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Updated Guidance on Microsoft MPIO Settings
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2 months ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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In the Microsoft Multipath I/O Step by Step guide for Windows Server 2008 R2 two new MPIO registry keys were introduced ( UseCustomPathRecoveryInterval and PathRecoveryInterval ) to mitigate a transient error. We issued post-release guidance previously...
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An update on Storage and Continuous Availability Enhancements in Windows Server 8
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2 months ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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For those of you eager for more Windows 8 related news, there is a new blog posting from Thomas Pfenning , at the link below that details improvements in Storage and Continuous Availability for Windows Server 8: http://blogs.technet.com/b/server-cloud...
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Updated Guidance from the Exchange Server team on disk timeouts
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2 months ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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In response to my recent post about the updated guidelines for Windows disk timeouts , the Exchange Server team has released updated guidance on disk timeout settings with Exchange Server deployments. The article, titled “Windows Disk Timeouts and...
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Windows Server 8: Standards-Based Storage Management
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3 months ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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Jeffrey Snover has posted a great blog here about what is coming in Storage Management: http://blogs.technet.com/b/server-cloud/archive/2011/10/14/windows-server-8-standards-based-storage-management.aspx
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Using PowerShell to collect information for Storage Troubleshooting (Part 2: Performance Counters)
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5 months ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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This is the second in a series of posts on how to utilize PowerShell to easily collect system information useful for troubleshooting Storage issues. Note: In a later installment of this series, I’ll be showing how to utilize the information gathered in...
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FAQ: Storage Reference pages for Developers
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5 months ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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Since the information on TechNet and MSDN can unfortunately be quite spread out, I wanted to post this consolidated list of resources for Storage driver developers, to keep this in one location. Storage Devices Reference on MSDN The section includes...
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The Windows Disk timeout value: Less is better
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5 months ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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As a result of some internal discussions around this, I decided that a blog post was long overdue on this topic, as the ramifications of setting the timeout value for Disk.sys are not commonly understood completely, and can lead to long recovery times...
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Using PowerShell to collect information for Storage Troubleshooting (Part 1: Hotfixes and System Events)
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5 months ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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This will be part of a series of posts on how to utilize PowerShell to easily collect system information useful for troubleshooting Storage issues. In my first installment, we will cover the collection of currently installed Hotfixes, and collection of...
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Have you ever wanted to know if your Disk is going to fail before it does?
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5 months ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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This became a much more interesting question to me recently when I had a disk fail in my Windows Home Server. After thinking about this and doing a bunch of research, I wanted to share the results. Background: Recently, after experiencing a boot disk...
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Diskless server boot using the Microsoft iSCSI Software target and a regular network card
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9 months ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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Jian Yan, the Program Manager for the iSCSI Software Target, has a new blog post on Filecab that describes in details how to configure diskless servers and boot from the Microsoft iSCSI Target 3.3 (which is now available as a free download for Windows...
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Updated Users Guide for the iSCSI Initiator is now available
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10 months ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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We have released an updated users guide for the iSCSI initiator on Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2. The guide includes additional detail such as error messages, and registry settings for tweaking the iSCSI connection. iSCSI Initiator...
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Microsoft iSCSI Software Target is now available for public download
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10 months ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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Today, Microsoft has made this software publicly available to all users of Windows Server 2008 R2. The Microsoft iSCSI Software Target has been available for production use as part of Windows Storage Server since early 2007. It has also been available...
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New NTFS CHKDSK whitepaper
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11 months ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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Just wanted to let everyone know that the filesystem team has released a new whitepaper "NTFS CHKDSK Best Practices and Performance", which is available at the link below: "NTFS Chkdsk Best Practices and Performance" There are also some additional...
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FAQ: Where can I find MPIO DDK Content for Windows Server 2008 R2?
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over 2 years ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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The MPIO DDK is now part of the Windows DDK. You can obtain the Windows Driver Kit (WDK) at the link below: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/wdk/default.mspx
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FAQ: Where can I find the VSS SDK?
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over 2 years ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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The VSS SDK content is now part of the Windows SDK, and can be obtained at the link below: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=6b6c21d2-2006-4afa-9702-529fa782d63b&displaylang=en
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FAQ: How to view partition starting alignment offsets in bytes
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over 2 years ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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One question that comes up a fair bit is how to view partition starting alignment offsets by the number of bytes. The following WMIC command can be used to view the starting offsets in bytes for disks. Note: Starting with Windows Vista, and Windows...
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FAQ : Determining if a drive is connected via iSCSI
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over 3 years ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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Q: How do I determine if a disk is connected via iSCSI? A: The easiest way to determine this, is by using diskpart, using the commands below. In the “Type” field if it lists iSCSI, then the disk is an iSCSI connected disk. Diskpart Select...
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iSCSI Initiator Boot Deployment Guide now available
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over 3 years ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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Our iSCSI Boot guide is now available. This provides information on iSCSI boot, as well as stepping through the process of creating and deploying iSCSI boot images: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee619733(WS.10).aspx
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MPIO Step-By-Step guide for Windows Server 2008 R2
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over 3 years ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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Our MPIO Guide for Windows Server 2008 R2 is now available in our Storage area on TechNet for Windows Server 2008 R2 at the link below: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee619778(WS.10).aspx
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Updated storage documentation for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
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over 3 years ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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At the link below, you will find information about what has changed for the iSCSI Initiator, and MPIO in Windows 2008 R2. Also, the first in the series of our new configuration and step-by-step guides is available at the same location, which covers...
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Updated SAN Boot Whitepaper is now available
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over 3 years ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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The Windows Boot from SAN whitepaper has been updated, and is available via the link below, this includes information on upgrading to Windows Server 2008 R2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f4095fae-553d-4700-aafa-1cce38b5618f&displaylang...
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MPIO WMI Classes Documentation
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over 3 years ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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Hello Everyone, Just wanted to post a note that we’ve updated the WMI class information for MPIO, including information on the MPIO Health class information that was added for Windows Server 2008 R2: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library...
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Updated MPIO Whitepaper is now available
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over 3 years ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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We have released an updated version of the Windows Server High Availability with Microsoft MPIO whitepaper and couldn’t wait to let everyone know as there is a lot of new content in this update. You can download the updated Whitepaper directly using...
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iSCSI WMI Class Structures
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over 3 years ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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We have updated our documentation on the WMI classes supported by the iSCSI Initiator. You can see the update at the link below: Link to iSCSI WMI Classes Thanks, The Storage Area Networking Team
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Scripting Example: How to set the MPIO LB policy
Posted
over 4 years ago
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Bruce Langworthy - MSFT
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This scripting example shows how to set the MPIO Load Balance policy through WMI....
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