Whs 2011 mac connector lion

It is unfortunate that MS has not worked faster at resolving this issue. It seems to me that the fix would be relatively fix, through a fix to the OS X connector software, just simply change the name of the LaunchPad to OS X LaunchPad or similar, compile and done! There are other, larger, issues.

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For instance, every time Apple updates OS X, they break the ability to back up to third party network attached storage by tweaking the protocol Time Machine uses. As for renaming the launchpad, Microsoft will have to release a patch to Windows Home Server to do that. One was just released a few weeks ago, so it will be months before the next, unless a critical issue is found and fixed in the meantime.

And fixing the Launchpad on OS X isn't critical. I would say that preventing all new mac owners from being able to install your connector software is a pretty big deal. If that doesn't qualify as a "critical" issue I can't imagine what would be more important. Jim, it's a question of relative priorities. That number is just not large enough to make this a critical issue. That's not to say that the people with Lion don't have a problem on their hands, but there are workarounds like the one JazJon posted.

So NAS vendors will figure out what they need to do to get backups working to their devices again, release updated products, then a couple of months later Apple will "improve" things again and you'll be back to Time Capsule or nothing. But not everyone wants to buy an Apple-branded NAS for regular daily backups.

I had the WHS connector installed on my iMac. Worked fine. I upgraded to Lion, but haven't used WHS since as the expiry period ended. I don't care about the Launchpad, whatever it does, I don't use it. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads.

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Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Asked by: Windows Home Server. Windows Home Server Windows Home Server https: Please post all Windows Home Server related questions here. Sign in to vote. The connector software also allows easy access to the shared folders on the server, remote web access, manual backup initiation, and the Dashboard where the server is managed.

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The Connector is required to be installed on any computer in the home that you wish to backup on the home server. Simply open a browser on each client computer and navigate to the software location. You can also use the server name you chose during installation. As an example; if your server IP address is You will receive the standard warning when attempting to open an executable file.

Click Run to begin the Connector installation. The installer will open and offer a brief description of what the Connector does.

How to install the Windows Home Server 2011 connector software

Simply click Next to continue. The installer warns that your computer may restart during the installation process and if the. Click Next to continue. Enter the password you chose during the server installation and click Next to continue. Simply correct the problem and continue with the installation. Review or change the description that will appear for the computer in the Dashboard. If you have more than one computer consider making this as descriptive as possible — Use the computer name, OS, upstairs, downstairs, etc so you know exactly which computer it is when dealing with the server.

Make your choice by clicking the radio button next to the option of your chosing and click Next to continue.

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Now you can choose if you would like to participate in the Customer Experience Improvement Program. If you are concerned about sending data to Microsoft click the button beside No. Make your choice and click Next to continue. After installation finishes you are given the option to open the connector. Go ahead, check the box and click Finish to close the installer. The most prevelant is the Dashboard sign in. It is there because we checked the box during the final step of the Connector installation. The Launchpad will now start with Windows, but you can disable that if you wish.

There is also a new icon in the ntification area of the taskbar.

This is where the day to day interaction with the server takes place.