Martin's Windows Server Blog

Martin's random posts regarding Windows Server, Failover Clustering, or other important topics.

A few more of my posts to AskPFE Platforms...

For those that follow this blog, there are a few other posts I've written that are on the AskPFE...

Author: Martin Lucas Date: 10/18/2013

Windows Server 2012: Does ReFS replace NTFS? When should I use it?

When I first heard of ReFS my immediate first question was whether ReFS as a file system was a...

Author: Martin Lucas Date: 01/01/2013

Windows Server 2012: How to Import a Storage Pool on Another Server

Thanks for great feedback and for reading my prior AskPFEPlat post regarding Storage Spaces in...

Author: Martin Lucas Date: 12/24/2012

Windows Server 2012 iSCSI Target: Is it the same as the downloadable target for Windows Server 2008 R2?

Originally posted by Martin to AskPFEPlat As mentioned in my prior post about Storage Spaces,...

Author: Martin Lucas Date: 12/10/2012

What can be used to keep Active Directory data secure?

Originally posted by Martin to AskPFEPlat With the increase in concern over data privacy and...

Author: Martin Lucas Date: 12/10/2012

Windows Server and Processor Cores… (Part 2): Windows Server 2012

Originally posted by Martin to AskPFEPlat My last installment about how Windows Server handles...

Author: Martin Lucas Date: 12/10/2012

Visit the AskPFEPlat blog...

Wanted to take a minute to mention the PFE Blog AskPFEPlat that I've been known to post to once in a...

Author: Martin Lucas Date: 12/10/2012

Clustering: What exactly is a File Share Witness and when should I use one?

Customers ask from time to time: “What is a File Share Witness (FSW)?” Sometimes...

Author: Martin Lucas Date: 06/27/2012

VSS Timeouts during Backup? Check Fragmentation!

Volume Snapshot Services (VSS) was and remains a good addition to the Windows OS. Without going into...

Author: Martin Lucas Date: 06/13/2012

Windows Server and Processor Cores…

Recently someone asked me of my thoughts on how Windows Server handles processor cores. With newer...

Author: Martin Lucas Date: 03/15/2012

It's a blog!

Working with Windows Server or delivering training to customers, I'm often asked some really good...

Author: Martin Lucas Date: 02/17/2012