Windows opens wider for storage needs
crn.com | at | by Mike
Microsoft has added more storage-related capabilities to Windows Server 2003 to makes SANs less complex to deploy and manage. Among the new features that will be unveiled at next week's Storage Networking World tradeshow is Microsoft's Fibre Channel Information Tool. The tool identifies storage components and gathers component information across multiple storage fabrics and from multiple vendors, according to Claude Lorenson, Microsoft's technical product manager for storage technologies for Windows Server 2003. The tool gets information about drivers and firmware in use, and reduces the need for third-party tools, he added.