Configuring DFS Namespaces from XP SP2 Clients
Windows Server 2003 R2 includes an Administration Tools Pack for running some of the R2 snap-ins on XP SP2 computers. A newsgroup customer recently tried this but found that some of the DFS Namespaces...
View ArticleRecent hotfixes
Thought I'd let everyone know about some recent hotfixes for our technologies:KB article 896427, “After you install security update 885250 (MS05-011), you may not be able to view the contents of a...
View ArticleNew DFS Replication hotfix available to address missing performance counters...
Just a quick heads-up that we've released a new hotfix 912850 titled "FIX: You cannot access performance counters in the Distributed File System (DFS) Replication health report on a computer that is...
View ArticleDFS Replication hotfix list has been updated
We’ve added two new hotfixes to our DFS Hotfix List. One hotfix (919633) fixes a problem I’ve seen numerous times in the newsgroups where you receive an error message when trying to create a new...
View ArticleUsing 4k sector and advanced format drives in Windows. HotFix and support...
If you work with storage, you probably already heard about the “4K Sector Drives”, “Advanced Format Drives” and “512e drives”. These new “4K sector drives” abandon the traditional use of 512 bytes per...
View ArticleConfiguring DFS Namespaces from XP SP2 Clients
Windows Server 2003 R2 includes an Administration Tools Pack for running some of the R2 snap-ins on XP SP2 computers. A newsgroup customer recently tried this but found that some of the DFS Namespaces...
View ArticleRecent hotfixes
Thought I'd let everyone know about some recent hotfixes for our technologies:KB article 896427, “After you install security update 885250 (MS05-011), you may not be able to view the contents of a...
View ArticleNew DFS Replication hotfix available to address missing performance counters...
Just a quick heads-up that we've released a new hotfix 912850 titled "FIX: You cannot access performance counters in the Distributed File System (DFS) Replication health report on a computer that is...
View ArticleDFS Replication hotfix list has been updated
We’ve added two new hotfixes to our DFS Hotfix List. One hotfix (919633) fixes a problem I’ve seen numerous times in the newsgroups where you receive an error message when trying to create a new...
View ArticleUsing 4k sector and advanced format drives in Windows. HotFix and support...
If you work with storage, you probably already heard about the “4K Sector Drives”, “Advanced Format Drives” and “512e drives”. These new “4K sector drives” abandon the traditional use of 512 bytes per...
View ArticleSurvey: Why R2?
Hi folks, Ned here again. I have a very quick survey for you if you’re a Windows Server customer. It is anonymous, only has one mandatory question, and one secondary optional question – shouldn’t take...
View ArticleStop using SMB1
Hi folks, Ned here again and today’s topic is short and sweet: Stop using SMB1. Stop using SMB1. STOP USING SMB1! Earlier this week we released MS16-114, a security update that prevents denial of...
View ArticleThe not future of SMB1 – another MS engineering quickie survey
Hi folks, Ned here again. Speaking of SMB1 removal, please take 30 seconds to complete this anonymous survey on SMB1 removal as a default option. Your honesty counts; I’d rather hear ‘no’ and some...
View ArticleAll The Windows Server 2016 sessions at Ignite
Hi folks, Ned here again. If you were smart/cool/lucky enough to land some Microsoft Ignite tickets for next week, here’s the nicely organized list of all the Windows Server 2016 sessions....
View ArticleWork Folders does not work on iOS 10 when using Digest authentication
Hi all, I’m Jeff Patterson, Program Manager for Work Folders. I wanted to let you know that Digest authentication does not work on iOS 10. Please review the issue details below if you’re currently...
View ArticleSqueezing hyper-convergence into the overhead bin, for barely $1,000/server:...
This tiny two-server cluster packs powerful compute and spacious storage into one cubic foot. The Challenge In the Windows Server team, we tend to focus on going big. Our enterprise customers and...
View ArticleTLS for Windows Standards-Based Storage Management (SMI-S) and System Center...
In a previous blog post, I discussed setting up the Windows Standards-Based Storage Management Service (referred to below as Storage Service) on Windows Server 2012 R2. For Windows Server 2016 and...
View ArticleStorage Spaces Direct with Persistent Memory
Howdy, Claus here again, this time with Dan Lovinger. At our recent Ignite conference we had some very exciting results and experiences to share around Storage Spaces Direct and Windows Server 2016....
View ArticleSurvey: Internet-connected servers
Hi folks, Ned here again with another quickie engineering survey. As always, it’s anonymous, requires no registration, and should take no more than 30 seconds. We’d like to learn about your server...
View ArticleWork Folders for Android can now upload files!
Hi all, I’m Jeff Patterson, Program Manager for Work Folders. We’re excited to announce that we’ve released an updated version of Work Folders for Android to the Google Play Store which enables users...
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