A new white paper about Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Architecture and Deployment (including the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3) has just been published.
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Here's an outline of this content:
- Introduction
- Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Overview
- Comparing Windows Server Operating System Storage Offerings
- Comparing Windows Storage Server with Windows Server
- Identifying Windows Storage Server Features
- What’s New in Windows Storage Server 2008 R2
- Comparing Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 with Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Editions
- Identifying Storage Challenges
- Identify Scalability Storage Challenges
- Identify Availability Storage Challenges
- Identify Security Storage Challenges
- Identify Manageability Storage Challenges
- Identify Data Recovery Storage Challenges
- Identifying Windows Storage Server Solution Benefits
- Identifying Scalability Benefits
- Identifying Availability Benefits
- Identifying Security Benefits
- Identifying Manageability Benefits
- Identifying Data Recovery Benefits
- Exploring Windows Storage Server Features and Capabilities
- Providing Access to File Services Workloads
- Supporting File Services Workloads Using CIFS, SMB, or SMB2
- Supporting File Services Workloads Using NFS
- Supporting File Services Workloads Using WebDAV
- Supporting File Services Workloads Using Windows SharePoint Services
- Providing Access to iSCSI Block I/O Workloads
- Supporting iSCSI Block I/O Workloads Using Microsoft iSCSI Software Target
- Supporting iSCSI Boot
- Providing Access to Web Services Workloads
- Providing Access to FTP Services Workloads
- Providing Access to Print Services Workloads
- Providing Reduction in Power Consumption
- Improve the Power Efficiency of Individual Servers
- Processor Power Management
- Storage Power Management
- Additional Power Saving Features
- Performing Highly Automated Installations
- Managing Windows Storage Server
- Management Tools for All Workloads
- Managing Power Consumption for All Workloads
- Remote Manageability of Power Policy
- In-Band Power Metering and Budgeting
- Managing File Services Workloads
- Managing File Services Using File Server Resource Manager
- Managing File Services Using Share and Storage Management
- Managing DFS Namespaces and DFS Replication
- Managing Single Instance Storage
- Managing iSCSI Block I/O Workloads
- Managing the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target for iSCSI Block I/O Workloads
- Managing the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator for iSCSI Block I/O Workloads
- Managing iSCSI Block I/O Workloads Using Windows PowerShell
- Managing Web Services Workloads
- Managing Print Services Workloads
- Protecting Windows Storage Server Workload Data
- Using Windows Server Backup to Protect Data
- Using Shadow Copies of Shared Folders to Protect Data
- Using the Volume Shadow Copy Service to Protect Data
- Using LUN Resynchronization to Protect Data
- Comparison of LUN Resynchronization and Traditional Volume Shadow Copy Service
- Comparison of LUN Resynchronization and LUN Swap
- Benefits of Performing Full Volume Recovery Using LUN Resynchronization
- Process for Performing Full Volume Recovery Using LUN Resynchronization
- Using DFS Replication to Protect Data
- Using Automated System Recovery to Protect Data
- Using System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 to Protect Data
- Using Virtual Disk Snapshots to Protect Data
- Using the Appcmd.exe Tool to Backup IIS Configuration
- Using the PrintBRM.exe Tool to Backup Printer Information
- Securing Windows Storage Server Workloads
- Securing Windows Storage Server for All Workloads
- Securing File Services Workloads
- Securing iSCSI Block I/O Workloads
- Securing Web Services Workloads
- Securing Print Services Workloads
- Improving Availability of Windows Storage Server Workloads
- Improving Availability of File Services Workloads
- Improving Availability of iSCSI Block I/O Workloads
- Creating Highly-Available iSCSI Targets
- Creating Highly-Available iSCSI Initiators
- Improving Availability of Web Services Workloads
- Improving Availability of Print Services Workloads
- Improving Performance and Scalability for Windows Storage Server Solutions
- Improving Performance and Scalability for All Workloads
- Improvements in Processor and Memory Capacity
- Improvements in the Next Generation TCP/IP Protocol
- Improvements in Network Adapter Performance
- Reduction in Processor Utilization for I/O Operations
- Improving Performance and Scalability for File Services Workloads
- Review Improvements in the SMB2 Protocol
- Review SMB-based File Services Workload Test Results
- Reviewing Performance Improvements in SMB Version 2.1 in Windows Server 2008 R2
- Improving Performance for Branch Offices Using BranchCache
- Improving Performance for Folder Redirection and Offline Files
- Improving Performance and Scalability for iSCSI Block I/O Workloads
- Identify Methods for Improving iSCSI Block I/O Workload Performance and Scalability
- Review I/O Storage Test Results
- Improving Performance and Scalability for Web Services Workloads
- Identify Methods for Improving Web Services Workload Performance and Scalability
- Review Web Services Workload Test Results
- Improving Performance and Scalability for Print Workloads
- Windows Storage Server Deployment Scenarios
- Overview of Windows Storage Server Configurations
- Using Windows Storage Server in a Stand-Alone NAS Configuration
- Using Windows Storage Server in a Highly-Available NAS Configuration
- Using Windows Storage Server in a NAS Gateway Configuration
- Using Windows Storage Server in iSCSI Block I/O Configuration
- Creating Branch Office Solutions
- Creating Highly-Available Solutions
- Creating Solutions for Storage Consolidation
- Creating Small to Medium Business Solutions
- Creating Solutions for Heterogeneous Environments
- Creating Application Consolidation Solutions
- Creating Unified Storage Solutions
- Creating Virtualization Solutions
- Connecting Virtual Machines to iSCSI LUNs
- Running Virtual Machines on Windows Storage Server
- Creating iSCSI Boot Solutions
- Conclusion