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#HP MEDIASMART SERVER EX470 SETUP INSTALL#
#HP MEDIASMART SERVER EX470 SETUP SOFTWARE#
#HP MEDIASMART SERVER EX470 SETUP WINDOWS#

#HP MEDIASMART SERVER EX470 SETUP WINDOWS#

HP quote that Microsoft Windows Home Server “folder duplication” is actually better than RAID because it only backups/duplicates what you select and so offers better replication of data.

Clever automatic backup – it might not be RAID but it’s still does a fairly good job of keeping you protected (particularly if you are not tech savvy).

Nice to see eSata getting included on more machines now albeit I think USB 3.0 when released soon will blow it out of the water before it has even really started to become common.

eSata connection for extending storage.

Expandable storage with 4 SATA 2 hard drive bays and 4 USB 2.0 ports.

#HP MEDIASMART SERVER EX470 SETUP SOFTWARE#

This is great for sharing and streaming media with the server supporting 10 devices running the connector software at any one time. Microsoft Windows Home Server – making it easy to setup network sharing, backups, maintenance and remote access.Windows Home Server is a few clicks to setup and even though the server doesn’t have a DVD drive you can do an OS restore over a wired network using the boot disk. Great small form factor that is perfect to hide out the way, as a server should be.Nice piano black finish style and I’m a sucker for blue LEDs (all the best kit seems to have blue LEDs these days).You can, with use of the HP MediaSmart Connect base station, connect via wireless – also adding HDMI output, component outputs, audio and more USB ports to the mix.

#HP MEDIASMART SERVER EX470 SETUP INSTALL#

The box comes bundled with Microsoft Windows Home Server software with software you install on another machine to administer the box (once it is plugged in and a wired connection made to your network). The initial thing that surprised me about the MediaSmart server, before reading the specifications, was that it didn’t have a monitor output and it was much smaller than the workstation size I was expecting (5.5″ width x 9.2″ depth). I also have a LaCie d2 network hard disk which is great for just sharing folders and files but this only holds 160GB and doesn’t have the same calibre of home server software administration or overall functionality.Įnter the HP’s MediaSmart server. Storage wise it can handle the bulk of my files but it doesn’t allow me to share them on my network and so I can’t just put it anywhere with power socket out of the way.

Drobo is a device I use religiously and it’s great as a RAID safe, computer attached storage device mainly used for my work files. This really interested me as I store the majority of my media on a number of external hard disks and really would like to have them on a central storage unit. The idea, as with all server is that it is a central storage for all your files be it music, photos or videos.

A server for your home? To some that might seem overkill – but when you look at what it does it makes perfect sense for a number of homes. HP kindly let me have one of their MediaSmart Home Server (EX470) today and I have to admit it’s a sweet box of tricks.