WSS Storage Server (Windows Storage server) 2012 new feature resolution

While most recent news about Microsoft has focused on Windows 8 and Surface tablet devices, Windows Storage Server 2012, which was included in a new version of Windows Server 2012 a few weeks ago, also deserves our attention. This product is categorized in two versions, working with the Standard Edition. The workgroup version is primarily for small groups of users, with the license setting the maximum number of business connections to 250. It also restricts the underlying hardware, requiring users to use a single CPU slot, up to 32GB of memory, and up to six disk drives.

Its standard edition is the same as the Standard Edition of Windows Server 2012 in terms of functionality and features. It supports two sets of hyper-V, allowing the use of up to 2TB of memory and 64 CPU slots. In addition, the Standard Edition does not limit the number of business connections and disk drives. While two versions are available as domain controllers, you can create and use the virtual machines in the Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition.

Installation

The entire installation process for Windows Storage Server 2012 is highly consistent with the Windows operating system installation mode that you expect. We can install it from a DVD or a USB flash drive and just answer a few questions to get it done easily. What you need to prepare is a computer device that supports 64-bit systems with a minimum of 512MB of memory. If you want to run Hyper-V, the Standard Edition also requires the user to have a virtualized CPU. In addition, if you plan to use this storage system for your cluster, you will need to prepare several SAS disks.

The good news is that the installation of Windows Storage Server 2012 can be done in any new hardware system, whether it's Intel Core i5, I7CPU, or AMD's multi-core processor. We used the X6 1090T 3.21GHz processor (six cores), 16GB memory, a 500GBSATA disk drive as the boot disk and two 2TB SATA disk drives as storage disks in the White box test. If you want to use the resilient storage feature in the new storage space mechanism, you need to prepare at least two hard drives. SATA hard drives perform well in two versions, and with the support of a new 4TB HDD, we are able to get up to 24TB of total storage space.

Storage capabilities

Each new version of Windows server adds several new features to storage, including improvements to iSCSI targets and initiators, NFS client-to-server updates, and fully upgraded SMB 3.0.SMB 3.0 in Windows Server 2012 of the many new storage features are undoubtedly the most eye-catching, it brings the cluster shared volumes and file server Extensions and other features make it a new product in the storage domain of the important core. NFS and iSCSI Server functionality enhancements make Windows Storage Server 2012 an excellent fallback to replace VMware workloads.

Most of the new storage features are designed to take into account the practical needs of virtualization. Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard Edition contains Hyper-V, while allowing the creation of virtual machine systems to join the cluster. In other words, it is possible to build an elastic storage cluster through two computers and a dual-port SAS disk controller, which is equivalent to a high-end storage Area Network solution at very low cost. In the case of failover, SAMB 3.0 also brings a new feature called "Witness Service" that allows users to quickly switch connections from the client to other devices in the cluster in the face of a hardware failure.

Management functions

Each version of Windows Server 2012 is unified with PowerShell 3.0, which is the basis for all core management functions. In the graphical installation process of Windows Server, you will have intuitive access to the new server management tools, including a wealth of information tips and wizards to enrich the interface and make it easier to operate. But underneath the graphical interface, the real work is PowerShell 3.0, which translates the Administrator's operations into console instructions, and ultimately the day.

For example, to create a share on a local disk, we can use the graphical interface or enter the following command in the PowerShell window:

New-smbshare Name ShareName Path C:\LocalFolder

It's that simple. The following command is used to display all currently shared information:

Get-smbshare

The trend towards graphical transitions of server management tools undoubtedly marks a disruption and innovation of traditional tools. The well-arranged visual interface makes the operation easier, and the intervention of the Category menu and drop-down list shows the command prompt according to the current operation. In addition, new tools such as Hyper-V Manager are equally impressive. They operate independently and are designed to address various administrative tasks that server management tools cannot reach.

Summarize

Windows Storage Server 2012 brings a number of new features and successfully translates desktops into separate or clustered storage devices. With the help of iSCSI and NFS features, you can now status quo and easily take care of virtualization solutions from Citrix, such as Xen or VMware. We expect the new system to be available as soon as possible, whether it's bundled with mainstream vendor hardware products or downloaded from Microsoft's MSDN or TechNet Services website, and believes that Windows Storage Server 2012 can bring a huge boost to our devices.

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WSS Storage Server (Windows Storage server) 2012 new feature resolution