Sam Wood of Tentacle Software has been busy and has released a major update to the very popular and well rated add-in Windows Home Server Disk Management for Microsoft Windows Home Server. This update includes a major update to the wireframe which can be configured to show the physical layout of disks in your WHS system case.
This add-In is designed for users who need more detail about their server’s storage status than what is provided by the standard WHS Server Storage interface .
This will be the final release for Windows Home Servers that are not running Power Pack 1 - all subsequent versions of the add-in will only support Windows Home Server Power Pack 1. An alpha version of WHS Disk Management 1.0.9x will shortly be announced for testing over at WGS forums.
The updated version is available for download here
Significant Changes:
New 3D server wireframe
- fully rotatable and zoomable in real-time
- can add custom drive bay sizes at any location
- all drive bays are movable and rotatable relative to the server
- multi-drive bays can have any number of bays
- export your server wireframe configuration to share with others
Customisable alert thresholds for disk and Storage Pool usage
- change the percentage values for green/yellow/red storage warnings
Column sort in main listview
- change the sort order of your disks based on any column
- servers with 10+ disks now sort correctly
Navigating the new wireframe
On the main tab, unlock the wireframe by clicking the padlock icon (Settings tab is unlocked by default), then use the following mouse inputs and keyboard shortcuts:
- Use Left-click to select a drive bay
- Use Right-click to rotate
- Use Right-click + CTRL to move
- Use Mousewheel or Right-click + SHIFT to zoom
Upgrading from 1.0.7.x to 1.0.8.x
The new 3D server wireframe code means that your old server wireframe will not be upgraded; you will need to reconfigure your server wireframe for the new system from a blank template.
The new wireframe uses a different file for storing settings, so your previous wireframe will be retained if you decide to go back to the old 1.0.7.x version.
A full log of changes from version 1.0.0.0 through to 1.0.8.6 is included on his site
Download: WHS Disk Management 1.0.8.6 | Discussion and Support
July 5th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Just get it - a must WHS add-in.
July 6th, 2008 at 8:33 am
Arg yet again an article that includes clickable thumbnails which link to thumbnails instead of full-sized images.
July 6th, 2008 at 9:58 am
I really like this add-in. When I forget how my diskdrives are organized in the server, this one is a real good help
Nic
July 6th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Sorry Paul - as Sam’s using a gallery plugin on his site, the full-sized screenshots are tricky to grab.
Terry
July 6th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Well i tried posting links to the full size images but this site thinks it spam.
July 6th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Thanks fo0d - we get tons of comment spam, so the filter is pretty strict - we’ve asked Sam to sort us out with the pics, so watch this space.
July 6th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Pics now sorted
July 7th, 2008 at 8:41 am
Thanks Terry, much better
Really liking the ability to import/export wireframe configurations and manipulate them from there. Definately come a long way since it’s first release. Highly recommended.
July 8th, 2008 at 6:34 am
I tried creating a new wireframe for my server.
Standard case. 4x 3.5″ bays at bottom, 2x 3.5″ bays above, 4x 5″ bays at top.
Creating the bottom bays was no problem but when I try to add another bay or set of bays to it the next button stays greyed out.