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The Storage Team Blog about file services and storage features in Windows Server, Windows XP, and Windows Vista.

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July 2008 - Posts

File Server Migration Toolkit v 1.1 Beta
After requests to release a version of File Server Migration Toolkit (FSMT) compatible with Windows Server 2008, the Storage Solutions Division at Microsoft brings you FSMT 1.1 Beta! Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit v 1.1 adds the possibility to Read More...
Robocopy /MIR switch – mirroring file permissions
Some customers pointed out what they believe to be a bug in Robocopy. The situation is: suppose that you copy your files using Robocopy in Windows Server 2003 or XP. Then, file or folder permissions (ACLs) are changed wither on source or destination. Read More...
Deep Dive into Windows Server 2008 File Services – Recording
For those who missed Drew McDaniel’s Live webcast “Deep Dive into Windows Server 2008 File Services”, you now can now view the recording: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/mseventsbmo/view?id=1032381104&role=attend&pw=3B160CB1 Enjoy! Read More...
IT Manager Webcast: Deep Dive into Windows Server 2008 File Services (Level 300)
IT Manager Webcast: Deep Dive into Windows Server 2008 File Services (Level 300) Thursday, July 17, 2008 9:30 AM Pacific Time The Windows Server 2008 operating system contains many changes to core file services components that dramatically increase availability, Read More...
Modlink binaries now available
When we shipped Windows Server 2003 R2 , many customers requested a way to enable and disable referrals for a link target using command line. Neither dfscmd.exe nor dfsutil.exe back then provided a way to do this. In response to those requests, Dan Lovinger Read More...
DFSUtil in Windows Server 2003 VS DFSUtil in Windows Server 2008
1. New Command Line Interface (CLI) DFSUtil.exe in Windows Server 2008 comes with a new CLI, which is based on Keywords, Required Parameters and Optional parameters instead of Switches and Arguments. With this change, we intend to make the usage of the Read More...
New File Systems and Storage white papers, by Dilip Naik - MVP
Dilip Naik , File Systems and Storage MVP, just released 3 new white papers: Best Practices To Avoid Fragmentation While Writing To A File NTFS and Thin Provisioning HyperV Storage Deep Dive enjoy the reading, -- Malu Menezes Read More...
Meet the New Storage MVPs for July 2008-2009!
-- As published in The Storage Blog at Microsoft Four times per year, each and every product within Microsoft awards the title of “ Most Valuable Professional ” (MVP) to outside folks who have a passion for those products and technologies within their Read More...
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