Manage RBS (SharePoint Server 2010)
Applies to: SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Foundation 2010
Remote BLOB Storage (RBS) is an add-on feature pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2008. RBS is designed to move the storage of binary large objects (BLOBs) from database servers to commodity storage solutions. If the content databases in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 are 4 gigabytes (GB) or larger, consider using RBS as part of your data storage solution.
In This Section
Overview of RBS (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article is a conceptual overview of how RBS works with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express. It contains important information about RBS features and providers. We strongly recommend that you read this article before you implement RBS.
Install and configure RBS (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article describes how to install and configure RBS and implement the FILESTREAM provider for use with SharePoint Server 2010.
Install and configure RBS with a 3rd party provider (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article describes how to install and configure RBS without using the FILESTREAM provider.
Set a content database to use RBS (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article describes how to set a content database to use RBS. You must already have RBS installed to perform these procedures.
Migrate content into or out of RBS (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article describes how to migrate content into or out of RBS, or to a different RBS provider.
Disable RBS on a content database (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article describes how to disable RBS in a SharePoint Server 2010 environment.