May 1 2017 author.
Storage spaces server 2016 standard.
Windows storage server 2016 standard edition helps eliminate data clutter by identifying duplicate chunks in files then storing one copy and replacing all others with pointers.
Azure stack hci windows server 2019 windows server 2016.
In this introduction to microsoft s storage spaces technology brien walks you through the steps of creating a.
I thought i would have to use sofs but actually it seems the csvs are directly available on the windows server standard nodes as well.
Storage spaces direct uses industry standard servers with local attached drives to create highly available highly scalable software defined storage at a fraction of the cost of traditional san or nas arrays.
I created a small test installation where this works perfectly.
How to use storage spaces in windows server 2016 part 1.
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This topic describes how to deploy storage spaces on a stand alone server.
Windows server 2019 windows server 2016 windows server 2012 r2 windows server 2012.
Deploy storage spaces on a stand alone server.
The other nodes should run windows server 2016 standard and be able to access the storage provided by storage spaces direct.
This feature not only works on duplicate files but can also save space from files that are not identical but share many common patterns and from files that themselves.