WHS Drobo Status Add-In for Windows Home Server 2011
Guest post by: Ross Dargan
I have always loved Microsoft’s Windows Home Server and sing its praises whenever possible; however with the most recent version Microsoft decided to remove what I always thought was one of the best features – the drive extender!
Drobo as a product is a perfect fit for this gap. The product allows you to add multiple hard drives and collates the space, making it easy for a home user to expand their storage space on demand.
I always wanted a Drobo so when I saw a competition running on the Home Server Show’s website to win one I knew I had to enter!
The competition required the development of an add-in for Windows Home Server (something I have always wanted to do but couldn’t quite think of anything to build!) So, having put sleep aside for a few days I’m very pleased to announce the public beta of my WHS Drobo plugin!
The plugin allows you to at-a-glance view how much space you have available, and the status of the drives as shown below.
The screenshot below shows the drive information if for example you remove a disk.
You can find the beta in the downloads section of the Home Server Show forums. WHSDroboStatus.wssx.
Simply install the add-in as normal from any WHS client computer.
Please note you must have the Drobo dashboard software installed on your Windows Home Server for the plugin to work (you probably have it installed already! If not you can find the right version from the drobo website).
Feature requests, feedback, and support can be made in the forums here.
Ross Dargan – http://blog.the-dargans.co.uk/
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This may sound like a stupid question, how did you get Whs to see the drobo fs
Hey Don,
Leave your question in the forums for the developer. When I tested the Drobo FS I was able to map directly to a share. \\\\drobo\\sharename I\’m not sure if this applies to the Add-In or not.
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