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    Help What server software to use

    Right I'm in the process of setting up my hp micro server again and want to know what is going to be the best OS to use

    I would like to stick with windows as that's what I'm used to have had a little play with home server 2011 in the past but is there an updated version to it?

    I just installed window server 2012 r2 data centre but if I'm honest it seemed far to complicated for what I want

    All I need is to be able to share my hdd's to Xbmc and run plex server for the now TV box's and to run sabnzbd, sickbeard, couchpotato and maybe an iTunes server

    Any help greatly appreciated

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    Server 2012 essentials replaced Home server 2011. It's what I run and does the job well.

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    Thanks can it be activated at the moment?

    found my answer grabbing it now to test it out
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    Default Re: What server software to use

    Quote Originally Posted by beerman View Post
    Server 2012 essentials replaced Home server 2011. It's what I run and does the job well.
    Are you running r2??

    if so how did you get around the nic driver or do you have another card installed?

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    I had an issue with 2012 R2 not liking my Intel NIC. Got around it by switching off driver signature requirement and editing the .inf file so that it didn't block installation on server OSes. Google your NIC model number and server 2012 and it should chuck up some guides.


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    I run unRAID. I have a second license available if you like it
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    I'm not running R2 and had no issues with the on board nic.

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    Default Re: What server software to use

    I use 2008 r2 as that was what I was used to, might have to try the newer OS soon.


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    Default Re: What server software to use

    home server 2011 for me ;-)

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    Default Re: What server software to use

    +1 for whs 2011
    Find it easy to use and does everything I need of my hp micro server


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    Windows 2012 R2 Hyper-V

    Then you can run a bunch of OS :-D


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    Default Re: What server software to use

    Anyone running Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and successfully 'activated it'?

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    Not me. Hyper-V version is free and all my VMs are Linux...


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    Default Re: What server software to use

    Home server 2011 for me too with stablebit drivepool so I can still just chuck drives into the server worked flawlessly for a couple of years now 24/7
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    Default Re: What server software to use

    I've got Windows SBS 2011 runnning exchange on mine with 8GB RAM installed. Mine is just the 1.5Ghz CPU and TBH its too slow to run exchange but I get by fine as I only am running it for a few domains. I did install 2012 and then run a VM of 2012 with exchange installed but it pretty much ground to a halt after that. I have been toying with the idea of installing my first linux server but haven't got round to it yet!

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    Quote Originally Posted by CzarJunkie View Post
    Anyone running Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and successfully 'activated it'?
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