Storage Quality of Service (Storage QoS) is a new feature in the upcoming Windows Server 2016 that provides a way to centrally monitor and manage storage performance for virtual machines. The feature automatically improves storage resource fairness between multiple virtual machines using the same file server cluster and allows specific minimum and maximum performance … Continue reading Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2 (TP2) and Storage Quality of Service (QoS)
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What’s new in SMB 3.1.1 in the Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2
1. Introduction Every new version of Windows brings updates to our main remote file protocol, known as SMB (Server Message Block). If you’re not familiar with it, you can find some information in this previous blog post: Windows Server 2012 R2: Which version of the SMB protocol (SMB 1.0, SMB 2.0, SMB 2.1, SMB … Continue reading What’s new in SMB 3.1.1 in the Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2
SMB3 Networking Links for Windows Server 2012 R2
Someone asked me for a good collection of links about SMB3 Networking, including SMB Multichannel, SMB Direct (SMB over RDMA) and SMB Performance. Here’s what I offered: SMB Multichannel TechEd 2012 - SMB Multichannel and NIC Teaming (SMB Multichannel covered on the second half) Jose’s Blog - The basics of SMB Multichannel, a feature … Continue reading SMB3 Networking Links for Windows Server 2012 R2
Storage Sessions at Microsoft Ignite. Make sure to update your schedule!
Hi! If you’re planning to attend Ignite, here is a list of sessions related to Storage at the event: Code Session title Presenters BRK3496 Deploying Private Cloud Storage with Dell Servers and Windows Server vNext Claus Joergensen, Shai Ofek, Syama Poluri BRK3474 Enabling New On-premises Scale-Out File Server with Direct-Attached Storage Claus Joergensen, Michael Gray … Continue reading Storage Sessions at Microsoft Ignite. Make sure to update your schedule!
The Deprecation of SMB1 – You should be planning to get rid of this old SMB dialect
I regularly get a question about when will SMB1 be completely removed from Windows. This blog post summarizes the current state of this old SMB dialect in Windows client and server. 1) SMB1 is deprecated, but not yet removed We already added SMB1 to the Windows Server 2012 R2 deprecation list in June 2013. … Continue reading The Deprecation of SMB1 – You should be planning to get rid of this old SMB dialect
Windows PowerShell equivalents for common networking commands (IPCONFIG, PING, NSLOOKUP)
Network troubleshooting is part any System Administrator’s life. Maybe you need to check the IP address of a machine or test if its networking connection is working. Maybe you need to see if DNS is properly configured or check the latency between two hosts. If you have been in this field long enough, you probably … Continue reading Windows PowerShell equivalents for common networking commands (IPCONFIG, PING, NSLOOKUP)
PowerShell Examples: Using Bing to measure the popularity of cmdlets in a specific PowerShell module
This blog is part of a series that shows example PowerShell code for those learning the language. This time we’re using PowerShell to find out which PowerShell cmdlet in a specific module is the most popular. To do this, we’re using a Bing search and producing a list with the name and number of web … Continue reading PowerShell Examples: Using Bing to measure the popularity of cmdlets in a specific PowerShell module
PowerShell Examples – Random words and their popularity via Bing
This blog is part of a series that shows example PowerShell code for those learning the language. This time we’re using PowerShell to generate random words and check if they are popular by using a Bing search. The words are color-coded as white (not found on the web), green (between 1 and 1,000 hits on … Continue reading PowerShell Examples – Random words and their popularity via Bing
PowerShell Examples: Adventure House Game
This blog is part of a series that shows example PowerShell code for those learning the language. This time we’re using PowerShell create a text adventure game that requires to find your way out of a house using simple commands. There is a locked door and you need to find a key. This example explores … Continue reading PowerShell Examples: Adventure House Game
The Windows Server team is looking for feedback in the area of Storage. Fill this survey to participate!
I know you have a lot of feedback in the area of server storage. Would you be interested in shaping the future of Windows Server? Our team is looking for feedback to help define the next generation of Microsoft storage solutions. If you'd like to participate in a 30-minute phone call to influence our planning, … Continue reading The Windows Server team is looking for feedback in the area of Storage. Fill this survey to participate!
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