

Home Server SMART (aka Home Server SMART Classic) was designed as a WHS add-in, so users could interface with it through the WHS Dashboard. Drive Extender wasn't perfect, and something that could detect failures before they happened was essential.



Drive Extender allowed for the replication of data, which protected the replicated data against single-drive failures. USB), and mix them into a single pool of storage, thanks to a Microsoft technology called Drive Extender. WHS made it easy for people to take disks of varying capacities and types (internal vs. This was too bad, because WHS was a great operating system with a lot of potential. Microsoft released Windows Home Server, informally known now as Windows Home Server "v1", with the idea of bringing a "server into every home." Unfortunately, WHS never quite broke out of the niche market of techies, geeks and nerds. And sticking with our promise that Home Server SMART is and always would be free, this newest release of Home Server SMART Classic is 100% free to use forever, in both home and business installations.Ĭlick here or scroll down for screenshots.ĭonations welcome - please click for details. We are pleased to annouce a brand new version of Home Server SMART Classic, which includes the powerful features enjoyed by users of Home Server SMART 2015 and WindowSMART 2015. Many folks who chose to stick with WHS v1 asked for an updated version of Home Server SMART Classic, and we've answered the call. Home Server SMART became known as Home Server SMART Classic, while its successor became known as Home Server SMART 2015. Sadly, this beloved add-in hadn't been updated in nearly two years since we shifted focus to the newer versions of Microsoft's WHS successors, specifically WHS 2011 and Server 2012 Essentials. Home Server SMART is an add-in loved by many, and helped many users rescue data before it was claimed by a hard disk failure. On January 21, 2010, we released what would become one of the most popular add-ins for Microsoft Windows Home Server (WHS "v1"), Home Server SMART.
