Windows Server Catalog Storage Spaces

Random writes which often dominate common enterprise workloads are directed to ssds and later are written to hdds.

Windows server catalog storage spaces.

Windows server 2019 windows server 2016 this topic describes minimum hardware requirements for storage spaces direct on windows server. If you choose instead to build your own with components from the windows server 2019 catalog you may be able to assemble eligible parts sooner. A storage pool enables storage aggregation elastic capacity expansion and delegated administration. Microsoft recommends deploying storage spaces direct on hardware validated by the wssd program.

For hardware requirements on azure stack hci our operating system designed for hyperconverged deployments with a connection to the cloud see before you deploy azure stack hci. From a storage pool you can create one or more virtual disks. The certified for windows server 2019 and certified for windows server 2016 badges identify hardware components devices drivers systems and solutions that meet microsoft standards for compatibility and recommended practices with the windows server 2016 operating system. To create a storage space you must first create one or more storage pools.

It is conceptually similar to raid implemented in software. The file and storage services section of server manager available in windows server you can use server manager to create and manage storage spaces also referred to as virtual disks and their associated storage pools on the storage spaces subsystem as well as on non microsoft storage subsystems. Storage spaces is a technology in windows and windows server that can help protect your data from drive failures. A storage pool is a collection of physical disks.

You can use storage spaces to group three or more drives together into a storage pool and then use capacity from that pool to create storage spaces. For information about how to create a clustered storage space see deploy a storage spaces cluster on windows server 2012 r2. Attesting to efficient deployment capabilities in the cloud and the enterprise. Products and solutions that have earned the certified for windows server badge are also fully supported in hyper v.

For windows server 2019 the first wave of wssd offers will launch in february 2019 in about three months. A storage space. The certified for windows server badge demonstrates that a mission critical or line of business application meets microsoft s highest technical bar for windows fundamentals best practices and platform compatibility. These virtual disks are also referred to as storage spaces.