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Windows Server 2012 Scale-Out File Server for SQL Server 2012 – Step-by-step Installation

Outline 1. Introduction 1.1. Overview 1.2. Hardware 1.3. Software 1.4. Notes and disclaimers 2. Install Windows Server 2012 2.1. Preparations 2.2. Install the OS 2.3. Rename the computer 2.4. Enable Remote Desktop 3. Configure the Hyper-V Host 3.1. Install the Hyper-V role to the server 3.2. Create the VM switches 3.3. Rename the network adapters … Continue reading Windows Server 2012 Scale-Out File Server for SQL Server 2012 – Step-by-step Installation →

Deploying Windows Server 2012 with SMB Direct (SMB over RDMA) and the Chelsio T4 cards using iWARP – Step by Step

1) Introduction We have covered the basics of SMB Direct and some of the use cases in previous blog posts and TechNet articles. You can find them at http://smb3.info. However, I get a lot of questions about specifically which cards work with this new feature and how exactly you set those up. This is one … Continue reading Deploying Windows Server 2012 with SMB Direct (SMB over RDMA) and the Chelsio T4 cards using iWARP – Step by Step →

Deploying Windows Server 2012 with SMB Direct (SMB over RDMA) and the Mellanox ConnectX-3 using 10GbE/40GbE RoCE – Step by Step

1) Introduction We have covered the basics of SMB Direct and some of the use cases in previous blog posts and TechNet articles. You can find them at http://smb3.info. However, I get a lot of questions about specifically which cards work with this new feature and how exactly you set those up. This is one … Continue reading Deploying Windows Server 2012 with SMB Direct (SMB over RDMA) and the Mellanox ConnectX-3 using 10GbE/40GbE RoCE – Step by Step →

Deploying Windows Server 2012 with SMB Direct (SMB over RDMA) and the Intel NetEffect NE020 card using iWARP – Step by Step

1) Introduction We have covered the basics of SMB Direct and some of the use cases in previous blog posts and TechNet articles. You can find them at http://smb3.info. However, I get a lot of questions about specifically which cards work with this new feature and how exactly you set those up. This is one … Continue reading Deploying Windows Server 2012 with SMB Direct (SMB over RDMA) and the Intel NetEffect NE020 card using iWARP – Step by Step →

Deploying Windows Server 2012 with SMB Direct (SMB over RDMA) and the Mellanox ConnectX-2/ConnectX-3 using InfiniBand – Step by Step

1) Introduction We have covered the basics of SMB Direct and some of the use cases in previous blog posts and TechNet articles. You can find them at http://smb3.info. However, I get a lot of questions about specifically which cards work with this new feature and how exactly you set those up. This is one … Continue reading Deploying Windows Server 2012 with SMB Direct (SMB over RDMA) and the Mellanox ConnectX-2/ConnectX-3 using InfiniBand – Step by Step →

Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0 – VSS for SMB File Shares

There is a new blog post by Claus Joergensen, a Principal Program Manager in the File Server team, that covers the "VSS for SMB File Shares" feature in Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0. Claus covers many details on using VSS for SMB File Shares to create backups, including several scenarios using Hyper-V and step-by-step instructions for … Continue reading Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0 – VSS for SMB File Shares →

The basics of SMB Multichannel, a feature of Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0

1. Introduction Windows Server 2012 includes a new feature called SMB Multichannel, part of the SMB 3.0 protocol, which increases the network performance and availability for File Servers.   1.1. Benefits SMB Multichannel allows file servers to use multiple network connections simultaneously and provides the following capabilities: Increased throughput. The file server can simultaneously transmit … Continue reading The basics of SMB Multichannel, a feature of Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0 →

The basics of SMB PowerShell, a feature of Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0

1. Overview 1.1. Introduction Windows Server 2012 provides Windows PowerShell cmdlets and WMI objects to manage SMB File Servers and SMB File Shares. These new tools are aimed at both System Administrator and Developers. 1.2. Benefits SMB PowerShell cmdlets allow an IT Administrator to Use the PowerShell command line to manage and monitor File Servers … Continue reading The basics of SMB PowerShell, a feature of Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0 →

Episode 20 of “From End to Edge and Beyond” covers SMB Encryption in Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0

A quick blog post to highlight that I participated in an episode of “From End to Edge and Beyond”, recorded during TechEd North America 2012 with Tom Shinder and Yuri Diogenes. This show is focused on security, so the main focus was on the new SMB  Encryption feature in Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0. We discussed … Continue reading Episode 20 of “From End to Edge and Beyond” covers SMB Encryption in Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0 →