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Dell PowerEdge VRTX: 4-Node Cluster-in-a-Box That Can Be Deployed in 45 Minutes
Hi Folks –Dell’s latest server, the PowerEdge VRTX Shared Infrastructure Platform is an incredible cluster-in-a-box that delivers highly-available services and storage in one beautiful package. There...
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Managing iSCSI Target Server through Storage Cmdlets
ContextWindows Server 2012 R2 ships with a rich set of standards-compliant storage management functionality. This functionality was originally introduced in Windows Server 2012, and you should...
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iSCSI Target Server in Windows Server 2012 R2 for VMM Rapid Provisioning
ContextiSCSI Target Server shipped its SMI-S provider as part of the OS distribution for the first time in Windows Server 2012 R2. For more details on its design and features, see my previous blog post...
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A new user attribute for Work Folders server Url
OverviewTo continue the blog post series on Work Folders, I’d like to talk about how to manage a new attribute storing the Sync Server Url as part of the user object in Active Directory Domain Services...
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Windows Server 2012 R2 – Resolving Port Conflict with IIS Websites and Work...
Hi All, my name is Bill and I work in the Windows Server - File Services group. One of my main responsibilities is to enhance the Server Manager user interface. We have just delivered Work Folders as...
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Monitoring Windows Server 2012 R2 Work Folders Deployments.
OverviewWork Folders is a new functionality introduced in Windows Server 2012 R2. It enables Information workers to sync their work files between their devices. This functionality is powered by the...
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Performance Considerations for Work Folders Deployments
Hi all,Here is another great Work Folders blog post that shares information about work folders performance in large scale deployments. The content below was compiled and written by Sundar Srinivasan...
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Work Folders on Clusters
In the previous blog post, I provided a step by step guide to setup Work Folders in a lab environment using the Preview release of Windows Server 2012 R2. With the GA release, Work Folders leverages...
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Using DFS Replication Clone Feature to prepare 100TB of data in 3 days (A...
I’m Tsan Zheng, a Senior Test Lead on the DFS team. If you’ve used DFSR (DFS Replication), you’re probably aware that the largest amount of data that we had tested replication with until recently was...
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Understanding Virtual Disks in iSCSI Target Server
ContextIn Windows Server 2012 R2, iSCSI Target Server made significant improvements in its persistence layer by providing larger, resilient, dynamically-growing SCSI Logical Units (LUs) that are based...
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To scale out or not to scale out, that is the question
Hi folks, Ned here again. If Shakespeare had run Windows, Hamlet would be a play about configuring failover clusters for storage. Today I discuss the Scale-Out File Server configuration and why general...
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Work Folders interoperability with other file server technologies
A couple of weeks ago, I delivered a presentation on Work Folders deployments, and there was a slide on how Work Folders interoperates with other file server technologies. It occurred to me that it is...
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Deploying Windows Server 2012 R2 Work Folders in a Virtual Machine in Windows...
Hi Folks,Here is another great blog post by Siddhartha Singh , who is one of the senior test leads in the Work Folders team. He has documented the steps required to deploy Work Folders on an Azure VM...
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Deploying Work Folders with AD FS and Web Application Proxy (WAP)
OverviewWork Folders is a new component introduced in Windows Server® 2012 R2. It allows Information Workers to sync their work files between their devices. This functionality is powered by the Work...
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Windows Server Work Folders Resources List
Hi folks,With the introduction of Work Folders last year, we wanted to make sure we also offer great documentation and supporting content that IT Pros can use to successfully install and manage Work...
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Work Folders for Windows 7
OverviewWhen we introduced Work Folders in Windows Server 2012 R2, we included support for PCs running Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1. However, we knew that we needed to continue releasing support for...
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We'll be seeing you at TechEd
Hi all, Ned here again. This is just a quick amplification post: many of us from FileCab will be at TechEd 2014 next week in Houston. Jose has a comprehensive list at his blog:Building your schedule...
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Set FSRM Storage Report Limits using PowerShell
Windows Server 2012: FSRM Storage Report LimitsConfiguring Report Limit Settings Using PowerShell, by Stan SymmsHello there, My name is Stan Symms, and I'm a security architect in the ISRM SAFE-T...
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Announcing the Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server 2012 R2!
We are excited today to announce the release of the Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server 2012 R2! The Data Classification Toolkit for Windows 2012 R2 is designed to help you to:Identify,...
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The End is Nigh (for FRS)
Hi folks, Ned here again. At TechEd, I officially announced the end of the File Replication Service. For those that missed the event, I repeat: We are removing FRS from Windows ServerToday I’ll talk...
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