40hz:
There may also be an issue with how many drives the desktop version of Windows can realistically support. Especially with the controllers supplied on a workstation-class mobo. The server versions of Windows now support drive pooling. Or in Microsoft-speak: Storage Spaces. If you're in a total Windows environment, considering something like the Windows Essentials Server might be one viable - and easy - solution for home use. There's a lot to like. (Even I have to admit that much. >:D) And it's affordable. Especially if you buy it with an inexpensive server from somebody like Dell.
Alternatively, a (possibly FOSS) NAS solution, as has been previously suggested by xtabber, would also be an excellent (and likely less expensive) alternative.
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superboyac:
There may also be an issue with how many drives the desktop version of Windows can realistically support. Especially with the controllers supplied on a workstation-class mobo. The server versions of Windows now support drive pooling. Or in Microsoft-speak: Storage Spaces. If you're in a total Windows environment, considering something like the Windows Essentials Server might be one viable - and easy - solution for home use. There's a lot to like. (Even I have to admit that much. >:D) And it's affordable. Especially if you buy it with an inexpensive server from somebody like Dell.
Alternatively, a (possibly FOSS) NAS solution, as has been previously suggested by xtabber, would also be an excellent (and likely less expensive) alternative.
8)
-40hz (January 20, 2015, 10:24 AM)
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i think you're right. After 6 drives, I have consistently encountered problems, and every time I seem to figure out and solve the problem, the next time it occurs, it is slightly different. So yeah, maybe windows just has problems with it at a certain point. I know I've had threads discussing these before.
I'm definitely going with the Home Server for the multi drive tower I'll build. I like storage spaces, it's easy to use for a windows guy like me. I also like the idea of the linux servers and ZFS, but that experiment will have to wait for when i have more time. There are some complaints with storage spaces regarding expansion and reliability, but after seeing it in action I can't really see myself running into such issues at my small scale. Home server is just easy.
40hz:
Home Server for the multi drive tower I'll build. I like storage spaces, it's easy to use for a windows guy like me. I also like the idea of the linux servers and ZFS, but that experiment will have to wait for when i have more time. There are some complaints with storage spaces regarding expansion and reliability, but after seeing it in action I can't really see myself running into such issues at my small scale. Home server is just easy.
-superboyac (January 20, 2015, 03:05 PM)
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AFAIK, they've discontinued Home Server. They created Foundation as one replacement. The main drawback is it's single-CPU and with no Hyper-V virtual machine support plus it has to be purchased installed on a server. No retail copies available. It's also fairly brain-dead when it comes to management tools. So skip Foundation. Essentials is a better deal. Better tools, better features, supports 2 physical CPUs...and you can install it on anything you want that will run it. And Essentials RC2 (the current version) now allows for one virtual machine to be hosted on it. Very handy at times that is.
superboyac:
Home Server for the multi drive tower I'll build. I like storage spaces, it's easy to use for a windows guy like me. I also like the idea of the linux servers and ZFS, but that experiment will have to wait for when i have more time. There are some complaints with storage spaces regarding expansion and reliability, but after seeing it in action I can't really see myself running into such issues at my small scale. Home server is just easy.
-superboyac (January 20, 2015, 03:05 PM)
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AFAIK, they've discontinued Home Server. They created Foundation as one replacement. The main drawback is it's single-CPU and with no Hyper-V virtual machine support plus it has to be purchased installed on a server. No retail copies available. It's also fairly brain-dead when it comes to management tools. So skip Foundation. Essentials is a better deal. Better tools, better features, supports 2 physical CPUs...and you can install it on anything you want that will run it. And Essentials RC2 (the current version) now allows for one virtual machine to be hosted on it. Very handy at times that is.
-40hz (January 20, 2015, 03:42 PM)
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ok thanks for the heads up. Looks like the price of essentials is a little more expensive to what home server used to be, ~$250. Not too bad, but anything more would make me think twice to moving to freenas.
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