Jose Barreto's Blog
A blog by Jose Barreto, a member of the OneDrive team at Microsoft.
Failover Clustering for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V with File Server Storage
P.P.S.: This previously unsupported scenario is now fine with Windows Server "8" Beta and SMB 2.2....
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/16/2008
Using Constrained Delegation to remotely manage a server running Hyper-V that uses CIFS/SMB file shares
P.P.S.: This previously unsupported scenario is now fine with Windows Server "8" Beta and SMB 2.2....
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 06/27/2008
Storing Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V files on a CIFS/SMB file share
P.P.S.: This previously unsupported scenario is now fine with Windows Server "8" Beta and SMB 2.2....
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 06/25/2008
Deep Dive into Windows Server 2008 File Services (Upcoming Level 300 Webcast)
Heads up for an upcoming webcast on the new file service features in Windows Server 2008 by Drew...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 06/23/2008
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Failover Clustering Options
There are many ways to implement Windows Server Failover Clustering with Hyper-V. I could actually...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 06/17/2008
Windows Storage Server (and WUDSS) History at the Windows Storage Server blog
Scott Johnson added another post to the Storage Server blog, this time focusing on the History of...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 06/11/2008
TechEd 2008 - IT Professionals
I am spending this week in Orlando, Florida, working at the TechEd 2008 - IT Professionals...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 06/10/2008
New Storage Server Blog
Scott Johnson (Program Manager for the Windows Storage Server product line) has just added the the...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 06/04/2008
Installing the VSS Hardware Provider for the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target on Windows Server 2008
Overview In this article, we’ll describe the process to install the VSS Hardware Provider (and,...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 05/29/2008
Installing the VDS Hardware Provider for the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target on Windows Server 2008
Overview In this article, we’ll describe the process to install the VDS Hardware Provider (and,...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 05/21/2008
Exposing native SCSI as virtual IDE in Hyper-V. Should you tell Virginia that there is a SAN?
I hear a lot of comments about the fact that Hyper-V can expose SCSI disks (either directly attached...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 05/19/2008
New instructor-led training on Windows Server 2008 Clustering on its way
Microsoft has just published the preliminary syllabus for an upcoming instructor-led training on...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 05/09/2008
The Basics of Windows Server 2008 Storage Explorer
1 – What is Storage Explorer Storage Explorer is a new tool in Windows Server 2008 to help you...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 05/08/2008
RAID configuration options for WSS and the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target
It’s very common for a server running Windows Storage Server (WSS) with the Microsoft iSCSI Software...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 05/07/2008
New white paper on the advantages of a Core Install of Windows Server 2008
Microsoft IT just published a new technical case study called “Enhancing Availability with a...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 04/16/2008
SNW Demo: Windows Server 2008 Core, Hyper-V and Failover Clustering - with screenshots
I spent last week in Orlando, Florida, working at the Microsoft booth in the Storage Networking...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 04/14/2008
SNW Demo: Windows Server 2008 Core, Hyper-V and Failover Clustering
I will be working at the Microsoft booth in the Storage Networking World next week in Orlando,...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 04/05/2008
SQL Server 2008 and Unstructured Data
SQL Server 2008 introduces two new options to store unstructured data, in addition to the current...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/17/2008
Complete reference of all STSADM operations (with parameters) in MOSS 2007 SP1
This is an update to my complete reference of all STSADM operations in Microsoft Office SharePoint...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/15/2008
More on Storage Options for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
As I mentioned in a previous blog post, you can expose storage to a Hyper-V guest in many different...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/06/2008
Restart the VDS service after installing a VDS Provider
In Windows Server 2003 (RTM, SP1, R2, SP2) and Windows Server 2008, you might run into an issue...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 02/29/2008
Storage options for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
Windows Server 2008’s Hyper-V has been in public beta for a while now and lots of people have been...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 02/14/2008
Installing Hyper-V on my HP notebook
I finally took the time to install Windows Server 2008 and the Hyper-V beta on one of my two...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 02/01/2008
Windows Server 2008 End-to-End Storage Scenarios
- Windows Server 2008 Storage Explorer 1A. Goal Making sure the devices are properly discovered....
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 01/18/2008
Windows Logo Kit 1.1 and Storage
Introduction I learning about the Windows Logo Programs and Logo Tests in the Windows Logo Kit 1.1,...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 01/14/2008
https://blogs.msdn.com/clustering is restarting
I just wanted to share that the good team working on Windows Server Clustering and High Availability...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 01/14/2008
Installing the evaluation version of WUDSS 2003 Refresh and the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target Version 3.1 on a VM
Overview These are step-by-step instructions on how to install the 180-day evaluation version of the...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 01/07/2008
The Basics of Single Instance Storage (SIS) in WSS 2003 R2 and WUDSS 2003
What is SIS Single Instance Storage (SIS) is a feature of Windows Storage Server (WSS) 2003 R2 and...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 01/02/2008
Configuring the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target
Introduction This post describes how to configure the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target offered with...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 12/18/2007
High Availability Scenarios
I recently delivered a presentation on Highly Available Clusters focused on the scenarios related to...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 12/07/2007
Installing the evaluation version of WUDSS 2003 (with the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target) on a VM
This post is OBSOLETE. Please check the updated post...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 12/07/2007
Windows Server 2008 RC1 available for download
I just saw that the RC1 release of Windows Server 2008 was posted for public download today, as...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 12/05/2007
DiskShadow, the new in-box VSS requester in Windows Server 2008
There were many changes in Volume Shadowcopy Services (VSS) in Windows Server 2008. Probably the...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 11/30/2007
The Basics of the Virtual Disk Services (VDS)
Back in Windows 2000 Server days, managing SAN-based storage in Windows was mostly up to your SAN...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 10/25/2007
Storing Unstructured Data – From file servers to cloud services
After joining the Storage Solutions Division at Microsoft, I got exposed many challenges that were...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 10/17/2007
Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering in RC0 (includes a 17-minute demonstration)
I’m getting ready to work at the Microsoft booth at the Storage Network World next week in...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 10/13/2007
Shrinking a volume in Windows Server 2008
I’m getting ready to work at the Microsoft booth at the Storage Network World next week in Dallas,...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 10/10/2007
The Basics of the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
Back in 2001, I worked for a 300-employee company in Palo Alto as their Systems Engineer and one of...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 10/10/2007
What kind of SharePoint site should you create?
Web 2.0 is one of those things everyone is talking about. If you’re implementing Web 2.0 with...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 10/09/2007
Moving to headquarters to work with the Storage Partners Team
I just wanted to share that I have joined a new team at Microsoft. After 5 years working with the...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 10/02/2007
ITIL Essentials
What is ITIL? I just took some training and passed an exam on ITIL, a framework for IT Services...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 09/22/2007
Step-by-Step MOSS Installation Videos from Rodney Viana
Rodney Viana (a friend from Brazil) just shared with me two very well crafted videos describing in...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 09/22/2007
Questions for Course 6044: Windows Server 2008 Directory Identities and Access
As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I am delivering a private, newsgroup-based,...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 08/13/2007
Configuring SQL Server 2005 Database Mirroring (includes 8-minute demonstration)
SQL Server 2005 Database Mirroring is a high availability feature that maintains a duplicate copy of...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 08/10/2007
Questions for Course 6043: Implementing Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2008
As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I am delivering a private, newsgroup-based,...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 08/08/2007