Has anyone deployed or tested SQL RBS (Remote Blob Storage) with our EMC Centera API's (see attached document). I after any additional testing or whitepapers on any customer use cases.
I heard local team had ever tested two types, SQL built-in RBS and using metalogix. But no Centera solution as I knew until now. I will give you updates if I got. Or you can try Microsoft Specialist Community email list at the same time.
RBS consists of an API that permits transaction manipulation and a series of stored procedures for handling blob pointers in database tables, blob garbage collection, and transaction participation. Content-addressable storage vendors provide drivers for their specific hardware. A sample RBS driver for the NTFS file system is available as a download on CodePlex and EMC has release a beta RBS provider for their Centera content-addressed storage system. The RBS API is not similar to the filestream API, but these APIs may be aligned in future.
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I heard local team had ever tested two types, SQL built-in RBS and using metalogix. But no Centera solution as I knew until now. I will give you updates if I got. Or you can try Microsoft Specialist Community email list at the same time.
Good luck.
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March 10th, 2012 22:00
RBS consists of an API that permits transaction manipulation and a series of stored procedures for handling blob pointers in database tables, blob garbage collection, and transaction participation. Content-addressable storage vendors provide drivers for their specific hardware. A sample RBS driver for the NTFS file system is available as a download on CodePlex and EMC has release a beta RBS provider for their Centera content-addressed storage system. The RBS API is not similar to the filestream API, but these APIs may be aligned in future.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd695918.aspx
We will update if there is any document about it.