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Make Some Noise for the new FlashArray Pure Storage PowerShell SDK version 2.16!
I am immensely proud to announce that the FlashArray PowerShell SDK 2.16 has been released! The latest version of the PowerShell SDK has been a long time in [...]
Sneak Peek: Pure Storage PowerShell SDK 2.2
The PowerShell SDK was released in 2015 and has been downloaded over 14,000 times. It is the most comprehensive automation SDK that we have delivered to [...]
Pure Storage PowerShell SDK 1.17 is Out!
REST API 1.17 support has been added to the PowerShell SDK. The new SDK supports FlashArray REST API 1.0 — 1.17. For full documentation on the REST API use [...]
FlashArray Management Extension for SQL Server Management Studio is now GA!
Today we are announcing the General Availability (GA) of the Pure Storage® FlashArray Management Extension for Microsoft® SQL Server® Management Studio. At [...]
Creating a Writable VSS Snapshot
By default a Volume Shadow Copy snapshot is Read-Only. So when you create a new volume (purevol copy) you cannot modify the volume. Below are the steps to [...]
Announcing the Pure Storage® FlashArray Management Extension for Microsoft® SQL Server® Management Studio
Today marks a significant milestone for Pure Storage as we announce the release of a new extension for Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). This [...]
Announcing the Pure Storage FlashArray Management Extension for Windows Admin Center
Today Pure Storage is excited to announce new integrated capabilities to simplify the management and operation of Microsoft applications and databases running [...]
Get Pumped for Microsoft Ignite & Pure Storage!
Microsoft Ignite is just around the corner from November 4 - 8th in Orlando, FL, and Pure Storage is proud to be a Silver Sponsor in 2019. Make plans to stop [...]
Oh wait but there’s more for Pure//Accelerate — THE PANELS!
Breakout sessions are the meat and potatoes of Pure//Accelerate but the next best side is the panel discussions. They're like the gravy on the potatoes.
I [...]
T-18 days to Pure//Accelerate 2019 — Check out the Microsoft Sessions!
18 days until the 4th Pure//Accelerate and it's jammed packed full of great sessions covering a ton of different new products, features and solutions. My team [...]
New! Pure Storage PowerShell SDK 1.16
A long awaited update to the Pure Storage PowerShell SDK is here! The new SDK supports FlashArray REST API 1.0 -- 1.16. For full documentation on the REST [...]
Data Mobility from On-Premises to the Cloud
Today Pure announced Cloud Block Store for AWS which offers a way for the Pure Storage platforms to be extended into public cloud. There are many different [...]
New PowerShell SDK Release 1.13!
I am happy to announce a HUGE release of the PowerShell SDK, version 1.13. With this new release the version naming adopts the REST API version that is [...]
Check Provisioning Type of a Windows Server Volume
I had a question asked about how to determine whether or not a connected volume to a Windows Server host is thin provisioned or not. I put together the below [...]
Update! Setup Active Directory Integration with the PowerShell SDK
Update 10/6/2017 — Updated the PowerShell script to support the cmdlets in the PowerShell SDK (1.7.4.0+).
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Having Active Directory [...]
Thank you MS_Ignite Attendees!
Microsoft Ignite 2017 was all about the cloud, Office 365, Dynamics 365, Teams, Azure Cloud, Cloud Shell and more. Prefix or suffix a word with "Cloud" and [...]
New Microsoft Platform Guide Released!
I am happy to announce the availability of the new Microsoft Platform Guide on the Pure1 Support site. The new platform guide is a complete re-write from [...]
Start-Transcript -PathTo ‘Best Practice’
This is just a quick post to recommend that Pure Storage customers or partners working on automation workflows using PowerShell with Server and SAN [...]
New Release! Pure Storage Hybrid Cloud with AWS Design Guide
At Pure//Accelerate 2017 we announced a ton of new innovation, including a new Hybrid Cloud solution for AWS. If you missed it, check out my breakout session [...]
Purity//FA comes with Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX)
Offloaded Data Transfers (ODX) was introduced in Microsoft Windows Server 2012 to provide direct data transfer within or between storage arrays by bypassing [...]
DevOps Pipeline Demo of CloudSnap to AWS
At //Accelerate 2017 we announced a lot of new features for Purity//FA and one of the more interesting is CloudSnap. Omer Asad wrote a great blog that provides [...]
Overwriting a Volume in Windows Server
I have been asked the question about how do you overwrite a volume using the PowerShell SDK that is connected from a Windows Server a few times so here is how [...]
New! Scale-Out Files Services with Windows Storage Server 2016
Rolling out of the lab and into production a new Pure Storage reference architecture (Download) for deploying a highly-available and scale-out Microsoft® [...]
New! FlashStack™ Mini CI for Microsoft Applications with Hyper-V
Hot off the presses, the new FlashStack™ Mini Converged Infrastructure Design Guide for Microsoft Applications with Hyper-V (Download). This new FlashStack [...]
Ignite, Ignite, Ignite
Microsoft Ignite is always a great show because I finally get a chance to nerd out with like minded people. This year I am even more excited because of the [...]
Setting up System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2 with Pure Storage
We introduced support for Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) with the release of Purity 4.6. I covered the Pure Storage SMI-S Provider [...]
Pure Storage Python Toolkit with BASH on Windows 10
Microsoft recently announced the new Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14316 which includes the ability to run native bash on Ubuntu on Windows. First off [...]
New Pure Storage PowerShell SDK Release
Today we released the new Pure Storage® PowerShell SDK 1.5. This new release addresses some core changes to the SDK that include:
Upgraded to support [...]
Pure Storage 40,000 Mailbox Resiliency Storage Solution (ESRP)
Unlike traditional disk based storage solutions where various arrays are designed to address specific customer profiles, FlashArray//m is designed to [...]
New PowerShell ISE *Preview* & PowerShell Gallery
There are so many great PowerShell development/scripting tools that have been developed offering a wide variety of features for every level of scripter. I’ve [...]
Remove the Windows Features You Don’t Need to Save Some Space
Windows Server comes with a wealth of Roles and Features. In many cases not everyone uses all of the Roles or Features on every server deployed, physical or [...]
Kicking the Deployment Tires with Microsoft Nano Server
I finally started playing around with Microsoft Nano Server this past week and am quite amazed at the implementation of this new Windows Server deployment [...]
Pure Storage SMI-S Provider Overview
With the release of Purity 4.6 we introduce support for the Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S).This specification was created by the Storage [...]
Backup Automation with SQL Server PowerShell and Pure Storage PowerShell
Microsoft SQL Server is one of the primary workloads that Pure Storage customers run on our FlashArray and a frequent question we get is on the topic of [...]
FlashStack Converged Infrastructure for Microsoft SQL Server
Uninterrupted database performance with AlwaysOn Availability Groups and native FlashArray-based replication
Microsoft SQL Server is an increasingly vital [...]
#IgniteItOrange @ Microsoft Ignite!
Be sure to stop by booth #108 next week to talk with the Pure Storage Solution Architects, Argenis Fernandez (@DBArgenis) and me, along with our “Alliance [...]
Hack: Windows Live Writer 2012
I use Windows Live Writer as my blog editor. I self host WordPress.org on Windows Azure and appreciate the editing features and easy integration. Although I [...]
Pure Storage REST API + Windows PowerShell (Part 2)
In my Part 1 post I discussed the basics of how to use the REST API with the Post method to authenticate and establish a session then using the Get method [...]
Set Remote Desktop, IEESec, Windows Firewall and MPIO using PowerShell
As I add more virtual machines and physical servers to my Microsoft environment there are a few Windows features/settings I tend to always tweak for my own [...]
Get Quick Fix Engineering (QFE) or HotFix Information
@8arkz -- June 20/17 -- Added new Get-HotFix cmdlet details and example output from both methods.
Recently I have been tracking down all the updates that I [...]
Windows PowerShell + Purity CLI = Invoke-PureVolSnap
Pure Storage PowerShell History
PowerShell Toolkit 0.1 implementing FlashRecover Snapshots for SQL Server.
I’ve been focusing on some automation scripts [...]
Building the 1st Gen PureTEC and Solutions Engineering Lab
I had the best Christmas at home and at Pure. The week before Christmas I spent time racking the gear and getting everything squared away so I could start [...]