Program Features
Getting back to the important stuff (what the program does!), this is what you will see when you access the add-in tab.
The Server screen,
which provides a well laid out basic information section on your WHS, some of which is in graphical format and some of which is a text format. You also have the ability to run programs directly on a command line or by the use of a search function.
Moving on, we have the Storage tab,
which provides well laid out basic disk information in various textural and graphical format. hmm, this would be a great place to incorporate the SMART functionality of the Home Server SMART add-in! Clicking on a HD in the list will update the view to provide information specific to that drive.
Next, we have the sessions tab. A rather uninteresting tab
until one is actually doing something with the server.
Then we have the Logging tab
which gives you a list of all that wonderful, but boring, WHS log information. Boring until something *really* bad happens!
And finally, we have the Configure tab
where you can mess with all sorts of information overload options. My advice in the Analysis section? Use the defaults, unless you really feel the need to monitor various event logs.
Moving over to the left, you will notice the Shortcuts window where I have added one shortcut.
Using the Shortcut menu, you can see that one that is installed by default
and the one that I added, which does not work. Oh well, I always find the ones that *won’t* work! The same problem occurs with another add-in I have played, so I think that this is more a limitation of how the OS works with certain applications than with the add-in itself.
I added a 2nd one, and this one worked quite nicely.
Moving up, we have the System section. Pretty much self-explanatory, so make any changes you would want to. Of course, if you do need additional information, click on the Help Button:
Just below the Shortcuts section is the Network section. According to Nick, checking the Monitor Websites checkbox:
If enabled, then the websites are monitored.
When the websites are enabled for remote access, a message is sent to warn the user.
Which brings me to the Communication Settings along the top of the AdminiMe window.
Clicking on the button will bring you here
Simply fill the required STMP protocol settings and click on OK. The one item I just noticed (I must be a poor beta tester) is that it would be quite nice to have a Test option here to make sure you have set all your parameters correctly.
If you registered the program, you will then receive emails like the following:
Moving back to those items along the right/top, we have a whole array of useful shortcuts installed by default, including:
Performance Monitor
Event Viewer
Task Manager (my favorite <Ctrl-Alt-Del> window)
and Remote Desktop
There is also a handy button to shut down your WHS
access AutoExit
and access the About screen.
Finally, I bounce back over to the left a bit where Nick has provided a nifty little button to allow you to register/pay for the program.
Before:
After:
And that is that. Which is actually quite a bit!
