Using Windows Disk Management

Question 1

Disk Management

Answer 1

• Manage disk operations
  
  • Individual computer & file servers
• Computer management
  
  • Storage / Disk management

Question 2

Disk Status

Answer 2

• Healthy
  
  • The volume is working properly

Healthy (at risk)

 - The volume has experienced I/O errors
 - Drivers may be failing

Initializing
-Normal startup message

-Failed - cannot be started / damaged disk

Question 3

Mounting Drives

Answer 3

• Extend available storage space
  
  • Mount a separate storage devices as a folder
• Mount in an empty folder
  
  • Instant storage space
  • Seamless to user

Question 4

Storage Spaces

Answer 4

• Storage for data center , cloud infrastructure
  
  • Multiple tiers , administrative control
• Storage pool
  
  • A group of storage drives
  • Combine different storage into single pool
  • Easier to add or remove space in the pool
• Storage space - Hot spare availability
  
  • Allocates virtual disk from available space in pool
  • Includes option for mirroring & parity