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[Rudgey]

Hi

I have been running WHS 1 for the last few years on a Tranquil BBS (Bare Bone Server) running on an Atom 330 processor with 2GB Ram. I have 4TB of storage and it holds all my photos, videos and music as well as backing up 3 family PCs. It works well and seems to be able to stream 2 movies at the same time reasonably well.

I would like to upgrade to WHS 2011 but I'm not sure the system has sufficient power. I have contacted Tranquil and they will upgrade it to a LeoS4 for about £700 or, the recommended option, a Riley Server and Storage for around £1800. This seems crazy prices for a simple upgrade.

Will this server handle WHS 2011? I guess RAM is probably the issue, not sure how upgradeable it is.

Any advice appreciated

Thanks

Mark

[Garry]

Rudgey, on 06 February 2012 - 09:44 PM, said:

Hi

I have been running WHS 1 for the last few years on a Tranquil BBS (Bare Bone Server) running on an Atom 330 processor with 2GB Ram. I have 4TB of storage and it holds all my photos, videos and music as well as backing up 3 family PCs. It works well and seems to be able to stream 2 movies at the same time reasonably well.

I would like to upgrade to WHS 2011 but I'm not sure the system has sufficient power. I have contacted Tranquil and they will upgrade it to a LeoS4 for about £700 or, the recommended option, a Riley Server and Storage for around £1800. This seems crazy prices for a simple upgrade.

Will this server handle WHS 2011? I guess RAM is probably the issue, not sure how upgradeable it is.

Any advice appreciated

Thanks

Mark

System Requirements

Published: April 26, 2010
Updated: March 30, 2011
Applies To: Windows Home Server 2011

• Windows Home Server 2011 server software is a 64-bit only operating system.
  
• You can install the server software either manually or unattended.
  
• System Requirements:
  
  • 1.4 GHz x64 processor.
    
  • 2 GB RAM
    
  • At least one 160 GB hard drive.
• NTFS is the only supported file system.
  
• Supported Networking Configuration:
  
  • Your server computer must be connected via a network cable to a router.
    
  • The router should be a UPnP-certified device, but it is not required.
    
  • The router should be in the 192.168.x.x subnet, but it is not required.
• ***********************************************************************************************

Seems you could do a self-build that would exceed those requiremts for alot less.

[Rudgey]

Thanks. Sounds doable.

I notice from your sign-off you decided to go for a new server for 2011 and semi-retire the old WHS. Any reasoning behind that? I'm anxious because I know how temperamental the Tranquil kit is and I have a lot of family data on the box.

Thanks again

[Garry]

Rudgey, on 06 February 2012 - 10:04 PM, said:

Thanks. Sounds doable.

I notice from your sign-off you decided to go for a new server for 2011 and semi-retire the old WHS. Any reasoning behind that? I'm anxious because I know how temperamental the Tranquil kit is and I have a lot of family data on the box.

Thanks again

1. Old hardware (life expectancy expired)
2. CPU performance not up to par for my liking or needs