Sunday, November 28, 2021

Windows Server 2019 - LAB08 Implementing storage solutions (Part2)

Part2: Configure Storage Spaces :

The main steps in the process Configure Storage Spaces are:
  • configured a file server with 4 news data disks .
  • Create a storage pool. 
  • Create a mirrored virtual disk hosting a single volume. 
  • Test workload when remove disk 

1. Configuring Storage Spaces:
What are Storage Spaces?
A storage space is a storage-virtualization capability built into Windows Server and Windows 10. The Storage Spaces feature consists of two components:
  • Storage pools. A storage pool is a collection of physical disks aggregated into a logical disk that you can manage as a single entity. The pool can contain physical disks of any type and size. A single physical disk can belong to only one storage pool.
  • Storage Spaces. Storage Spaces are virtual disks created from free space in a storage pool. Storage Spaces provide such functionality as resiliency levels, including mirroring and parity, storage tiers, write-back caching, fixed and thin provisioning, and management controls. Virtual disks are equivalent to logical unit numbers (LUNs) on a SAN.
To do this lab, I've added 4 new disks to my server.

Step 1: Create Storage Pool:
  • In Server Manager, select File and Storage Services, and then select Disks
  • Right-click on offline disk ,select Bring Online, and then in the Bring Disk Online window, select Yes


  • After 4 disks online, in Server Manager console , select Storage Pools, in the TASKS list, select New Storage Pool.

  • On the Before you begin page, select Next
  • On the Specify a storage pool name and subsystem page, enter StoragePool1 to Name field .  and then select Next.

  • On the Select physical disks for the storage pool page, select the check box for the top 4 disks, and then select Next.

  • On the Confirm selections page, review the settings, and then select Create.
  • Close
Step 2: Create a three-way mirrored disk
  • In Server Manager, in Storage Pools, select StoragePool1
  • In the VIRTUAL DISKS area, select TASKS, and then select New Virtual Disk

  • In the Select the storage pool dialog box, select StoragePool1, and then select OK
  • In the New Virtual Disk Wizard, on the Before you begin page, select Next
  • On the Specify the virtual disk name page, in the Name text box, enter 3Mirror-vDisk, and then select Next

  • On the Specify enclosure resiliency page, select Next.
  • On the Select the storage layout page, select Mirror, and then select Next.

  • On the Specify the provisioning type page, select Thin, and then select Next


  • On the Specify the size of the virtual disk page, in the Specify size text box, enter 20, and then select Next

  • On the Confirm selections page, review the settings, and then select Create.
  • On the View results page, clear the Create a volume when this wizard closes check box, and then select Close.
  • In Server Manager, in the navigation pane, select Volumes.
  • In the VOLUMES area, select TASKS, and then select New Volume.
  • In the New Volume Wizard, on the Before you begin page, select Next.
  • On the Select the server and disk page, select DVHHCMSRV01, select 3Mirror-vDisk, and then select Next.

  • On the Specify the size of the volume page, keep default select Next.
  • On the Assign to a drive letter or folder page, select Drive letter, and then select Next.
  • On the Select file system settings page, in the File system drop-down list, select ReFS. In the Volume label text box, enter DHVData, and then select Next.

  • On the Enable Data Deduplicate page, select General purpose file server, then click Next.


  • On the Confirm selections page, select Create.
  • On the Completion page, select Close.
Step 3: Verify, we can Copy, create, edit file ..on new volume.
  • Open windows explorer then select DHVDATA (new volume), at this moment you can copy, create, edit file...
  • Try to create and cope some file to new volume
Step 4: Disconnect the disk and verify file availability
  • In Server Manager, in File and Storage Services, select Storage Pools, and then select StoragePool1
  • In the Physical Disks pane, select the TASKS drop-down list, and then select Add Physical Disk.
  • In the Add Physical Disk dialog box, in the Allocation drop-down list, ensure Automatic is selected, select the check box corresponding to the disk, and then select OK.

  • In the PHYSICAL DISKS pane, right-click the top disk in the list, and then select Remove disk.
  • In the Remove Physical Disk window, select Yes.
  • Review the statement in the Remove Physical Disk window, and then select OK.
  • Return to File Explorer.
  • Open documents on new volume that we've create above, try to modify add some text, and then save and close the file. Done
If you wanna create Parity Disk, repeat steps then choose parity on Select The Storage Layout page











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