If you’re reading up on Windows Server 2012, you probably saw that using file storage for your Hyper-V and SQL Server data is one of our key new scenarios. You can read more about this in the TechNet article called “High-Performance, Continuously Available File Share Storage for Server Applications” at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831399.aspx. We have already shared … Continue reading Preliminary performance results with Windows Server 2012 Beta and SMB Direct (SMB over RDMA)
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Analyzing Storage Performance using the Windows Performance Analysis ToolKit (WPT)
Robert Smith (Platforms Field Engineer) has recently posted a new blog that cover one important area of Windows performance that few people understand well. In his blog post he talks about how to use Windows Performance Toolkit (WPT) in general and the XPerf tool in particular. Xperf.exe is the command line tool used to start, stop, … Continue reading Analyzing Storage Performance using the Windows Performance Analysis ToolKit (WPT)
Microsoft at the Storage Networking World 2012 Conference (includes Windows Server 2012 sessions)
SNW Spring 2012 in Dallas is about a week away. Co-owned by Computerworld and Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), SNW is a conference focused on Information Infrastructure with tracks covering: Backup and Archiving in the Cloud Big Data Business Continuity Cloud Storage Data Center Consolidation Data Center Networking Data Encryption Data Management Data Protection Deduplication … Continue reading Microsoft at the Storage Networking World 2012 Conference (includes Windows Server 2012 sessions)
Windows Server 2012 – Hyper-V over SMB – Quick Provisioning a VM on an SMB File Share
One of the preferred methods for creating VMs in a shared environment is to have one or more base VHDs that you use as a template for new VMs. While having a base VHD is a constant, there are a few different methods to choose when you implement your provisioning process for new VMs. This … Continue reading Windows Server 2012 – Hyper-V over SMB – Quick Provisioning a VM on an SMB File Share
Windows Server 2012 Beta Scale-Out File Server for SQL Server 2012 – Step-by-step Installation
IMPORTANT: This blog post is now obsolete. For the latest version of this content, please visit:http://blogs.technet.com/b/josebda/archive/2012/08/23/windows-server-2012-scale-out-file-server-for-sql-server-2012-step-by-step-installation.aspx 1. Introduction 1.1. Overview In this document, I am sharing all the steps I used to create a Windows Server 2012 Beta demo, so you can experiment with some of the new technologies yourself. You only need … Continue reading Windows Server 2012 Beta Scale-Out File Server for SQL Server 2012 – Step-by-step Installation
Windows Server 2012 Beta – Test cases for Hyper-V over SMB (includes PowerShell examples)
This blog posts lists a few of the common test cases for the new "Hyper-V over SMB" scenario in Windows Server 2012 Beta. If you are not familiar with this new scenario in Windows Server 2012 Beta, please read the following TechNet articles before proceeding: High-Performance, Continuously Available File Share Storage for Server Applications Windows Server 2012 … Continue reading Windows Server 2012 Beta – Test cases for Hyper-V over SMB (includes PowerShell examples)
Using Windows PowerShell to run old command line tools (and their weirdest parameters)
Introduction For a while now, I have let go of the old CMD.EXE command line and moved over to POWERSHELL.EXE for good. As you probably know, you can run any old command from the new Windows PowerShell. However, there are times when the name or the syntax of old tools might create issues. But it can … Continue reading Using Windows PowerShell to run old command line tools (and their weirdest parameters)
Bill Laing announces Windows Server 2012 Beta – Enjoy your pre-release SMB 2.2 File Server
Bill Laing, Corporate VP for Server and Cloud, just announced the availability of Windows Server 2012 Beta. That means you can now install this pre-release version of the OS, which brings a number of Storage and Continuous Availability enhancements. We started talking about those back in the //build conference in September, but now it’s your time … Continue reading Bill Laing announces Windows Server 2012 Beta – Enjoy your pre-release SMB 2.2 File Server
SNIA’s Storage Developer Conference – SDC 2011 content (slides and videos) now available for download, including SMB 2.2 details
The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) hosted the 8th Storage Developer Conference (SDC) in the Hyatt Regency in beautiful Santa Clara, CA (Silicon Valley) earlier this year. As usual, Microsoft was the underwriter of the CIFS/SMB/SMB2 PlugFest, which was co-located with the SDC event. For developers working with storage-related technologies, this event gathers a unique … Continue reading SNIA’s Storage Developer Conference – SDC 2011 content (slides and videos) now available for download, including SMB 2.2 details
Links to //build/ sessions on Storage, Networking and Hyper-V
Last month at the //Build/ conference we had a large number of presentations delivered and made available to download and stream. Several Microsoft Partners and Developers that are focused on Storage, Networking or Hyper-V have asked me for a list of links to help them find the Widows Server 8 sessions more closely related to those topics. Here is my … Continue reading Links to //build/ sessions on Storage, Networking and Hyper-V
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