1. Introduction We recently had our TechEd North America event and all sessìon slides and recordings are now publicly available (links are provided below). We’re also getting ready to deliver our TechEd Europe talks this week. With hundreds of talks to attend and/or review, it will probably be a few weeks or maybe months before … Continue reading Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0 demos at TechEd showcase File Server with multiple storage configurations and technologies
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File Server team sessions at TechEd 2012 Europe
If you're planning to attend the TechEd 2012 Europe event in June, here are the scheduled sessions with speakers from the File Server team: Code Title Speaker(s) Day Time Location Level WSV04-LNC Windows Server 2012 Storage for your Private Cloud Prabu Rambadran, Jose Barreto Tue 1:30 PM Forum 300 VIR306 Hyper-V over SMB: Remote File … Continue reading File Server team sessions at TechEd 2012 Europe
File Server team sessions at TechEd 2012 North America available for streaming/download
We had a great time showing Windows Server 2012 at TechEd North America and I wanted to share that the recording for our team’s sessions are now publicly available. That includes our sessions on SMB 3.0 and a number of demos, many of them using one of the Cluster-in-box configurations we were showing at the … Continue reading File Server team sessions at TechEd 2012 North America available for streaming/download
Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0 – Understanding how SMB Transparent Failover makes file shares continuously available
There is a new blog post by Claus Joergensen, a Principal Program Manager in the File Server team, that covers the SMB Transparent Failover feature in Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0. Claus covers all the details about making file shares continuously available, including step-by-step instructions using both PowerShell and GUI tools. Here’s an outline of … Continue reading Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0 – Understanding how SMB Transparent Failover makes file shares continuously available
Microsoft Partners showcase solutions related to Windows Server 2012 at TechEd 2012 North America
The Microsoft TechEd 2012 North America conference is happening this week in Orlando, FL. As part of that event, a number of partners are showing their hardware and/or software at the exhibit area called the TechExpo. I have spent some time there and took a few pictures of a few partners that have solutions related … Continue reading Microsoft Partners showcase solutions related to Windows Server 2012 at TechEd 2012 North America
Windows Server 2012: Which version of the SMB protocol (SMB 1.0, SMB 2.0, SMB 2.1 or SMB 3.0) are you using on your File Server?
Note: This blog post is obsolete. Please find the updated version at http://blogs.technet.com/b/josebda/archive/2013/10/02/windows-server-2012-r2-which-version-of-the-smb-protocol-smb-1-0-smb-2-0-smb-2-1-smb-3-0-or-smb-3-02-you-are-using.aspx 1. Introduction With the upcoming release of SMB 3.0 as part of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, I am frequently asked about how older versions of Windows will behave when connecting to or from these new versions. Upgrading to … Continue reading Windows Server 2012: Which version of the SMB protocol (SMB 1.0, SMB 2.0, SMB 2.1 or SMB 3.0) are you using on your File Server?
Windows Server 2012 Beta with SMB 3.0 – Demo at Interop shows SMB Direct at 5.8 Gbytes/sec over Mellanox ConnectX-3 network adapters
The Interop conference happened this week in Las Vegas (see http://www.interop.com/lasvegas) and Mellanox showcased their high-speed ConnectX-3 network adapters during the event. They showed an interesting setup with Windows Server 2012 Beta and SMB 3.0 that showed amazing remote file performance using SMB Direct (SMB over RDMA). The short story? 5.8 Gbytes per second from a … Continue reading Windows Server 2012 Beta with SMB 3.0 – Demo at Interop shows SMB Direct at 5.8 Gbytes/sec over Mellanox ConnectX-3 network adapters
File Server team sessions at TechEd 2012 North America
If you're planning to attend the TechEd 2012 North America event in June, here are the scheduled sessions with speakers from the File Server team: Code Title Speaker(s) Day Time Track Level WSV328 The Path to Continuous Availability with Windows Server 2012 Gene Chellis, Jim Pinkerton Mon 4:45 PM Windows Server 300 SIA207 Windows Server … Continue reading File Server team sessions at TechEd 2012 North America
Deploying Windows Server 2012 Beta with SMB Direct (SMB over RDMA) and the Mellanox ConnectX-2/ConnectX-3 using InfiniBand – Step by Step
This blog post is now obsolete. For the latest post on this topic, visit http://blogs.technet.com/b/josebda/archive/2012/07/31/deploying-windows-server-2012-with-smb-direct-smb-over-rdma-and-the-mellanox-connectx-2-connectx-3-using-infiniband-step-by-step.aspx 1) Introduction We have covered the basics of SMB Direct and some of the use cases in previous blog posts and TechNet articles. If you haven’t seen those, here are a few pointers: Windows Server 2012 Beta SMB … Continue reading Deploying Windows Server 2012 Beta with SMB Direct (SMB over RDMA) and the Mellanox ConnectX-2/ConnectX-3 using InfiniBand – Step by Step
Deploying Windows Server 2012 Beta with SMB Direct (SMB over RDMA) and the Intel NetEffect NE020 card – Step by Step
This blog post is obsolete. For the latest post on this topic, see http://blogs.technet.com/b/josebda/archive/2012/07/31/deploying-windows-server-2012-with-smb-direct-smb-over-rdma-and-the-intel-neteffect-ne020-card-using-iwarp-step-by-step.aspx 1) Introduction We have covered the basics of SMB Direct and some of the use cases in previous blog posts and TechNet articles. If you haven’t seen those, here are a few pointers: Windows Server 2012 Beta SMB Overview High-Performance, Continuously … Continue reading Deploying Windows Server 2012 Beta with SMB Direct (SMB over RDMA) and the Intel NetEffect NE020 card – Step by Step
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