Microsoft Solutions at Pure Storage Updates
Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019 Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot
UEFI Boot from SAN is supported as of Purity 5.1.6+ and 5.2.0+. This can only be enabled with the assistance of Pure Technical Support. Please contact Pure Support for assistance in enabling and configuration.
2021
March
- Microsoft SQL Server Pure Validated Design
- Blog: Extend SQL Server Resilience with a Pure Validated Design
- Design Guide: Increase SQL Server Resilience with Hybrid Cloud
- Script Repository: PureStorage-OpenConnect/SQL-PVD
2020
September
- GA: Pure Storage PowerShell SDK version 1.17.11.0: (Available on PSGallery) - PureStoragePowerShellSDK
- Blog: EncryptReduce: Save Space and Protect Windows Server Data
August
- GA: Pure Storage PowerShell SDK version 2.272.0 - (Available on PSGallery) - PureStoragePowerShellSDK2
- Blog: Introducing the Pure FlashArray PowerShell SDK Version 2
June
April
- GA: Pure Storage PowerShell SDK 1.17 - (Available on PSGallery) - PureStoragePowerShellSDK
- GA: SSMS Extension v1.0.444: Pure Storage® FlashArray Management Extension for Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
- Blog: Simplify SQL Server Data Protection and Cloning with FlashArray SSMS Extension
- Blog: Pure FlashArray SCOM Management Pack 1.1 Released
- Blog: Pure Storage PowerShell SDK 1.17 is Out!
March
February
- MPG: Microsoft Hyper-V Stretched Cluster with ActiveCluster
- MPG: Pure Storage® FlashArray Management Extension for Windows Admin Center
- GA SSMS Extension v1.0.440: Pure Storage® FlashArray Management Extension for Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
- Blog: FlashArray Management Extension for SQL Server Management Studio is now GA!
2019
June
2018
August
- Updated the following PowerShell SDK articles to reflect latest 1.13.1.12 release.
June
- Separated Windows Server 2008/2008R2 and Windows Server 2012/2012R2/2016 multipath configuration steps.
May
- Pure Storage PowerShell Toolkit updated to 1805.11.1 and fixes issue with Test-WindowsBestPractices cmdlet. Read more http://www.purepowershellguy.com/?p=18133.
- Updated multipath configuration for enabling PathVerificationState and PathVerifyEnabled.
February
- See updated article on Fibre Channel Connectivity for QLogic and Emulex HBA Settings.
January
- New article on Volume Shadow Copy Management
- New SQL Server content added:
- New KB, Hotfix & Cumulative Update Policy --- Pure Storage is no longer tracking individual KBs, Hotfixes or Cumulative Updates for the individual Windows Server versions we support. See the details in the new Windows Server Updates section.