Windows Server 2012 & Windows Storage Server 2012
64-node
64-node
clusters
clusters
SMB3
SMB3
Scale-Out
Scale-Out
File
File Server
Server
8,000
VMs
8,000 VMs
per
per Cluster
Cluster
Offload Data
Data
Transfer
Dedup
Dedup
Hyper-V
Hyper-V
Replica
Replica
Virtual
Virtual
Fibre
Fibre Channel
Channel
VM
Prioritization
ReFS
Cluster-Aware
Updating
iSCSI Target
Server
VM Storage
Migration
VHDX
SM API
SMI-S
Storage
Service
NFS 4.1
NTFS
Trim / Unmap
CSVFS online
CHKDSK
Storage
Spaces
Offload
Transfer
File Based
Storage
Storage
Spaces
High Performance SMB Protocol for SQL Server and
Hyper-V Storage over Ethernet networks
Cost-Effective Business Critical Storage
Continuously
Available
•
•
File and Block •
Storage
•
•
•
•
Synchronization: Work Folders and DFS-R
Failover Clustering with Hyper-V
Storage Spaces with SSD tiering and caching
New Storage Management APIs
End to end storage management with SCVMM
Simple Setup and Configuration (OOBE)
Protocol Improvements: SMB 3.0 and iSCSI Target
Hardware
Users
Software Features
Maximum # CPU’s and VM rights
Maximum Memory
# Disks
Hardware RAID
Concurrent SMB Connections
# Users
File sharing (SMB & NFS)
Online Backup
DFS-Replication, Work Folders
File Classification Infrastructure (FCI)
File Server Resource Manager (FSRM)
Domain Join
Shared block storage (iSCSI Target + Boot)
OEM Customizable Out of Box Experience
Spaces
Deduplication
BranchCache - Hosted Cache
Virtualization
Clustering (including AD/DNS)
Simplified Cluster Setup
Networking Infra (DHCP, DNS & WINS)
AD Roles including Domain Controller (RODC)
Workgroup
Standard
1+0
32 GB
6
Yes
250
50
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
2+2
Unlimited
Unlimited
Yes
Unlimited
Unlimited
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Host + 2 VM
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Differentiators:
Key Workgroup Limits:
• 50 Users
• 250 SMB Connectiond
• 1 Socket
• 32GB RAM
• 6 Disks, no external SAS
Premium Features In Standard:
• Deduplication
• Hosted BranchCache
• Clustering
• Virtualization Rights
• Network infrastructure for a branch
office
WSS Features Removed:
Device management policy
Limit access to registered devices
File encryption / selective wipe
Require password / device lock
Authentication
Kerberos (Windows Auth)
Digest (Windows Auth)
ADFS (OAuth)
https://workfolders.contoso.com
Data management
Quotas
File screens
Reporting
Classification
RMS protection
Hyper-V Clusters
Scale-Out File Server Clusters
Storage Spaces Virtualization and Resiliency
Shared JBOD
Storage
System Center
SMB3
SMB Overview
http://smb3.info
Management
Performance
Reliability
Scalability
Scott M. Johnson
Senior Program Manager
Windows Storage Server
SMB
Scale-Out File Server Clusters
Storage Spaces Virtualization and Resiliency
Shared JBOD
Storage
PowerShell & SCVMM 2012 R2 Management
Hyper-V Clusters
Traditional storage
with FC/iSCSI storage array
Embedded
CPUs and
controllers
(proprietary
hardware)
Storage compute
FC/SAS disk shelf
FC/SAS disk shelf
FC/SAS disk shelf
Windows file server cluster
with storage spaces
Storage compute
Shared SAS JBOD
Shared SAS JBOD
Shared SAS JBOD
Windows file
server cluster
(Industry
Standard
hardware)
Private Cloud Storage
Hyper V
SMB
Scale out file server cluster
Storage space
Storage pool
Storage space
Storage pool
Storage space
Storage pool
Block
storage
Disk resiliency with storage spaces
Simple
• Data is striped across disks.
Mirror
• Data mirrored to a duplicate disk.
• Two and three-way mirroring.
• Mirrored configuration with clustering
for workloads.
Parity
• Data striped to all-but one of the disks.
The remaining disk contains a checksum
bit enabling data to be generated for
a failed disk.
• Parity with clustering for archives.
• SSDs and HDDs used as different tiers.
• Windows automatically tracks data
temperature and moves them at sub-file level.
• Write-back cache improves performance for
real-world workloads.
• Only hot regions of a file (VHD, database, etc.)
need to move to SSDs, the cold regions can
reside on HDDs.
• Ability to pin files to different tiers
Tiered space
Efficiently store, transfer and back up fewer bits.
Transparently removes duplication,
without changing access semantics.
Post-processing
approach:
Hyper-V VDI
Scale-out File Server
Dedup
Spaces-Based
Virtualized
Storage
VHD
VHD
Cluster Shared
Volumes
http://blogs.technet.com/b/storageserver/
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj643303.aspx
http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/C/B/6CBC4092-2DEB-4FD6-81C1D997DD1FD215/WSS08R2_Datasheet.pdf
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Hero SKU:
How to buy:
Partner Opportunity:
Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard
Storage for File Serving and Application Storage
: Cont. Avail. Clustered
Preinstall, ROK - No retail WSS SKU available
• Create cost-effective, continuously-available storage appliances
• Deployment services and Tech Support services for life of the product
• Sell additional Memory, HD capacity, storage management applications,
Backup Cloud Services, etc.
• Selling highly available storage dense server solutions
Selling Motion:
Resources:
OEM Server vendors , Appliance vendors, Reseller community
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj643303.aspx
Solution Cost
Continuously Availability
No Continuous Availability
Entry Level NAS
Segments
Scale Up NAS
CA NAS
Hardware
Users
Software Features
Workgroup
Standard
Maximum # CPU’s and VM rights
1+0
2+2
Maximum Memory
32 GB
Unlimited
6
Unlimited
Hardware RAID
Yes
Yes
Concurrent SMB Connections
250
Unlimited
# Users
50
Unlimited
File sharing (SMB & NFS)
Yes
Yes
Online Backup
Yes
Yes
DFS-Replication
Yes
Yes
File Classification Infrastructure (FCI)
Yes
Yes
File Server Resource Manager (FSRM)
Yes
Yes
Domain Join
Yes
Yes
Shared block storage (iSCSI Target + Boot)
Yes
Yes
OEM Customizable Out of Box Experience
Yes
Yes
Spaces
Yes
Yes
Deduplication
No
Yes
BranchCache - Hosted Cache
No
Yes
Virtualization
No
Host + 2 VM
Clustering (including AD/DNS)
No
Yes
Simplified Cluster Setup
No
Yes
Networking Infra (DHCP, DNS & WINS)
No
Yes
AD Roles including Domain Controller (RODC)
No
No
# Disks
Differentiators:
Key Workgroup Limits:
• 50 Users
• 250 SMB Connectiond
• 1 Socket
• 32GB RAM
• 6 Disks, no external SAS
Premium Features In Standard:
• Deduplication
• Hosted BranchCache
• Clustering
• Virtualization Rights
• Network infrastructure for a
branch office
WSS Features Removed:
Note: Unless specifically mentioned all limits are technical limits
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Windows Storage
Server 2012
Workgroup
Windows Storage
Server 2012
Standard
Windows Storage
Server 2012 R2
Workgroup
Windows Storage
Server 2012 R2
Standard
Features
Features
1
64
1
64
Memory
32 GB
4TB
32 GB
4TB
Virtual Instances
1 or 1
2
1 or 1
2
# of Disks
6, No external SAS
Unlimited
6, No external SAS
Unlimited
Clustering
No
Yes
No
Yes
Processor Support
Licensing
Licensing
1 processor
Up to 2
processor
1 processor
Up to 2
processor
50
Unlimited
50
Unlimited
EMB
ROY/EMB
EMB
ROY/EMB
ROK Program
NA
ROY Only
NA
ROY Only
iSCSI Target
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
License Coverage
Users
Channels
Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard ROK
1
WSS 2012 Standard
& WSS 2012 R2
Standard Edition is
available on ROK
3
4
2
1. OEM ships server to distributor without an OS installed.
2. OEM ships Windows Server ROK directly to distributor.
3. Distributor offers OEM server hardware with OEM
Windows Server ROK to resellers.
4. Reseller orders ROK kits and hardware from distributor, and
may maintain inventory on premises. Reseller affixes the
COA, installs the OS if requested and ships to the customer.
36 Note: While customer can install OS, distributor or reseller must affix COA before server and ROK are sent to customer. Software does not have to be preinstalled.
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