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Storage Quality of Service in Windows Server 2012 R2 announced and is it like VMware SIOC?

June 12, 2013
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by Stephen Foskett

Marcel Van Den Berg of The Dutch vMafia comments:

One of the interesting new features is Storage Quality of Service . This important feature enables administrators to set a minimum and maximum number of IOPS per virtual hard disk of a virtual machine. The settings can be applied when the VM is running and are activated directly. I understand there will be no support for Storage QoS in SCVMM2012 R2.

Why is this an important feature? Because by far the most performance related issues on server virtualization are caused by storage.

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Stephen Foskett

Stephen Foskett is an active participant in the world of enterprise information technology, currently focusing on enterprise storage, server virtualization, networking, and cloud computing. He organizes the popular Tech Field Day event series for Gestalt IT and runs Foskett Services. A long-time voice in the storage industry, Stephen has authored numerous articles for industry publications, and is a popular presenter at industry events. He can be found online at TechFieldDay.com, blog.FoskettS.net, and on Twitter at @SFoskett.

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