Setup OMV and run WHS in a virtual machine. I backup locally on the main server using rsnapshot so that I have multiple backups (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly of selectable quantity).Īny help out there for my simple mind? Display Moreĭo what I did. I have two OMV servers that the main server syncs to the backup server via rsync. You could also vpn into the server with one of the vpn plugins or use ssh with putty/winscp (that is what I use).ĥ - There is a usbbackup plugin that works well. Much better than WindowsĤ - Most people are installing owncloud/nextcloud manually or using the docker plugin. You might like those features.Ģ - Obviously, OMV does this very well. The server automatically detects the clients.
#Windows home server 2011 addin windows
I just created a plugin for UrBackup Server which has a Windows client as well.
#Windows home server 2011 addin free
If you don't have Windows Pro/Ultimate/whatever, there are plenty of free clients you can use. Then the server doesn't have to worry about whether the client exists or not.
I've never used Windows Home Server but I will try to answer.ġ - I find it easier to have the client backup to the server. It is difficult to replicate some of those features since OMV isn't windows. It looks like OMV beats out FreeNAS, but I can’t tell if I get all the stated functionality I addressed. I can only assume that what I’m reading answers a couple of things (like #2 and #4) but all the developer jargon has me confused and I can’t tell if my five things above, simple as they seem, are all answered. I can’t find any "normal" language on either the FreeNAS nor this OMV site that can answer these simple questions. (duh) 3) alerting me to server issues that might affect the network 4) remote access to get to my files over the web and 5) attaching a USB external backup drive (that has successfully saved all of my files from the server crash). But I really like the simplicity that WHS gave me for: 1) client backups on a scheduled basis and sensing when clients were available, or warning me that they hadn't been backed up after a certain amount of time 2) file storage and sharing, user permissions, etc. So after some Googling I have come to looking at either FreeNAS or OMV for a replacement, to put on my new Dell T20 PowerEdge. I have no intention of going back to any Microsoft-based server solution so they can stick it to my checkbook. I have run Windows Home Server since 2007 on an HP MediaSmart server. I know from hours of perusing this forum that what I am about to say is very old hat, but here goes. Obviously, most folks in this forum speak Linux-ese, but very little English. I'm a newbie with a Windows & Windows Home Server background, trying to learn all of this new language.