Windows Server 2012 File and Storage Services Management

Mathew Dickson Fabian UhsePrincipal Group Program Manager Program ManagerMicrosoft Corporation Microsoft Corporation

WSV332

Session Objectives

Learn how to manage a Windows Server 2012 File and Storage Services

Understand the benefits of remote multi machine management

Use PowerShell to automate common File and Storage Services tasks

Today

File & Storage Services Management

Today

Share & Storage Management

File Server Resource Manager

DFS Management

iSCSI Software Target

Storage Explorer

Failover Cluster Manager

Shared Folders

Disk Management

Storage Manager for SANs

Storage Vendor Tools

Windows Explorer

Command Line / Scripts

Challenges

Discrete UI’sSingle server focusMultiple cmdline interfaces

Task based operations

Diagnosis & investigation

Automation & scripting

Result - finding & switching between multiple UI’s & Servers

Management Activities

Key Concepts

File & Storage Services Management

Windows Server 2012 - File & Storage Services Mgt

Integrated management experience

Rationalize diverse toolsManage end-2-end scenarios Integrate experience where MMC tools remain

Unified management of storage

PowerShell for all admin tasks

Centralized administrationSingle ‘pane of glass’ experience for standalone & clustered serversRemote management

Unified Experience

Multi-Server management

Robust Automation

Device Management

Windows Server Manager – File & Storage Services

Managing Windows Server Storage

Managing Windows Server 2012 “Volumes”, “Disks” & “Storage Pools”

Managing Server File & Storage Services

Managing Windows Server 2012 “Volumes”, “Disks”, “Storage Pools”, “Shares” & “iSCSI”

Multi-server management

Unified UI and PowerShell management

Unified management of storage

Task based operations

Diagnosis & investigation

Automation & scripting

Easy to find areas of management

Wizards guide tasks

Filter to find information “at a glance”Pivot between related activities

PowerShell & WMIStorageClusterFile Server

Shares Volumes

Quota

File & Storage Services Management

Unified Management Concepts

SMB & NFS Shares

FSRM & DFS

iSCSI

Deduplication

File Systems

Windows Cluster

Windows Volumes

Windows Disks

Storage

Physical Disks

Storage Pools

Virtual Disks

Spaces Disk SMP/SMI-S

Pool

Space(s)

Storage Pool

LUN(s)

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Unified management of storage

File & Storage Services

(Server Manager)

Microsoft Applications

ISV or Storage Vendor Applications

Windows Storage Management API (PowerShell & WMI)(Physical Disks, Storage Pools, Virtual Disks & Volumes)

SMP compliant array SMI-S compliant array

Storage Spaces compatible JBOD

Storage Spaces

Task based operations

Wizards guide key tasks:Shares - SMB & NFSiSCSI - Virtual Disks & TargetsVolumesPools – Virtual Disks & Pools

Diagnosis & investigation

Use filters to search & findSort & group listsAt a glance – information available (Detail in properties)View & pivot to related tiles

Manage File Server Settings

NFSDeduplicationiSCSIFSRMDFS

Cluster in a Box - Demo

Wistron CiBLSI SAS controllers

SAS HDDs

Storage Spaces

SwitchesQuanta 10GbE switch

1GbE switch

Demo

Fabian Uhse

End to End Management

Managing Data Deduplication

High Optimization Savings • State of the art chunking and compression• Typical savings by workload:

Transparent to Primary Server Workload

• Minimal IO impact through scheduled and selective optimization

• Minimal Server impact through low resource use

Reliability and Data Integrity

• Built-in insurance against natural risk of data reduction• Data Integrity validation on all data and metadata• Redundancy for metadata and popular chunks

Storage AND Network Optimization

• Integration with BranchCache for faster file download times and reduced bandwidth consumption over WAN

User Home Folder (MyDocs)

General File Share

Software Deployment Share

VHD Library

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Deduplication benefits

Target Workloads

VHD Library

Software Deployment

File shares

Home Folder(MyDocs)

MSIT Install Servers 67% savings

MSIT File shares: 64% savings

MSIT Intellimirror: 20-35% savings

Windows Server Build lab: 82% savings

Branch Office

Management• Server Manager• PowerShell• WMI

System overview

Windows Server

Windows volumes

……

D:\

E:\

F:\

Config

Status

Transparent access to files

Local/SMB/NFS

Optimized file downloadSMB/HTTPDeduplication scope is a Volume

Cluster-aware:BranchCache enabled

Management Operations

Evaluating Deduplication

Evaluate: (DDPPEval.exe) \Windows\System32

Runs on Win 7 or later systemsDetermine expected savings Local drives & remote files shares

Examples: C:\> DDPEVAL.EXE \\Server\Testshare

C:\> DDPEVAL.EXE E:\Test\ C:\> DDPEVAL.EXE F:

Evaluated folder: E:\TestProcessed files: 34Processed files size: 12.03MBOptimized files size: 4.02MBSpace savings: 8.01MBSpace savings percent: 66Optimized files size (no compression): 11.47MBSpace savings (no compression): 571.53KBSpace savings percent (no compression): 4Files with duplication: 2Files excluded by policy: 20Files excluded by error: 0Space savings percent: 66

Data Deduplication Savings Evaluation ToolEvaluated folder: E:\TestProcessed files: 34Processed files size: 12.03MBOptimized files size: 4.02MBSpace savings: 8.01MBSpace savings percent: 66Optimized files size (no compression): 11.47MBSpace savings (no compression): 571.53KBSpace savings percent (no compression): 4Files with duplication: 2Files excluded by error: 0

Managing Deduplication

http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2012/05/21/introduction-to-data-deduplication-in-windows-server-2012.aspx

Demo

Managing Data Deduplication

PowerShell

Managing File & Storage Services

PowerShell and WMI

PowerShell & WMI are the Management foundationSMB Shares

NFS SharesFSRM & File Classification InfrastructureDFS-NData DeduplicationiSCSI initiator & targetStorage ManagementFailover Clustering

PS C:\Get-Command –module [ ]

SMBshareNFSFileServerResourceManagerDFSNDeduplicationiSCSIiSCSITargetStorageFailOverClusters

http://blogs.technet.com/b/roiyz/archive/2012/03/06/windows-powershell-reference-sheet-for-file-and-storage-services-in-windows-server-8-beta.aspx

Additional manageability notes

MMC managed components can be launched from Server Manager

DFS Management

FSRM [Note: Quota details visible in Server Manager & New Share Wizard] System Center Management Packs

available:SMB

NFS

iSCSI

Dedup

FSRM / FCI

DFS-N / DFS-R

BPA – Best Practice Analyzer available for all components

Cluster Admin

Integrated Server Manager Storage & Share Wizards for a consistent experience

Summary

Remote, multi machine managementConsolidation of multiple management toolsManage the File Server and Windows storagePowerShell & WMI foundationIntegrated with Windows Server Manager

Related ContentSIA 207 – Windows Server 2012 Dynamic Access Control OverviewSIA 341 – Windows Server 2012 Dynamic Access Control Deep Dive for Active Directory and Central Authorization PoliciesSIA 316 – Windows Server 2012 Dynamic Access Control Best Practices and Case Study Deployments in Microsoft ITWSV334 – Windows Server 2012 File and Storage Services ManagementSIA21-HOL – Using Dynamic Access Control to Automatically and Centrally Secure Data in Windows Server 2012

SIA02-TLC – Windows Server 2012 Active Directory and Dynamic Access Control

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Appendix

In Review: Session Objectives and TakeawaysSession Objectives:

Summarize how to manage a Windows Server“8” File Server.Demonstrate the benefits of remote multi machine management.Use PowerShell to automate common File Server management tasks

Key Takeaways:The Windows Server “8” File Server has an ‘appliance like’ & Unified multi-machine management experienceIntegrated Storage management is available for all Windows ServersFile Server PowerShell support enables robust automation

Easy to find what needs to be managed

Use filters to search & find

Sort & group lists

Scenario: User calls in “I can’t save my file to the ‘sales’ drive”

Fine the server to Manage Manage server resource: Is this a disk space issue?

Manage server resource: Has quota been exceeded?

Manage server resource: Security permissions

Identify server Name

Connect to server

with SrvMgr

Connect to cluster with Cluster Mgr. C

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Find volume hosting the

share

Find share

View share properties

View volume free space

View physical space – 3rd party Mgt tool

Find Quota for folder hosting

the share

Find share (Srv Mgr)

View share properties (Folder)

View status in quota manager

Check Share/Folder/F

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Find share (Srv Mgr)

View share properties (Sec)

Browse to file/folder (Explorer)

Check file permissions

Share

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Is Server a Cluster?

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Cluster in a Box - Demo

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SAS HDDs

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SwitchesQuanta 10GbE switch

1GbE switch