Windows Home Server Add-in: Diskeeper

Because of the mirroring function of Windows Home Server, chances are you’re going to have at least two hard drives in your WHS box. But if you’re like us, you’ll likely throw every spare hard drive in your house at your WHS. Now how do you keep all of those hard drives fine tuned?

You might want to give Diskeeper a try. Diskeeper will automatically manage the defragging on your hard drives, which means better performance and reliability, faster boot and load times, faster anti-virus scans, and faster back-up times. You can download a 45-day trial version of Diskeeper 2007, but keep your eye on Diskeeper 2008 -- coming Q4 -- which will include true add-in support, appearing as a button on your WHS Console.

Here's a screenshot of what Diskeeper 2008 will look like.