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Installing SQL Server Databases on SMB File Shares: Part 2

Since the release of Windows Server 2012 and SQL Server 2012,you now have the option of installing SQL Server databases on Windows Server SMB file Shares. You can do this for either standalone SQL Server installations or for clustered instances. In part 1, I provided an overview of the Windows Server SMB enhancements that made […]

Installing SQL Server Databases on SMB File Shares: Part 1

With the improvements in the Windows Server 2012 implementation it’s now feasible to install SQL Server on SMB network shares. This applies to both standalone SQL server installations as well as clustered SQL Server installation. Before that, it was possible with the use of trace flag 1807 but this was never a desired configuration. However, […]