SMB3 PowerShell changes in Windows Server 2012 R2: Scale-Out Rebalancing (per-share redirection)

Introduction Windows Server 2012 R2 introduced a new version of SMB. Technically it’s SMB version 3.02, but we continue to call it just SMB3. The main changes are described at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831474.aspx. With this new release, we made a few changes in SMB PowerShell to support the new scenarios and features. This includes a few new … Continue reading SMB3 PowerShell changes in Windows Server 2012 R2: Scale-Out Rebalancing (per-share redirection) →

SMB3 PowerShell changes in Windows Server 2012 R2: Simpler setting of ACL for the folder behind a share

New poster for Cloud Ecosystem: Microsoft Azure, Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2

For those who enjoy the Server Posterpedia posters, there is a new one that just became available for download. It’s called the "Cloud Ecosystem: Microsoft Azure, Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2" poster and it depicts both public and on-premises cloud technologies. Here’s a little thumbnail to give you an idea of … Continue reading New poster for Cloud Ecosystem: Microsoft Azure, Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2 →

PowerShell script for Storage Cluster Health Test published to the TechNet Script Center

I just published a PowerShell script to check the health and capacity of a Storage Cluster based on Windows Server 2012 R2 Scale-Out File Servers. It assumes a specific configuration for Private Clouds using the solution described at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn554251.aspx. It performs specific health checks for Failover Clustering (Cluster, Resources, Networks, Nodes) Storage Spaces (Physical Disks, … Continue reading PowerShell script for Storage Cluster Health Test published to the TechNet Script Center →

How the Test-StorageHealth.ps1 script checks for Storage Cluster health

I recently published the Test-StorageHealth.ps1 script to the TechNet Script Center, which checks for the health and capacity of a Storage Cluster based on Windows Server 2012 R2 Scale-Out File Servers. This blog post explains the portion of the script that checks for Storage Cluster health, which is labeled “Phase 1”. To assess health, the … Continue reading How the Test-StorageHealth.ps1 script checks for Storage Cluster health →

Ten years blogging, five years on Twitter

It’s hard to believe it, but I just noticed that I have been blogging at http://blogs.technet.com/b/josebda for 10 years. Over these years, I have posted 327 blogs and accumulated over 2 millions page views and over 500 comments. I started on July 6th, 2004 with a modest post where I basically stated I would start … Continue reading Ten years blogging, five years on Twitter →

Updated Links on Windows Server 2012 R2 File Server and SMB 3.02

In this post, I'm providing a reference to the most relevant content related to Windows Server 2012 R2 that is related to the File Server, the SMB 3.02 features and its associated scenarios like Hyper-V over SMB and SQL Server over SMB. This is what some like to call a "Survival Guide" for SMB 3.02. … Continue reading Updated Links on Windows Server 2012 R2 File Server and SMB 3.02 →

Demo details for my TechEd 2014 presentation on File Server Networking

During my TechEd 2014 presentation on File Server Networking for a Private Cloud Storage Infrastructure in Windows Server 2012 R2, I did a demo showing a Scale-Out File Server Cluster. The demo consisted of showing the networking details of this cluster, looking both from the cluster perspective and the client side. I was asked after … Continue reading Demo details for my TechEd 2014 presentation on File Server Networking →

Building your schedule for TechEd 2014? Here are some Storage-related sessions!

TechEd NorthAmerica 2014 is just a few weeks away and it’s a sold-out event now. If you’re attending and you haven’t yet started building your schedule, you can consider yourself officially late. 🙂 If you’re focused on Private Cloud Storage and High Availability, let me suggest a few Breakout Sessions, Instructor-Led Labs (ILL) and … Continue reading Building your schedule for TechEd 2014? Here are some Storage-related sessions! →

PowerShell tips for building objects with custom properties and special formatting

I’ve been building a number of scripts that query information using PowerShell. To create those, I used some PowerShell tricks to make the output look just like I wanted. This post is a compilation of these tricks. The first few tricks are simple, but they grow increasingly complex towards the end. The examples here … Continue reading PowerShell tips for building objects with custom properties and special formatting →