I recently blogged about the PowerShell cmdlets included with the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3. That included the details on all the 10 cmdlets available, including the one used to create VHD files, which is New-IscsiVirtualDisk. If you’re paying close attention to the list of new features in the iSCSI Target 3.3, you probably noticed … Continue reading Using PowerShell and the the iSCSI Target 3.3 WMI classes to create a differencing VHD for OS boot
Tag: Windows Storage Server
PowerShell cmdlets for the Microsoft iSCSI Target 3.3 (included in Windows Storage Server 2008 R2)
1. Overview One of the new features in the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 (included in Windows Storage Server 2008 R2) is the inclusion of PowerShell cmdlets for management. In this blog post, we will examine the details of the cmdlets available to manage targets and their associated virtual disks. 2. Modules, Cmdlets and Classes … Continue reading PowerShell cmdlets for the Microsoft iSCSI Target 3.3 (included in Windows Storage Server 2008 R2)
Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 and the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 are available on MSDN/TechNet – here’s how to install them
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
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!
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)
Multiple names for one computer – Consolidate your SMB file servers without breaking UNC paths
Overview This blog post covers a few different ways to consolidate multiple SMB file servers and keep exposing the consolidated file shares under the old share paths. Scenario Let’s say you currently have 3 file servers named file1.contoso.local, file2.contoso.local and file3.contoso.local and you want to consolidate them into a single Windows Server computer called cfile.contoso.local. … Continue reading Multiple names for one computer – Consolidate your SMB file servers without breaking UNC paths
Windows Storage Server 2008 and iSCSI Software Target 3.2 documentation on TechNet
I was glad to see that tje TechNet public site was recently updated to include detailed documentation on Windows Storage Server 2008 and iSCSI Software Target 3.2.See below the main two top items that were posted, along with the topics covered under each one: Windows Storage Server 2008 Windows Storage Server 2008 Getting Started Guide … Continue reading Windows Storage Server 2008 and iSCSI Software Target 3.2 documentation on TechNet
Configuring Failover Clusters with Windows Storage Server 2008
The Windows Storage Server Team just released a new 30-page white paper on "Configuring Failover Clusters with Windows Storage Server 2008". This paper will guide you through the process of configuring the networks, domains and clustering features, including performance recommendations for a pair of Windows Storage Server 2008 appliances hosting a File Server or a Microsoft … Continue reading Configuring Failover Clusters with Windows Storage Server 2008
Six Uses for the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target
Scott M. Johnson, a Program Manager in the Windows Storage Server team, has just published a new blog post that might give you some ideas on different ways to use the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target. He outlines six different uses for it: 1) Consolidate storage for multiple application servers.2) Test and Development scenarios are endless, … Continue reading Six Uses for the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target
Three ways to design your DFS Namespaces
Introduction In this blog post, we’ll showcase the flexibility you have with DFS-N by showing three distinct ways that you could design a namespace. Note: If you’re not familiar with DFS-N, please read this blog post first: http://blogs.technet.com/josebda/archive/2009/03/10/the-basics-of-the-windows-server-2008-distributed-file-system-dfs.aspx Scenario The scenario here is simple: you have three file servers in different locations: S1 is in … Continue reading Three ways to design your DFS Namespaces
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