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Two new modules related to Storage Spaces for Windows PowerShell
Hello, I’ve just posted two new modules for Windows PowerShell that I wrote which are...
Date: 10/19/2012
Creating a Bootable USB Disk on Windows 8 for deploying Windows
As an introduction to some of the major improvements in managing your storage via PowerShell in the...
Date: 10/04/2012
Determining disk health using Windows PowerShell on Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8
Last year, I had posted an article on how to view SMART data from a disk to determine the health of...
Date: 09/26/2012
ISO Mounting Scenarios
We hope you had an opportunity to look at the ISO Mounting Windows 8 Blog post. Native support for...
Date: 09/21/2012
Updated : MPIO Guide for DSM Developers
Our guide on creating a DSM for MPIO for storage developers for Windows Server 2012 is now available...
Date: 08/03/2012
Users Guide for MPIO on Windows Server 2012
The fully updated version of the users guide for MPIO on Windows Server 2012 is now available here:...
Date: 08/02/2012
Managing iSCSI Initiator connections with Windows PowerShell on Windows Server 2012
Managing iSCSI Initiator Connections Updated: 9/18/2012 This post covers iSCSI Initiator connection...
Date: 07/31/2012
Managing MPIO with Windows PowerShell on Windows Server 2012
Installing and Managing MPIO using PowerShell: This post is intended as an overview of capabilities...
Date: 07/20/2012
Managing Storage with Windows PowerShell on Windows Server 2012
Managing local Windows Storage This post covers basic provisioning operations against local Windows...
Date: 07/03/2012
Introduction to Storage Management on Windows Server 2012 (Part 2)
Understanding Custom object views in the Storage Module for Windows PowerShell Before I delve into...
Date: 07/02/2012
TechEd video on Standards Support and Storage Management for Windows Server 2012
Be sure to check out the excellent TechEd video “Standards Support and Interoperability in Windows...
Date: 07/01/2012
An Introduction to Storage Management in Windows Server 2012
Introducing the Windows Storage Management API (SMAPI) Windows® Server 2012 delivers capabilities to...
Date: 06/26/2012
An Introduction to SMI-S
Jeff Goldner has posted an introduction to the Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S)...
Date: 06/26/2012
Managing Storage Spaces using PowerShell Whitepaper is now available
Our newest whitepaper, which details how to deploy and manage Storage Spaces in the Windows Server...
Date: 06/12/2012
Analyzing Storage Performance using the Windows Performance Analysis Toolkit (WPT)
I wanted to make sure everyone has seen this excellent blog posting from Robert Smith in Premier...
Date: 04/04/2012
Links to Storage resources for the Windows 8 Consumer Preview
Updated: 7/1/2012 As it can be difficult to locate all of our public content related to Storage and...
Date: 03/28/2012
Updated Guidance on Microsoft MPIO Settings
Last updated 2/22/2012 In the Microsoft Multipath I/O Step by Step guide for Windows Server...
Date: 12/02/2011
An update on Storage and Continuous Availability Enhancements in Windows Server 8
For those of you eager for more Windows 8 related news, there is a new blog posting from Thomas...
Date: 11/25/2011
Updated Guidance from the Exchange Server team on disk timeouts
In response to my recent post about the updated guidelines for Windows disk timeouts, the Exchange...
Date: 11/21/2011
Windows Server 8: Standards-Based Storage Management
Jeffrey Snover has posted a great blog here about what is coming in Storage Management:...
Date: 10/15/2011
Using PowerShell to collect information for Storage Troubleshooting (Part 2: Performance Counters)
This is the second in a series of posts on how to utilize PowerShell to easily collect system...
Date: 09/10/2011
FAQ: Storage Reference pages for Developers
Since the information on TechNet and MSDN can unfortunately be quite spread out, I wanted to post...
Date: 09/02/2011
The Windows Disk timeout value: Less is better
Updated: 6/7/2012 As a result of some internal discussions around this, I decided that a blog post...
Date: 09/01/2011
Using PowerShell to collect information for Storage Troubleshooting (Part 1: Hotfixes and System Events)
This will be part of a series of posts on how to utilize PowerShell to easily collect system...
Date: 08/12/2011
Have you ever wanted to know if your Disk is going to fail before it does?
This became a much more interesting question to me recently when I had a disk fail in my Windows...
Date: 08/11/2011
Diskless server boot using the Microsoft iSCSI Software target and a regular network card
Jian Yan, the Program Manager for the iSCSI Software Target, has a new blog post on Filecab that...
Date: 05/04/2011
Updated Users Guide for the iSCSI Initiator is now available
We have released an updated users guide for the iSCSI initiator on Windows 7, and Windows Server...
Date: 04/05/2011
Microsoft iSCSI Software Target is now available for public download
Today, Microsoft has made this software publicly available to all users of Windows Server 2008 R2....
Date: 04/04/2011
New NTFS CHKDSK whitepaper
Just wanted to let everyone know that the filesystem team has released a new whitepaper "NTFS CHKDSK...
Date: 02/23/2011
FAQ: Where can I find MPIO DDK Content for Windows Server 2008 R2?
The MPIO DDK is now part of the Windows DDK. You can obtain the Windows Driver Kit (WDK) at the link...
Date: 11/03/2010
FAQ: Where can I find the VSS SDK?
The VSS SDK content is now part of the Windows SDK, and can be obtained at the link below:...
Date: 11/03/2010
FAQ: How to view partition starting alignment offsets in bytes
One question that comes up a fair bit is how to view partition starting alignment offsets by...
Date: 07/06/2010
FAQ : Determining if a drive is connected via iSCSI
Q: How do I determine if a disk is connected via iSCSI? A: The easiest way to determine this,...
Date: 10/22/2009
iSCSI Initiator Boot Deployment Guide now available
Our iSCSI Boot guide is now available. This provides information on iSCSI boot, as well as stepping...
Date: 10/05/2009
MPIO Step-By-Step guide for Windows Server 2008 R2
Our MPIO Guide for Windows Server 2008 R2 is now available in our Storage area on TechNet for...
Date: 10/05/2009
Updated storage documentation for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
At the link below, you will find information about what has changed for the iSCSI Initiator, and...
Date: 08/21/2009
Updated SAN Boot Whitepaper is now available
The Windows Boot from SAN whitepaper has been updated, and is available via the link below, this...
Date: 08/21/2009
MPIO WMI Classes Documentation
Hello Everyone, Just wanted to post a note that we’ve updated the WMI class information for...
Date: 08/14/2009
Updated MPIO Whitepaper is now available
We have released an updated version of the Windows Server High Availability with Microsoft MPIO...
Date: 02/16/2009
iSCSI WMI Class Structures
We have updated our documentation on the WMI classes supported by the iSCSI Initiator. You can see...
Date: 01/30/2009
Scripting Example: How to set the MPIO LB policy
The following scripting example shows how to set the MPIO Load Balancing policy via a script calling...
Date: 12/12/2008
How to add the iSCSI Initiator User Interface to Windows Server 2008 Server Core edition
The following steps will allow you to access the User Interface (UI) for the iSCSI Initiator on a...
Date: 11/21/2008
iSCSICLI Batch file to quickly connect to an iSCSI target
This script can be run from the command line including Server Core to quickly connect to an iSCSI...
Date: 09/18/2008
Hyper-V Server Website is now live
www.microsoft.com/hvs www.microsoft.com/hyper-vserver www.microsoft.com/hyper-v-server Microsoft...
Date: 09/07/2008
Portal Hopping
The Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator implements a number of key features in the initiator to...
Date: 08/10/2008
Logo Listings for Enterprise Storage arrays
Windows Server supports a broad ecosystem of SAN storage arrays and enterprise class storage...
Date: 08/04/2008
How to set the MPIO policy for a disk in Windows Server 2008
MPIO LUN policy management is integrated in the Disk Management MMC. To configure MPIO LUN load...
Date: 07/28/2008
Command line reference for Microsoft iSNS Server
below is a quick command line reference for iSNS. More details available in our user guide...
Date: 07/27/2008
Multipathing Support in Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 includes many enhancements for connecting to a Storage Network. One...
Date: 07/27/2008