By this time almost all of us have installed Windows 8 Consumer Preview on the PC’s.So if you have went on to connect the Windows 8 Consumer Preview to the Windows Home Server and are facing any issues doing so,Microsoft has posted a detailed blog post for the issues and the workarounds for the issues.
These are the known issues and workaround when connecting Windows 8 Consumer Preview to Windows Home Server,
1. Known issues with Windows Home Server 2011
o Issue 1
You need to enable .net 3.5 in windows 8 in order to join WHS 2011
o Issue 2
Power setting of Client backup doesn’t work.o Issue 3
The thumbnail of picture folder is not displayed properly on Remote Web Access page.o Issue 4
When you try to access the share folders from home group joined client computer, you are prompted for credential.2. Known issues with Windows Home Server (2007 version)
o Issue 1
The Windows Live ID credential used in Windows 8 may not be recognized by Windows Home Server.
o Issue 2
Windows Home Server Client Connector setup may not install the OEM client software.
For the workarounds for the issues related to Windows Home Server 2011 checkout the Guidance for connecting Windows 8 CP to Windows Small Business Server 2011 and for the workarounds for the issues related to Windows Home Server 2007 Checkout the Guidance for Connecting Windows 8 to Windows Server 2007.
If you find some new issues on your own then you can bug report on the Connect site as well as you can discuss with the community members for technical help.