Change history for storage topics in Windows Server

Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016

This topic lists new and updated topics in the Storage documentation for Windows Server.

If you're looking for update history for Windows Server, see Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019 update history or Windows Server 2016 update history.

January 2020

New or changed topic Description
Understand and deploy persistent memory Added known hardware issue.

December 2019

New or changed topic Description
Troubleshooting Disk Management Edited to further refine the guidance, based on customer requests.
Extend a volume in Disk Management Added guidance in response to customer feedback.
Change a dynamic disk back to a basic disk Fixed an error in the command line and added some info based on customer feedback.

August 2019

New or changed topic Description
Storage Migration Service FAQ Updated to reflect new support for Linux sources.

June 2019

New or changed topic Description
Disk cleanup New (Migrated from the Previous Versions)
Storage Migration Service FAQ Added performance optimization info.

May 2019

New or changed topic Description
Delete volumes New
Create volumes Added steps and videos for creating a volume in Windows Admin Center.
Extend volumes Added steps and video for resizing a volume in Windows Admin Center.

March 2019

New or changed topic Description
Monitor with Azure Monitor New
Understand and deploy persistent memory New
Upgrade a Storage Spaces Direct cluster to Windows Server 2019 New
DFS Replication Migrated from the Previous Versions library

February 2019

New or changed topic Description
Storage Migration Service known issues Added an issue

January 2019

New or changed topic Description
Understand and monitor storage resync New topic

December 2018

New or changed topic Description
Use Storage Migration Service to migrate a server Added some clarification on how we transfer files
Cluster to Cluster Storage Replica Cross-Region in Azure Added validation steps
Cluster to Cluster Storage Replica within the same region in Azure Added validation steps
Storage Replica frequently asked questions Added support statement for Data Deduplication

November 2018

New or changed topic Description
Nested resiliency New topic
Storage Migration Service known issues New topic
DFS Replication: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Migrated from the Previous Versions library
Migrate SYSVOL replication to DFS Replication Migrated from the Previous Versions library
SMB: File and printer sharing ports should be open Migrated from the Previous Versions library
Volume Shadow Copy Service Migrated from the Previous Versions library

October 2018

New or changed topic Description
What's new in Storage Updated to cover what's new in Windows Server 2019
Storage Replica known issues Added info about a new update.

September 2018

New or changed topic Description
Storage Migration Service overview New topic
Use Storage Migration Service to migrate a server New topic
Storage Migration Service frequently asked questions (FAQ) New topic
iSCSI Target Server Migrated from the Previous Versions library.
iSCSI Target Server scalability limits Migrated from the Previous Versions library.

June 2018

New or changed topic Description
Server-to-server storage replication Added info on using Azure VMs, including ExpressRoute.
Cluster sets New topic

May 2018

New or changed topic Description
NFS overview Migrated from the Previous Versions library.
Deploy NFS Migrated from the Previous Versions library.
Deploy Storage Spaces on a stand-alone server Migrated from the Previous Versions library.
NTFS Overview Migrated from the Previous Versions library.
Use Robocopy to Preseed Files for DFS Replication Migrated from the Previous Versions library.
Vssadmin - Previous Versions command line tool Migrated from the Previous Versions library.
File Server Resource Manager overview Added info about a new registry setting in Windows Server 2016, version 1803.
Server-to-server storage replication Added info on using Windows Admin Center.
Storage Replica known issues Added new information.

April 2018

New or changed topic Description
Collect data in Storage Spaces Direct New topic.
Storage Spaces overview New topic.
Folder Redirection, Offline Files, and Roaming User Profiles overview Migrated multiple topics from the Previous Versions library.
File sharing using the SMB 3 protocol Migrated from the Previous Versions library.
Improve performance of a file server with SMB Direct Migrated from the Previous Versions library.
SMB security enhancements Migrated from the Previous Versions library.

March 2018

New or changed topic Description
Disaster recovery with Storage Spaces Direct New topic.
Understanding Quorum in Storage Spaces Direct New topic.
Deploying Storage Spaces Direct Heavily revised to include both converged and hyper-converged scenarios.
Deploying Roaming User Profiles Moved from Previous Versions library and updated.
Storage Replica frequently asked questions Added Is CSV required to replicate in a stretch cluster or between clusters?.

February 2018

New or changed topic Description
Storage Spaces health and operational states New topic.
Using Storage Spaces Direct with the CSV in-memory read cache New topic.

January 2018

New or changed topic Description
Drive symmetry considerations in Storage Spaces Direct New topic.
Using Storage Replica with Project Honolulu New topic.

December 2017

New or changed topic Description
Change a drive letter New topic.
Troubleshooting Disk Management Rewrote the A disk's status is Not Initialized or the disk is missing entirely section to add extensive troubleshooting steps, based on customer requests.
Initialize new disks Rewrote to attempt to make it easier to understand and address customer questions.
Planning volumes in Storage Spaces Direct Added a table summarizing the resiliency types available on four-node and larger clusters.
ReFS overview Clarified recommended workloads for mirror-accelerated parity and corrected the supported file and volume sizes for ReFS and NTFS.
Mirror-accelerated parity Clarified recommendation to place write-heavy files in separate directories.
Storage Replica known issues Added new information.

November 2017

New or changed topic Description
What's new in storage Added info about what's new in Windows Server, version 1709.
Add servers or drives Added information about how Storage Spaces Direct automatically optimizes drive usage after adding drives.

October 2017

New or changed topic Description
Deploying Storage Spaces Direct in a virtual machine guest cluster New topic.
Overview of Disk Management Published 13 new topics for Windows and Windows Server.
Storage Replica overview Added what's new info for Windows Server, version 1709.
Storage Replica known issues Added new information.
Cluster to cluster storage replication Revised the number of supported cluster nodes for Storage Spaces Direct.
Storage Spaces Direct hardware requirements Added a note about a specific line of NVMe devices.

July 2017

New or changed topic Description
DFS Namespaces Published 20 new topics for Windows Server 2016.
File Server Resource Manager Published 33 new topics for Windows Server 2016.
Understanding the cache in Storage Spaces Direct Added a Storage Spaces Direct design considerations video.
Storage Replica frequently asked questions Added more best practices around log volumes.

June 2017

New or changed topic Description
Planning a Work Folders deployment Added info about Microsoft Entra application proxy support & updated requirements.
Work Folders Added info about Microsoft Entra application proxy support & updated requirements.
Deploying Storage Spaces Direct Removed Nano Server from supported installation options.
File Server Resource Manager New topic for Windows Server 2016.

May 2017

New or changed topic Description
Data Deduplication overview and
Install Data Deduplication
Updated the system requirements to include a newer software update.
Deploying Work Folders Added info about Microsoft Entra application proxy support & updated required steps.
Deploying Storage Spaces Direct Added step 1.3 with required features and fixed an obsolete parameter in Enable-NetAdapterQos.
Storage Replica frequently asked questions Added info on how to choose between different replication topologies.
Storage Spaces Direct hardware requirements Changed drive endurance requirements for cache devices.

April 2017

New or changed topic Description
Troubleshooting drive firmware updates New topic.
Work Folders New topic.
Planning a Work Folders deployment New topic.
Deploying Work Folders New topic.
Deploying Work Folders with AD FS and Web Application Proxy (WAP) New topic.
Deploying Storage Spaces Direct Removed a reference to an obsolete software update and fixed a typo in the sample output.
Storage Replica known issues Added new information.

March 2017

New or changed topic Description
Taking a Storage Spaces Direct server offline for maintenance New topic.

February 2017

New or changed topic Description
Removing servers in Storage Spaces Direct New topic.
Adding server or drives to Storage Spaces Direct Revamped with new images and updated content.
Storage Spaces Direct hardware requirements Updated with latest requirements.

January 2017

New or changed topic Description
Planning volumes New topic.
Creating volumes New topic.
Extending volumes in Storage Spaces Direct New topic.
ReFS Overview New topic.
Understanding Storage Spaces Direct New list of links.
Planning Storage Spaces Direct New list of links.
Deploying Storage Spaces Direct New list of links.
Managing Storage Spaces Direct New topic.
Storage Replica frequently asked questions Updated port requirements and clarified how extending replicated volumes works.
Storage Replica known issues Added info about a fix in the December 9, 2016 Cumulative Update and added info about how to resolve an error when extending a replicated volume.
Storage Spaces Direct overview Added visually oriented Understand/Plan/Deploy/Manage section to serve as a learning map for our topics.
Deploying Storage Spaces Direct Removed some obsolete content and added new links.