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New white paper: Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Architecture and Deployment




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.
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
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