Remote Blob Storage RBS in SharePoint V3'0

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Remote Blob Storage (RBS) in SharePoint V3.0
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SharePoint and blobs before RBS

• Blob is the stream associated with a file
• File metadata and blobs are stored in SQL DBs
• Blobs do not participate in query operations
• Sample blob ops Get, put, read range, write
  range
• Many SharePoint deployments are files heavy
• Document Libraries, Record centers
• Blobs typically consume 60-80 SQL storage
• Blobs contribute to longer back-up, recovery

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External blob storage value props
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Architecture Overview
Netapp or EMC
SharePoint Object Model
Storage Access Stack
Remote Blob Access Interface
tecmasters Active Repository Manager
SharePoint V3.0 RTM
SQL Server
SharePoint V3 SP1
Relational Access
SharePoint V3 SP1 with RBS enabled
Content Database
Config Database
SharePoint WFE
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Design Drill Down Save
2. Enforce business logic
Netapp or EMC
tecmasters ARM
3. Save blob
4. Write blob and populate Id
SharePoint Object Model
Storage Access Stack
Remote Blob Access Interface
5. Fetch blob (blobId)
Relational Access
6. Save metadata and blob id
SQL Server
7. Transact SQL storage
SharePoint WFE
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Design Drill Down Open
2. Enforce business logic
Netapp or EMC
tecmasters ARM
7. Blob stream interface
6. Get blob
SharePoint Object Model
Storage Access Stack
Remote Blob Access Interface
5. Fetch blob (blobId)
Relational Access
3. Get metadata and blob id
SQL Server
4. SQL Request
SharePoint WFE