Recently, I announced a new WHS add-in, AdminiMe. When Nick Asseloos asked for some volunteers to beta test a new add-in a few months ago, I thought sure, why not? It really was not that much of a test, as the add-in was closer to RC quality then CTP quality to start out with.
So, now we have a new add-in from the author of AutoExit. What does it do? Like in my release announcement, Nick can say it better than I:
What does it do, who is it for,…
As the Home Server is a headless machine that is running non stop for long periods of times, and mostly hidden away in some closet/basement/small room; people don’t look at its ‘health’ to often.
To avoid this, you can use AdminiMe, it will monitor your server in the background without you having to do anything.
And in case something goes wrong, it will notify you via mail.
Added to this monitoring, it contains a console where you can watch all kinds of parameters in real-time.
Things like CPU, memory, network, disks and all kinds of statistics like uptime, longest uptime, # of starts,…
But it doesn’t stop there, it also has shortcuts to the most relevant tools:
Event Viewer, Task Manager, Performance Monitor, Remote Desktop.
You also have the option to add your own shortcuts to applications!
And next to that, there is a ‘Run-box’ which has the same functionality as the Windows Run Dialog. (use it with caution!) There is also a screen where you can view, which users have open files to the server shares.
All events are kept in a log that can be consulted later on.
So as you can read, a lot of functionality packed into 1 add-in!
Installation
Installing the add-in is as simple as any other add-in. Copy the msi installer to your D:SoftwareAdd-ins folder, open the WHS Setting Window in the console and install the software from the Add-ins tab, as shown below.
Reopen the WHS console, locate and click on the AdminiMe tab. You will be greeted with the following information window.
AdminiME requires one to purchase the program to unlock all of the programs functionality. This class of software I would call shareware, but that is a term that is not often used anymore. Still, shareware is the best description of this program. It is certainly not commercial software and you may use it forever with the following limitations:
- You get the nag screen shown above when accessing the add-in
- The emails that get sent in case of problems don’t contain any details. If you want the details, you need to go to the WHS Console itself.
