After this post was release, the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 for Windows Server 2008 R2 became available as a public download.For details, check http://blogs.technet.com/b/josebda/archive/2011/04/04/microsoft-iscsi-software-target-3-3-for-windows-server-2008-r2-available-for-public-download.aspx Overview You probably heard that Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 has been Released To Manufacturing (RTM) last week. That means that the OEMs will soon deliver a new generation of … Continue reading Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 and the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 are available on MSDN/TechNet – here’s how to install them
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Mapping Cluster.exe Commands to Windows PowerShell Cmdlets for Failover Clusters – Extended Edition
While many of the Windows Server Failover Cluster (WSFC) administrators have moved from the old CLUSTER.EXE command-line to the new PowerShell interface, I know at least a few holdouts out there. It’s probably the fact that they have used the old CLI since the early days of Microsoft Cluster Services (MSCS), combined with the fact … Continue reading Mapping Cluster.exe Commands to Windows PowerShell Cmdlets for Failover Clusters – Extended Edition
Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 is now available!
It's a pleasure to let you know that Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 (which includes the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3) has been released to manufacturing (RTM). Scott M. Johnson (Program Manager in the File Server Team) has just shared via a blog post that the product is on its way to the OEMs and … Continue reading Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 is now available!
Notes from SNIA’s Storage Developers Conference (SDC) 2010 and CIFS/SMB/SMB2 Plugfest
If you’re following me on Twitter, you probably noticed I am attending SNIA’s Software Developer’s Conference 2010 (SDC 2010) and the CIFS/SMB/SMB2 PlugFest this week. The agenda for the event is published at http://www.snia.org/events/storage-developer2010/agenda2010. Here are some random notes from the event, some of them taken from a few earlier tweets (some sessions are just … Continue reading Notes from SNIA’s Storage Developers Conference (SDC) 2010 and CIFS/SMB/SMB2 Plugfest
Random notes on Storage IO Performance
Here are some random notes I took during a presentation to Storage IO Performance this morning: SSDs: Still not a 'solid state' business - http://bit.ly/cdqA1b - "False expectations" and why they "won't replace hard drives" A PRAM and NAND Flash Hybrid Architecture for High-Performance Embedded Storage Subsystems - http://bit.ly/95ZY83 Resistive RAM Gains Ground - Faith … Continue reading Random notes on Storage IO Performance
New five-part blog series on DFS Replication
Ned Pyle, a Senior Escalation Support Engineer with the Directory Services team at Microsoft, has just started a new blog series focusing on DFS Replication. Here’s how he introduces it: Hello folks, Ned here again to kick off a new five-part series on DFSR. With the release of Windows Server 2008 R2, the … Continue reading New five-part blog series on DFS Replication
Using the multiple NICs of your File Server running Windows Server 2008 (and 2008 R2)
IMPORTANT NOTE: This blog post was created before the release of Windows Server 2012, which introduced SMB 3.0 and the new SMB Multichannel feature and significantly improved SMB's ability to use multiple network interfaces. You can read more about SMB Multichannel at http://blogs.technet.com/b/josebda/archive/2012/06/28/the-basics-of-smb-multichannel-a-feature-of-windows-server-2012-and-smb-3-0.aspx ------------------------------------------------------ 1 - Overview When you set up a … Continue reading Using the multiple NICs of your File Server running Windows Server 2008 (and 2008 R2)
SNIA’s Storage Developers Conference 2010 is just a few weeks away
The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is hosting the 7th Storage Developer Conference (SDC) in the Hyatt Regency in beautiful Santa Clara, CA (Silicon Valley) on the week of September 20th. As usual, Microsoft is underwriting the CIFS/SMB/SMB2 Plugfest, which is co-located with the SDC event. For developers working with storage-related technologies, this event gathers … Continue reading SNIA’s Storage Developers Conference 2010 is just a few weeks away
Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2008 R2
I am often asked about File Server performance. The usual conversation evolves into a discussion on what registry settings would be recommend to make a file server work faster. We typically end up talking about specific settings for performance tuning and how they might affect application compatibility, prevent connection with older client versions, produce unwanted results in specific … Continue reading Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2008 R2
The difference between a 2TB SATA drive and the storage provided by your IT department
Every once in a while the question comes up. How come my IT department is charging me tens of dollars per gigabyte of storage for my application per month when I can pay less than 15 cents per gigabyte at Best Buy (where a 2TB drive might cost less than $150)? The conversation then includes long discussions … Continue reading The difference between a 2TB SATA drive and the storage provided by your IT department
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