Home Server Health Notifications

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Windows Home Server reports its health status to your Windows Home Server Console.

Health Status Information

The following health status information is reported:

Server Hard Drive

State Description

Yellow

Less than x% of the space is available for server storage.

If your total server storage is:

  • 100 GB or less, x=12

  • 101-200 GB, x=10

  • 201-500 GB, x=7

  • 501- 1000 GB, x=4

  • 1001-2000 GB, x=3

  • 2001 GB or more, x=2

Yellow

Shared folder duplication has stopped for one or more shared folders because server storage is low.

Yellow

One or more hard drives have failed. Applies to Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (SMART) hard drives only.

Red

Less than x% of the space is available for server storage.

If your total server storage is:

  • 100 GB or less, x=3

  • 101-200 GB, x=3

  • 201-500 GB, x=2

  • 501-1000 GB, x=2

  • 1001-2000 GB, x=1

  • 2001 GB or more, x=1

Red

One or more hard drives have failed.

Product Activation

Product activation ensures that you have a licensed version of Windows Home Server. After you complete Setup, Windows Home Server needs to be activated within 30 days.

State Description

Yellow

15 days or less remain for you to activate Windows Home Server.

Red

10 days or less remain for you to activate Windows Home Server.

Windows Update on Windows Home Server

Updates are automatically downloaded and installed when Windows Updates is turned on. However, some updates require your approval before they are installed. For these updates, a notification prompts you for approval.

State Description

Red

An update for Windows Home Server requires your approval before it can be installed.

Shared Folder Duplication

A health notification is sent for the following shared folder issues.

State Description

Yellow

A shared folder contains one or more files with a path name longer than 260 characters. These files cannot be duplicated.

Yellow

There is not enough server storage space for folder duplication.

Evaluation Period Expiration

The Evaluation version of Windows Home Server expires after 120 days. After it expires, you can upgrade it to a fully licensed version. For more information, see Learn how to upgrade.

State Description

Yellow

30 days or less remain before your evaluation copy of Windows Home Server expires.

Red

15 days or less remain before your evaluation copy of Windows Home Server expires.

Backup Database

If Windows Home Server detects errors in the backup database, a health notification is sent. For more information, see Tell me more about repairing the backup database.

State Description

Red

The backup database has errors.

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