Latest
Identity Management
Microsoft 365
Cloud & Hybrid
Windows
PowerShell
AI
Webinars
Topics
Identity Management
Active Directory
Microsoft Entra ID
Cloud & Hybrid
Microsoft Azure
Azure Local (Azure Stack HCI)
Cloud & Hybrid
Hybrid Cloud
Infrastructure & Server
PowerShell
Windows Server
SQL Server
Windows
Productivity & Collaboration
Microsoft 365
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Exchange
SharePoint
Power Platform
Microsoft Copilot
Windows 365
Security & Device Management
Endpoint Protection
Endpoint Management
Microsoft Sentinel
Security
Information Security
Ransomware
More from Petri
Webinars
Podcasts
Learning Center
Advertising
Media Kit
Contact Us
About
Subscribe to Petri.com
Search
SMB 3.0
Blog
SMB 3.0
Windows Client OS
Windows 10
Windows File Sharing with SMB: Port 445, 139, 138, and 137 Explained
Many IT pros probably take for granted sharing files on their predominantly Windows environments and local area networks. Although several…
Michael Reinders
Last Updated:
Mar 24, 2026
LATEST
Windows Server 2016
What’s New in Windows Server 2016 TP5 Storage?
Learn about storage feature improvements in the Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5.
Aidan Finn
Last Updated:
Sep 04, 2024
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 Feature: Switch Embedded Teaming
Windows Server 2016 will offer a new way to do converged networking called Switch Embedded Teaming that also allows SMB…
Aidan Finn
Last Updated:
Sep 04, 2024
Windows Server 2012
How Many CSVs Should a Scale-Out File Server Have?
Aidan Finn explains how many cluster shared volumes (CSVs) you should have in a Windows Server 2012 R2 Scale-Out File…
Aidan Finn
Last Updated:
Sep 04, 2024
Windows Server
Windows Server 2016
What is Microsoft’s Storage Spaces Direct?
Aidan Finn provides us a detailed look into Microsoft's latest feature in Windows Server 2016, Storage Spaces Direct (S2D).
Aidan Finn
Last Updated:
Sep 04, 2024
Hyper-V
Controlling SMB Multichannel in Windows Server 2012 R2
Our two-part series on SMB 3.0 and SMB Multichannel concludes with a discussion of smart SMB design, SMB Multichannel constraints,…
Aidan Finn
Last Updated:
Nov 19, 2024
Hyper-V
Managing SMB Multichannel in SMB 3.0
In part one of this article series, Aidan Finn shows how to design and manage SMB Multichannel in SMB 3.0,…
Aidan Finn
Last Updated:
Sep 04, 2024
Networking
How Would Microsoft Design a Scale-Out File Server: Disks, Networking, and More
Discover how disks, networks, servers, and Storage Bricks play a part in designing a SOFS in part 2 of this…
Aidan Finn
Last Updated:
Nov 19, 2024
Hyper-V
How to Store Hyper-V Virtual Machines on SMB 3.0 Storage
Storing VMs on SMB file shares can help lower storage costs. Find out how to use Hyper-V virtual machines on…
Aidan Finn
Last Updated:
Sep 04, 2024
Backup & Storage
Configuring Simple Storage Spaces in a Failover Cluster
Need more space? Increase storage by configuring storage space in Windows Server to create a failover cluster.
Aidan Finn
Last Updated:
Sep 04, 2024
Backup & Storage
Create a Basic Scale-Out File Server (SOFS)
We're creating a scale-out file server (SOFS) to share failover storage using Windows Server 2012 R2. Learn how with this…
Aidan Finn
Last Updated:
Sep 24, 2024
Backup & Storage
Windows Server 2012: SMB 3.0 and the Scale-Out File Server
Wondering what's up with SOFS? Learn the basics of Windows Server 2012 SMB 3.0 Scale-Out File Server in this article.
Aidan Finn
Last Updated:
Sep 04, 2024
Entries navigation
1
2
Go to page