So on-perm users are left to their own devices (pun intended LOL).Įxcept for Company users who are willing to pay for the software at a - for home users - premium. Microsoft has completely moved their focus to the cloud. Really appreciate whatever help you can provide. Transferring 92TB (Duplicated) 46TB (UnDuped) is anything but trivial and I need to make good choices here. Also is there any way around that 8GB RAM limit?Ĭan anyone provide me with any options I might not know about? OR, some workarounds to solve the Domain Server issues? I run into that issue quite a lot it seems. Continue with WHS2011: I’ve been warned how risky this is, but is it really? – and what if other protective measures are implemented, like 3rd party AV? And what about other limitations? I have heard about HDD capacity limitations, but I don’t know what that is? The only thing that really bugs me about 2011 is the file name size limit. Linux based solution: I know this is a good option, but I am just too invested in Windows to make a radical change like that. I know about the ability to delay them, but that’s just not good enough.Ĥ. It would serve my needs fine, BUT … I just can’t tolerate having updates forced on me when I don’t want them. Server 2016 Essentials: Longer support, but has the same issues I don’t want like WSE2012R2 has.ģ. I know you can keep the clients in a Workgroup, but I want the Server to be part of that same Workgroup, like WHS2011.Ģ. I want to keep things as they are now: WORKGROUP. I don’t want to require all my other 20 or so devices at my house to have to join a Domain, and not have Internet access if the Server is down. Server 2012 R2 Essentials: Not supported that much longer AND (most important) it is a Domain server ONLY. I’ve looked at and am considering the following options:ġ. I just cannot seem to find a good viable replacement for WHS2011 Workgroup Server.
I’ve got all my HW put together now, but I thought it would also be a good opportunity to update my Server OS. I’ve hit a wall with my outdated PCI-X hardware however, and other limitations (like 8GB RAM Max), and it’s time to upgrade.
I am still happily running WHS2011 as my 92TB Home Media Server, with Stablebit DrivePool and Scanner. I’m hoping some new solutions might now be available. I know this has been discussed here before, but it’s been a couple of years since, according to my search results. Anyway, I could use a little help and advice from those of you much more knowledgeable than I. Recently however, I sort of RE-discovered it and it seems to have really taken off on the Server side, which is what I was mostly interested in. Hello all! It’s been years since I hung out here.