Windows Server 2016 Data Deduplication users: please install KB4013429!

First published on TECHNET on Jan 30, 2017

Please note: all updates to Windows Server 2016 are cumulative, so any current or future KB will the fixes described in this blog post. Microsoft always recommends taking the latest KB.

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Don’t do it: consumer-grade solid-state drives (SSD) in Storage Spaces Direct

First published on TECHNET on Nov 18, 2016

// This post was written by Dan Lovinger, Principal Software Engineer.

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In the weeks since the release of Windows Server 2016, the amount of interest we’ve seen in… Continue reading Don’t do it: consumer-grade solid-state drives (SSD) in Storage Spaces Direct

TLS for Windows Standards-Based Storage Management (SMI-S) and System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM)

First published on TECHNET on Oct 14, 2016

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, I discussed setting up the Windows Standards-Based Storage Management Service (referred to below as Storage Service) on Windows Server 2012 R2. For Windows… Continue reading TLS for Windows Standards-Based Storage Management (SMI-S) and System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM)

Squeezing hyper-convergence into the overhead bin, for barely $1,000/server: the story of Project Kepler-47

First published on TECHNET on Oct 14, 2016

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This tiny two-server cluster packs powerful compute and spacious storage into one cubic foot.[/caption]

The Chal… Continue reading Squeezing hyper-convergence into the overhead bin, for barely $1,000/server: the story of Project Kepler-47