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  • Monday, November 02, 2009 3:55 PMdmk0210 Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    I see that WHS can wake a PC from Hibernation in order to back it up on schedule.  Do I need to configure Wake On Lan for it to do this?

     I mean basically a PC is OFF when in Hibernation (as opposed to sleep/standby) isn't it?

     

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  • Monday, November 02, 2009 4:12 PMKen WarrenMVP, ModeratorUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    No.

    Windows Home Server uses hardware timers and hidden scheduled tasks on client computers to wake them for backup.
    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
     

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  • Monday, November 02, 2009 4:12 PMKen WarrenMVP, ModeratorUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    No.

    Windows Home Server uses hardware timers and hidden scheduled tasks on client computers to wake them for backup.
    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
     
  • Wednesday, November 04, 2009 9:52 PMdmk0210 Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    Thanks for the reply.

     Pretty cool how that works.  I didn't even know a PC could boot itself from hibernation.