Tag: Storage

The Hyper-V Primer – 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 1 of 20)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmTo kick off our series of “20+ Days of Server Virtualization” articles, I’m going to introduce you to Hyper-V.  “Introduce?  It’s not new!” True.  But even though many of you may have heard of Microsoft’s virtualization solution, you may not know much about it.  And so to start our series, a brief introduction and some … Continue reading The Hyper-V Primer – 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 1 of 20)

How Windows Azure Plays Into the Equation – Migration and Deployment (Part 12 of 19)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmAs you may remember, last month my team blogged an entire month on using Windows Azure as Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS – pronounced “EYE-yazz”) in our “31 Days of Servers in the Cloud” series.  As part 12 of our 19-part "Migration and Deployment” Series, Tommy Patterson returns to this topic with a good summary and links to … Continue reading How Windows Azure Plays Into the Equation – Migration and Deployment (Part 12 of 19)

How fast is the new SMB 3.0 in Windows Server 2012? – Migration and Deployment (Part 9 of 19)

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How fast? http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm“Yeah? How fast is it?” Before I answer that question, I need to briefly define what the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol is, for those might be unfamiliar with it.  SMB is the old reliable networked file system protocol.  It is the protocol in use when you access file shares and folders on … Continue reading How fast is the new SMB 3.0 in Windows Server 2012? – Migration and Deployment (Part 9 of 19)

Use Windows Azure to learn Windows Server 2012 Storage Spaces – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 27 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmWhat an amazing platform and opportunity for learning.   Creating virtual machines in Windows Azure is a great platform for trying out functionality that would otherwise be hard or expensive to do in your own test lab or on your own hardware. So in this Part 27 of our “31 Days of Servers in the Cloud” … Continue reading Use Windows Azure to learn Windows Server 2012 Storage Spaces – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 27 of 31)

Deleting .VHD files in Windows Azure – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 18 of 31)

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Something important to be aware of when you’re using Windows Azure is: How much is this costing me?  And in particular, which items cost me what amount? http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmOne of those items that might be easy to overlook is the amount of storage you’re currently using.  If you’ve got a lot of old .VHD files that … Continue reading Deleting .VHD files in Windows Azure – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 18 of 31)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: The new CHKDSK. Don’t blink; you’ll miss it! (Part 29 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmYes, you read that subject line correctly.  We’ve actually improved the volume error detection so much in Windows Server 2012 that you’ll rarely if ever have to run a CHKDSK command to fix it.  And if you do, it will run fast and get out of your way. In our 29th installment of “31 Days … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: The new CHKDSK. Don’t blink; you’ll miss it! (Part 29 of 31)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: Let’s get dynamic with our access control (Part 26 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmSo you have files to secure…“Yeah..”And forever you’ve been using security groups in Active Directory, and file and/or share permissions in Access Control Lists (ACLs), right?“Uh huh.  What’s wrong with that?”Nothing.  But what if I were to  tell you that you have some new and very flexible options available to you now in Windows Server … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Let’s get dynamic with our access control (Part 26 of 31)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: Continuously Available File Shares in Windows Server 2012 (Part 18 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmHow much do you depend on a file share to be available at all times? “Not much.  After all, I don’t use them for anything much beyond file storage due to the performance of that kind of resource.” Ah.. but back in Part 17 of our series, we told you that with the new SMB … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Continuously Available File Shares in Windows Server 2012 (Part 18 of 31)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: The Resilient File System (ReFS) in Windows Server 2012 (Part 15 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmNTFS is getting a little long in the tooth.  It has been, and continues to be, a rock-solid file system on which most of the world’s data on disk is stored.  And it is still the default disk format for installations of Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8.   Enter ReFS – the new Resilient File … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: The Resilient File System (ReFS) in Windows Server 2012 (Part 15 of 31)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: Windows Server 2012 and Deduplication (Part 12 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn Windows Server 2012 Microsoft includes many improvements, but also many new capabilities “in the box”.  One of the new things we’re including is built-in support for data deduplication.  “Wait.. you mean like when a process makes more efficient use of the space used on a storage volume by finding all blocks of data that … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Windows Server 2012 and Deduplication (Part 12 of 31)