Scale-Out File Server (SOFS) is a new feature of Windows Server 2012. This feature provides a file service for application (such as Hyper-V) in an active/active cluster thanks to SMB 3.0. Because this ...

First, this is all done using VMs with VMWare Server because i'm testing my network plan before implementing it late this year. This is also my first time working with clusters.<BR><BR>I just finished ...

Our environment is the suck from a monitoring POV. We haven't get SCOM or anything nice to monitor and report on servers. We have HP SIM which is sort of in use, our Ops team aren't keen on adopting ...

Provision a scale-out file server (SOFS) from standalone file servers in the VMM fabric Use the instructions in this article if you want to use System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) to create a ...

This article describes how to set up a cluster with Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) in the System Center - Virtual Manager (VMM) fabric. You can set up a couple of types of clusters: A hyper-converged ...

Hewlett Packard Co. (HP) today announced its intent to acquire PolyServe Inc., a provider of clustered file system software. According to sources, the purcahse price is approximately $200 million. The ...

Sometimes a single server has to serve multiple NetBIOS names. Rick Vanover shares this trick to having one server work double duty in the NetBIOS department. A server’s NetBIOS name is what we still ...