Computerworld -
Microsoft executives said Windows Server 8, the beta of which is
expected out in the next several weeks, is the most storage-focused OS
release to date.
The new OS will support Hyper-V and SQL Server running over the Samba file sharing protocol Server Message Block (SMB) v2.2, including remote direct memory access (RDMA) over Ethernet and InfiniBand. The new file-sharing capability allows a virtualized server infrastructure to utilize shared JBOD storage through the use of RDMA-enabled network interface cards (RNICs). To date, Microsoft has qualified one 10GbE NIC from Intel and a 10GbE and InfiniBand NIC from Mellanox Technologies. ... 続きを読む
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9224456/Windows_Server_8_to_be_storage_focused_OS
