Note: This blog post is a Windows Server 2012 R2 update on a previous version focused on Windows Server 2012. 1. Introduction With the release of Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, I am frequently asked about how older versions of Windows will behave when connecting to or from these new versions. Upgrading … Continue reading Windows Server 2012 R2: Which version of the SMB protocol (SMB 1.0, SMB 2.0, SMB 2.1, SMB 3.0 or SMB 3.02) are you using?
Tag: RDMA
Raw notes from the Storage Developers Conference (SDC 2013)
This blog post is a compilation of my raw notes from SNIA’s SDC 2013 (Storage Developers Conference).Notes and disclaimers: These notes were typed during the talks and they may include typos and my own misinterpretations. Text in the bullets under each talk are quotes from the speaker or text from the speaker slides, not my personal … Continue reading Raw notes from the Storage Developers Conference (SDC 2013)
Windows Server 2012 R2 Storage: Step-by-step with Storage Spaces, SMB Scale-Out and Shared VHDX (Physical)
This post is a part of the nine-part “What’s New in Windows Server & System Center 2012 R2” series that is featured on Brad Anderson’s In the Cloud blog. Today’s blog post covers Windows Server 2012 R2 Storage and how it applies to the larger topic of “Transform the Datacenter.” To read that post and see … Continue reading Windows Server 2012 R2 Storage: Step-by-step with Storage Spaces, SMB Scale-Out and Shared VHDX (Physical)
Iron Networks shows a complete private cloud pod at MMS 2013 with Windows Server 2012 (Storage Spaces, SMB3, Hyper-V) and System Center 2012 SP1
I was visiting the expo area at MMS 2013 earlier today and saw that Iron Networks was showing a private cloud pod there, complete with a set of well-matched layers of compute, storage and networking. They were demonstrating several of the latest capabilities in Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012 SP1, including: Shared SAS … Continue reading Iron Networks shows a complete private cloud pod at MMS 2013 with Windows Server 2012 (Storage Spaces, SMB3, Hyper-V) and System Center 2012 SP1
TechNet Radio series covers Windows Server 2012 File Server and SMB 3.0 scenarios
I have been working with Bob Hunt at the TechNet Radio team to provide a series of webcasts with information about SMB 3.0 and the File Server role in Windows Server 2012. These are fairly informal conversations, but Bob is really good at posing interesting questions, clarifying the different scenarios and teasing out relevant details … Continue reading TechNet Radio series covers Windows Server 2012 File Server and SMB 3.0 scenarios
MMS 2013 Demo: Hyper-V over SMB at high throughput with SMB Direct and SMB Multichannel
Overview I delivered a demo of Hyper-V over SMB this week at MMS 2013 that’s an evolution of a demo I did back in the Windows Server 2012 launch and also via a TechNet Radio session. Back then I showed a two physical servers running a SQLIO simulation. One played the role of the … Continue reading MMS 2013 Demo: Hyper-V over SMB at high throughput with SMB Direct and SMB Multichannel
Q and A: Can I use SMB3 storage without RDMA?
Question received via e-mail: Is it practical use SMB3 storage without RDMA or do we have a use case for production rather than development or test?I thought RDMA would be essential for production deployment of Hyper-V SMB storage. Answer:RDMA is not a requirement for the Hyper-V over SMB scenario.The most important things that RDMA can give … Continue reading Q and A: Can I use SMB3 storage without RDMA?
Q and A: Is it possible to run SMB Direct from within a VM?
Question received via blog mail: Jose- I picked up a couple ConnectX-2 adapters and a cable off of ebay for cheap (about $300 for everything) to test out SMB Direct. I followed your blog "Deploying Windows Server 2012 with SMB Direct (SMB over RDMA) and the Mellanox ConnectX-2/ConnectX-3 using InfiniBand – Step by Step" and … Continue reading Q and A: Is it possible to run SMB Direct from within a VM?
SQLIO, PowerShell and storage performance: measuring IOPs, throughput and latency for both local disks and SMB file shares
IMPORTANT NOTE:SQLIO has been deprecated, as shown at http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sql_server_team/archive/2015/12/11/sqlio-disk-subsystem-benchmark-tool-is-being-retired.aspx DiskSpd is the suitable replacement for SQLIO. You can find details on that at http://blogs.technet.com/b/josebda/archive/2014/10/13/diskspd-powershell-and-storage-performance-measuring-iops-throughput-and-latency-for-both-local-disks-and-smb-file-shares.aspx ---------------- 1. Introduction I have been doing storage-related demos and publishing blogs with some storage performance numbers for a while, and I commonly get questions such as “How do … Continue reading SQLIO, PowerShell and storage performance: measuring IOPs, throughput and latency for both local disks and SMB file shares
Minimum version of Mellanox firmware required for running SMB Direct in Windows Server 2012
There are two blog posts explaining in great detail what you need to do to use Mellanox ConnectX-2 or ConnectX-3 cards to implement RDMA networking for SMB 3.0 (using SMB Direct). You can find them at: Deploying Windows Server 2012 with SMB Direct (SMB over RDMA) and the Mellanox ConnectX-3 using 10GbE/40GbE RoCE – Step … Continue reading Minimum version of Mellanox firmware required for running SMB Direct in Windows Server 2012
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