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SMB3 PowerShell changes in Windows Server 2012 R2: SMB1 can now be completely removed

Introduction  Windows Server 2012 R2 introduced a new version of SMB. Technically it’s SMB version 3.02, but we continue to call it just SMB3. The main changes are described at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831474.aspx. With this new release, we made a few changes in SMB PowerShell to support the new scenarios and features. This includes a few new … Continue reading SMB3 PowerShell changes in Windows Server 2012 R2: SMB1 can now be completely removed

SMB3 PowerShell changes in Windows Server 2012 R2: SMB Delegation

Introduction  Windows Server 2012 R2 introduced a new version of SMB. Technically it’s SMB version 3.02, but we continue to call it just SMB3. The main changes are described at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831474.aspx. With this new release, we made a few changes in SMB PowerShell to support the new scenarios and features. This includes a few new … Continue reading SMB3 PowerShell changes in Windows Server 2012 R2: SMB Delegation

SMB3 PowerShell changes in Windows Server 2012 R2: SMB Multi-instance

Introduction  Windows Server 2012 R2 introduced a new version of SMB. Technically it’s SMB version 3.02, but we continue to call it just SMB3. The main changes are described at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831474.aspx. With this new release, we made a few changes in SMB PowerShell to support the new scenarios and features. This includes a few new … Continue reading SMB3 PowerShell changes in Windows Server 2012 R2: SMB Multi-instance

SMB3 PowerShell changes in Windows Server 2012 R2: SMB Bandwidth Limits

Introduction  Windows Server 2012 R2 introduced a new version of SMB. Technically it’s SMB version 3.02, but we continue to call it just SMB3. The main changes are described at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831474.aspx. With this new release, we made a few changes in SMB PowerShell to support the new scenarios and features. This includes a few new … Continue reading SMB3 PowerShell changes in Windows Server 2012 R2: SMB Bandwidth Limits

SMB3 PowerShell changes in Windows Server 2012 R2: SMB Witness improvements

Introduction  Windows Server 2012 R2 introduced a new version of SMB. Technically it’s SMB version 3.02, but we continue to call it just SMB3. The main changes are described at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831474.aspx. With this new release, we made a few changes in SMB PowerShell to support the new scenarios and features. This includes a few new … Continue reading SMB3 PowerShell changes in Windows Server 2012 R2: SMB Witness improvements

SMB3 PowerShell changes in Windows Server 2012 R2: Scale-Out Rebalancing (per-share redirection)

Introduction  Windows Server 2012 R2 introduced a new version of SMB. Technically it’s SMB version 3.02, but we continue to call it just SMB3. The main changes are described at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831474.aspx. With this new release, we made a few changes in SMB PowerShell to support the new scenarios and features. This includes a few new … Continue reading SMB3 PowerShell changes in Windows Server 2012 R2: Scale-Out Rebalancing (per-share redirection)

SMB3 PowerShell changes in Windows Server 2012 R2: Simpler setting of ACL for the folder behind a share

 Introduction  Windows Server 2012 R2 introduced a new version of SMB. Technically it’s SMB version 3.02, but we continue to call it just SMB3. The main changes are described at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831474.aspx. With this new release, we made a few changes in SMB PowerShell to support the new scenarios and features. This includes a few new … Continue reading SMB3 PowerShell changes in Windows Server 2012 R2: Simpler setting of ACL for the folder behind a share

New poster for Cloud Ecosystem: Microsoft Azure, Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2

For those who enjoy the Server Posterpedia posters, there is a new one that just became available for download. It’s called the "Cloud Ecosystem: Microsoft Azure, Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2" poster and it depicts both public and on-premises cloud technologies. Here’s a little thumbnail to give you an idea of … Continue reading New poster for Cloud Ecosystem: Microsoft Azure, Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2

PowerShell script for Storage Cluster Health Test published to the TechNet Script Center

I just published a PowerShell script to check the health and capacity of a Storage Cluster based on Windows Server 2012 R2 Scale-Out File Servers. It assumes a specific configuration for Private Clouds using the solution described at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn554251.aspx. It performs specific health checks for Failover Clustering (Cluster, Resources, Networks, Nodes) Storage Spaces (Physical Disks, … Continue reading PowerShell script for Storage Cluster Health Test published to the TechNet Script Center

How the Test-StorageHealth.ps1 script checks for Storage Cluster health

I recently published the Test-StorageHealth.ps1 script to the TechNet Script Center, which checks for the health and capacity of a Storage Cluster based on Windows Server 2012 R2 Scale-Out File Servers. This blog post explains the portion of the script that checks for Storage Cluster health, which is labeled “Phase 1”. To assess health, the … Continue reading How the Test-StorageHealth.ps1 script checks for Storage Cluster health