HP EX490 MediaSmart Server User Manual

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Start Using Your Server

HP Server Help

HP Server Help includes the types of help shown in the following table. Additionally, the online
User’s Guide includes references to topics in the Windows Home Server Help.

User’s Guide—Contains online help, installation instructions, guidance for set up,
using the product, tutorials, recovery information, and other important information.

Online Help—A Help button is available on most pages.

HP Support Web site—Additional support and informational articles are available
at

http://www.hp.com/support

Windows Home Server Console Help

Some tasks, such as creating users and using

shared folders

, are done through the Windows Home

Server Console.

1. At the PC, double-click the Windows Home Server icon

in the system tray and log on.

At the Mac, select Launch Home Server Console from the Server menu .

2. Click Help in the upper right corner when you are not on the HP MediaSmart Server tab. The help

button is indicated by a

icon. Or click Help buttons on Microsoft dialog boxes in the Console.

Windows Home Server Console Help

Main Topics

Description

Welcome to the Windows Home Server
Console

Learn what the Windows Home Server tray icon
colors mean. This topic also provides an overview
of adding user accounts, organizing files,
configuring backups, and customizing server
settings.

Computers & Backup

Explains how backups work and how to configure,
restore, and troubleshoot backups.

User Accounts

How to add users to your server.

Shared Folders

Adding, opening, removing, viewing the history of
shared folders, and using

folder duplication

Server Storage

View, add, repair, and remove hard drives from
total storage.

Network Health

What health notifications mean and what to do
about them.