I'm fine with the limitation today, so long as its stable. I suspect that they would have had more problems getting it to work in time for release...
* * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Matthew W. Ross <[email protected]>wrote: > Too bad. They should get their technology to work with their technology. > > So now I have to decide between NTFS with DeDupe or ReFS without. Shame, > as I was hoping to do both. > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Webster > [mailto:[email protected]] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Mon, 21 May 2012 > 11:05:32 -0700 > Subject: RE: Introduction to Data Deduplication in Windows > Server 2012 > > > > Actually, a link in the main article: > > > > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831700#BKMK_Step1 > > > > says: > > > > Volumes that are candidates for deduplication must conform to the > following > > requirements: > > > > Must not be a system or boot volume. Deduplication is not supported on > > operating system volumes. > > Volumes may be partitioned MBR or GPT and must be formatted using the > NTFS > > file system. > > Volumes may reside on shared storage, such as a Fibre Channel or SAS > array, > > or an iSCSI SAN and Microsoft Failover Clustering is fully supported. > > Cluster Shared Volumes (CSVs) are not supported. > > ***Microsoft's new Resilient File System (ReFS) is not supported.*** > > Volumes must be exposed to Windows as non-removable drives. > Remotely-mapped > > drives are not supported. > > > > > > Carl Webster > > Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional > > http://www.CarlWebster.com > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Webster [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 12:56 PM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > Subject: RE: Introduction to Data Deduplication in Windows Server 2012 > > > > > > From my understanding 2012 will ship with ReFS out of the box. > > > > > > > > > Carl Webster > > > Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional > > > http://www.CarlWebster.com > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > Subject: Re: Introduction to Data Deduplication in Windows Server > 2012 > > > > > > > > There's no mention of ReFS and Deduplication working together... > > > > Anybody know if this will work (or not) on the new Windows 2012? > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
