> 25.09.2014 18:25, Leyne, Sean wrote: > > I am not aware of SQL Server running on SMB anything other than SMB v3. > It would be far too dangerous. > > If a server supports SMB3, it means that it has Windows inside, because > Samba doesn't support SMB3 yet. So, I wonder what can preventing anyone > from installing MS SQL or Firebird directly to the server instead of using it > as a > dumb storage?
Because it is about functional abstraction/virtualization -- separate storage from consumers. Installing on physical server means that you have a single point of failure. Having a SQL/FB running in VM on a HA VM cluster connected to HA disk storage cluster provides a high level of resiliency, with multiple failures necessary in order for functionality to be lost. Windows 2012 and SMB v3 were designed with the goal of enabling high performance and resiliency using common computing components (no expensive specialized HA Storage solutions). Here are some links: - SMB v3 Q&A from SNIA site http://sniaesfblog.org/?p=274 - slides of an SNIA presentation on SMB v3 changes, features and benefits. http://snia.org/sites/default/files/SNIA_SMB3_final.pdf Sean ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Meet PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance Requirements with EventLog Analyzer Achieve PCI DSS 3.0 Compliant Status with Out-of-the-box PCI DSS Reports Are you Audit-Ready for PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance? Download White paper Comply to PCI DSS 3.0 Requirement 10 and 11.5 with EventLog Analyzer http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=154622311&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
