Hi, last week Microsoft has finally released the ReFS stability fixes KB4098787 (from KB4077525) for Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10 that fixes ReFS lockup problems with Veeam repositories. I wrote about the changelog a few weeks ago. Another change is that this update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update (although you …
Category: Backup
Feb 26
ReFS – Microsoft releases cumulative update 4077525!
Hi, last week Microsoft has finally released the ReFS stability patch KB4077525 (February 22, 2018) for Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10 that fixes ReFS lockup problems with Veeam repositories. In the “Last Word from Gostev“, he wrote that in the change log, there are just a couple of modest lines about ReFS performance improvements, …
Feb 05
Veeam Availability Suite – New licensing option (per-VM)
Last week, Veeam has launched a huge product licensing change that some of our customers have been asking for the per Virtual Machine licensing option. As you know, previously Veeam Software has sold their products for virtual infrastructure to end users strictly on per-socket basis. And most customers loved it because they did not need …
Jan 25
Spectre and Meltdown – Patches are being recalled by VMware & Dell EMC – Veeam’s feedback
Hello, For those of you who have already patched your ESXi hosts with the initial set of patches, please note that those patches are being recalled by VMware, and action is required. VMware has also updated their security advisory “VMware Security Adisories“ late in the week. There are many questions regarding performance impact of the …
Jan 24
Microsoft ReFS new driver version fixed all issues!
UPDATED (February 26, 2018): ReFS – Microsoft releases cumulative update 4077525! ______________ Hi, the confirmation that beta ReFS driver version 10.0.14393.1934 fixed all issues, including from those with very large volumes. And reported are not just those repository server lockups fixed, but also a significantly improved performance of all backup operations. These were all excellent …
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