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SNIA Tutorials cover a wealth of Storage knowledge

This blog post has been updated. Check the latest version at http://blogs.technet.com/josebda/archive/2008/04/11/snia-tutorials-cover-a-wealth-of-storage-knowledge-snw-spring-2008-update.aspx ----  I’m always amazed by the vast amount of knowledge being posted online for free download. For those in the Storage business, check out the high-quality tutorials offered by the Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA). These peer-reviewed, vendor-neutral tutorials, offered by the SNIA … Continue reading SNIA Tutorials cover a wealth of Storage knowledge →

Restart the VDS service after installing a VDS Provider

In Windows Server 2003 (RTM, SP1, R2, SP2) and Windows Server 2008, you might run into an issue while trying to install a new VDS Hardware Provider. If you simply install the new VDS provider and immediately run DISKRAID.EXE, you will get the message telling you that: “DiskRAID was unable to find any VDS hardware … Continue reading Restart the VDS service after installing a VDS Provider →

Storage options for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

Windows Server 2008’s Hyper-V has been in public beta for a while now and lots of people have been experimenting with it. One aspect that I am focusing on is storage for those virtualized environments and more specifically the options related to SAN storage. Virtualization terminology Before we start, I wanted to define some terms … Continue reading Storage options for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V →

Installing Hyper-V on my HP notebook

I finally took the time to install Windows Server 2008 and the Hyper-V beta on one of my two notebooks.One important step was to confirm that it would support the required CPU technologies.As you probably know, Hyper-V requires a 64-bit (x64) CPU with hardware-assisted virtualization (Intel VT or AMD-V). First, I needed to confirm exactly … Continue reading Installing Hyper-V on my HP notebook →

Windows Server 2008 End-to-End Storage Scenarios

1. Windows Server 2008 Storage Explorer 1A. Goal Making sure the devices are properly discovered. 1B1. Setup for FC FC Network: Make sure hosts, switches and SAN are properly connected. SAN: Configure device (including configuration of WWNs), create/unmask LUNs.Host: Load/configure HBA drivers. 1B2. Setup for iSCSI Network: Make sure hosts, switches and SAN are properly … Continue reading Windows Server 2008 End-to-End Storage Scenarios →

http://blogs.msdn.com/clustering is restarting

I just wanted to share that the good team working on Windows Server Clustering and High Availability is re-energizing their blog. With the significant improvements in Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering and the RTM and launch upon us, timing could not be better... Be sure to check them at http://blogs.msdn.com/clustering for the latest series of TechNet … Continue reading http://blogs.msdn.com/clustering is restarting →

Installing the evaluation version of WUDSS 2003 Refresh and the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target Version 3.1 on a VM

Overview These are step-by-step instructions on how to install the 180-day evaluation version of the Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 Refresh (WUDSS 2003 Refresh) on a virtual machine environment running on Virtual PC 2007. This WUDDS 2003 Refresh was released in September 2007 and includes an updated management interface and the new version 3.1 … Continue reading Installing the evaluation version of WUDSS 2003 Refresh and the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target Version 3.1 on a VM →

The Basics of Single Instance Storage (SIS) in WSS 2003 R2 and WUDSS 2003

What is SIS Single Instance Storage (SIS) is a feature of Windows Storage Server (WSS) 2003 R2 and Windows Unified Storage Server (WUDSS) 2003 that helps save disk space by de-duplicating files. If you have two or more identical files in a volume, SIS will store a single copy of those bits, replacing the files … Continue reading The Basics of Single Instance Storage (SIS) in WSS 2003 R2 and WUDSS 2003 →