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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?

    Monday, November 2, 2009 3:55 PM

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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. :)
    • Proposed as answer by Ken WarrenModerator Monday, November 2, 2009 4:12 PM
    • Marked as answer by dmk0210 Wednesday, November 4, 2009 9:51 PM
    Monday, November 2, 2009 4:12 PM
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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. :)
    • Proposed as answer by Ken WarrenModerator Monday, November 2, 2009 4:12 PM
    • Marked as answer by dmk0210 Wednesday, November 4, 2009 9:51 PM
    Monday, November 2, 2009 4:12 PM
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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.
    Wednesday, November 4, 2009 9:52 PM