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Manage Storage Spaces and Storage Pools in Windows Server 2012

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Info Level: Intermediate Presenter: Eli the Computer Guy Date Created: May 30, 2013 Length of Class: 21:06 Research Assistance: Tracks Windows Server 2012 Prerequisites The student should be comfortable with Disk Management and Basic Administration within Windows Server 2012. Purpose of Class This class shows students how to use Storage Spaces to more easily and reliably store data on a Windows 2012 Server. Class Notes To Manage Storage Spaces go to Server Manager and then on Left Hand Column Select File and Storage Services Pools Group Physical Hard Drives into a Single Usable Resource. Virtual Hard Drives are created on Storage Pools and appear as Physical Hard Drives to Disk Management Virtual Hard Drives can be configured for maximum performance, or for redundancy. Volumes are Created on Virtual Drives the same as if they were on a Physical Hard Drive. To create a usable Volume: Create a Pool Create a Virtual Disk Create a Volume Shrink Volume can only be accomplished within Disk Management (Server Manager -- Tools -- Computer Management -- Disk Management) Corrections Lab Setup Used in Demonstration The ETCG Host Computer Specs are: ASUS Model: CM6870US01 16 GB of RAM 1 TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive i7 3.4 GHz Intel Processor Windows Server 2012 Domain Controller Virtual Machine AD, DNS, and DHCP ETCG.com Domain Created Internal Network Connection in VirtualBox Windows Server 2012 Member Server Virtual Machine Internal Network Connection in VirtualBox Study Guide Resources

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'duration': 3.543}, {'end': 422.358, 'text': 'These three physical disks are in the pool.', 'start': 420.257, 'duration': 2.101}, {'end': 427.701, 'text': "But then under virtual disks, we can see that there's no virtual disks here.", 'start': 422.878, 'duration': 4.823}, {'end': 430.763, 'text': "So what I'm going to do is I'm going to go to create a virtual disk.", 'start': 427.901, 'duration': 2.862}, {'end': 432.524, 'text': "We're going to start the wizard.", 'start': 431.243, 'duration': 1.281}, {'end': 434.786, 'text': "So now we're going to do next.", 'start': 433.205, 'duration': 1.581}, {'end': 438.89, 'text': "It's going to ask what pool do we want to create the disk from.", 'start': 435.746, 'duration': 3.144}, {'end': 441.472, 'text': 'So just the pool we have again with server.', 'start': 439.15, 'duration': 2.322}, {'end': 444.436, 'text': 'This is as much an art as a science.', 'start': 442.153, 'duration': 2.283}], 'summary': 'Creating a pool from 3 physical disks, 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disks.', 'duration': 24.259, 'max_score': 514.844, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/oF1VoIftDMs/pics/oF1VoIftDMs514844.jpg'}, {'end': 613.682, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 584.294, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 598.618, 'text': 'it will start with as small a partition as it can, and then it will automatically increase the partition size as the drive, as your needs, enlarge.', 'start': 584.294, 'duration': 14.324}, {'end': 600.539, 'text': 'So I would say stay with thin.', 'start': 598.718, 'duration': 1.821}, {'end': 607.12, 'text': 'Thin is very good for like when you start, if you have to do data recovery in the future, I would say just do thin.', 'start': 601.059, 'duration': 6.061}, {'end': 613.682, 'text': "From here, it'll ask you what size do you want this hard drive to be? So I would just say 72 gigs.", 'start': 607.64, 'duration': 6.042}], 'summary': 'Start with small partition, automatically increase as needed. choose thin for data recovery. recommended hard drive size: 72gb.', 'duration': 29.388, 'max_score': 584.294, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/oF1VoIftDMs/pics/oF1VoIftDMs584294.jpg'}], 'start': 398.333, 'title': 'Storage pools, disks, fault tolerance, and provisioning', 'summary': 'Covers creating storage pools and virtual disks, including converting physical disks into a pool and the flexibility to create multiple pools. it also discusses fault tolerance options such as simple striping, mirroring, and parity, recommending mirroring, and emphasizes the benefits of thin provisioning over fixed, highlighting space-saving and data recovery advantages.', 'chapters': [{'end': 463.332, 'start': 398.333, 'title': 'Creating storage pools and virtual disks', 'summary': 'Explains how to create storage pools and 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at least five disks to protect against two simultaneous disk failures.', 'Thin provisioning is recommended over fixed for its space-saving feature and suitability for data recovery in the future.']}], 'duration': 215.349, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/oF1VoIftDMs/pics/oF1VoIftDMs398333.jpg', 'highlights': ['The fault tolerance options discussed include simple striping, mirroring, and parity, with mirroring requiring at least five disks to protect against two simultaneous disk failures.', 'The process of creating a storage pool by converting three physical disks into a pool is explained, showcasing the flexibility to create multiple pools if needed.', 'Thin provisioning is recommended over fixed for its space-saving feature and suitability for data recovery in the future.', 'The steps for creating a virtual disk from the pool are outlined, including the option to specify the pool and assign a name to the virtual disk.']}, {'end': 794.37, 'segs': [{'end': 641.72, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 615.402, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 621.426, 'text': 'And then I do next and gives you all the information and then it creates and then we do close.', 'start': 615.402, 'duration': 6.024}, {'end': 625.048, 'text': 'So now we have created this virtual disk.', 'start': 622.207, 'duration': 2.841}, {'end': 628.871, 'text': 'So we have the physical disks that have been turned into the pool.', 'start': 625.529, 'duration': 3.342}, {'end': 632.553, 'text': 'And then then from the pool we have created the virtual disk.', 'start': 629.391, 'duration': 3.162}, {'end': 636.396, 'text': 'Now one of the things I want to show you then is we go over to computer management.', 'start': 632.633, 'duration': 3.763}, {'end': 638.577, 'text': 'and we go over to Disk Management.', 'start': 636.816, 'duration': 1.761}, {'end': 641.72, 'text': "When you get this, just cancel, don't do anything.", 'start': 639.138, 'duration': 2.582}], 'summary': 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pool so that we can increase the size of the virtual hard drives and then the volumes themselves.', 'start': 747.121, 'duration': 13.446}, {'end': 765.65, 'text': 'One of the big problems that we have as technicians in the modern world is,', 'start': 761.007, 'duration': 4.643}, {'end': 770.712, 'text': 'every time we buy any amount of storage that we think is way more storage than we would ever need,', 'start': 765.65, 'duration': 5.062}], 'summary': 'Server 2012 allows adding hard drives to increase virtual hard drive and volume sizes.', 'duration': 46.362, 'max_score': 724.35, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/oF1VoIftDMs/pics/oF1VoIftDMs724350.jpg'}], 'start': 615.402, 'title': 'Server storage management', 'summary': 'Demonstrates creating a virtual disk from physical drives, adding a volume to the virtual disk, and expanding storage in server 2012 to address the challenge of increasing file sizes with examples of picture files.', 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data.", 'start': 997.453, 'duration': 6.146}, {'end': 1011.361, 'text': 'Storage spaces, storage pools, very robust, very useful, very good, very resilient.', 'start': 1005.039, 'duration': 6.322}, {'end': 1016.182, 'text': 'I would definitely use this in an enterprise environment without thinking twice about it.', 'start': 1011.601, 'duration': 4.581}, {'end': 1019.623, 'text': 'But make sure you have a backup system for it.', 'start': 1016.783, 'duration': 2.84}, {'end': 1023.044, 'text': "And again, make sure you know what you're doing.", 'start': 1020.204, 'duration': 2.84}], 'summary': 'Storage spaces and pools are robust and useful for enterprise, but require backup and expertise.', 'duration': 25.591, 'max_score': 997.453, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/oF1VoIftDMs/pics/oF1VoIftDMs997453.jpg'}], 'start': 794.37, 'title': 'Storage flexibility in server 2012', 'summary': "Demonstrates the flexibility of storage pools and spaces in server 2012, highlighting the ability to easily expand storage capacity by adding new hard drives and increasing the size of the pool and virtual hard disk, allowing for seamless expansion as storage needs grow. it also discusses the process of increasing the size of a server's storage, including adding a new two terabyte hard drive, extending the virtual disk and enlarging the volume, resulting in a seamless storage expansion. additionally, the chapter covers the process of extending and shrinking disk volumes in windows server 2012, emphasizing the need for caution and expertise due to potential data loss and recovery challenges when dealing with large data sets.", 'chapters': [{'end': 859.427, 'start': 794.37, 'title': 'Storage space flexibility in server 2012', 'summary': 'Demonstrates the flexibility of storage pools and spaces in server 2012, highlighting the ability to easily expand storage capacity by adding new hard drives and increasing the size of the pool and virtual hard disk, allowing for seamless expansion as storage needs grow.', 'duration': 65.057, 'highlights': ['The storage pools and storage spaces in Server 2012 allow for easy expansion of storage capacity by adding new hard drives, increasing the size of the pool and virtual hard disk, and subsequently increasing the size of the volume, ensuring scalability as storage needs grow.', 'Adding a new hard drive to the storage pool increased the overall capacity from five terabytes to 97 gigs, showcasing the seamless and significant expansion capability of the storage system.', 'The demonstration emphasizes the practical application of adding a new physical disk to the storage pool, showcasing how the overall capacity increased from the initial five terabytes to 97 gigs, illustrating the seamless and significant expansion capability of the storage system.']}, {'end': 929.409, 'start': 859.467, 'title': 'Server storage expansion', 'summary': "Discusses the process of increasing the size of a server's storage, including adding a new two terabyte hard drive, extending the virtual disk and enlarging the volume, resulting in a seamless storage expansion.", 'duration': 69.942, 'highlights': ['By adding a new two terabyte hard drive to the server, the storage size has been increased, making management easier.', 'The capacity of the virtual hard drive was extended to 97 gigs, allowing for more storage space.', 'The volume was enlarged to 96 gigs, facilitating additional storage within the server.', 'The process involved adding a hard drive to the pool, extending the virtual hard drive, and then enlarging the partition, resulting in simplified storage management.']}, {'end': 1046.839, 'start': 929.409, 'title': 'Windows storage spaces and volume management', 'summary': 'Discusses the process of extending and shrinking disk volumes in windows server 2012, emphasizing the need for caution and expertise due to potential data loss and recovery challenges when dealing with large data sets.', 'duration': 117.43, 'highlights': ['Windows Server 2012 allows extending disk volumes through Server Manager, while the process of shrinking volumes is done through Computer Management.', 'Storage spaces and storage pools in Windows are highly robust and resilient, making them suitable for enterprise environments, but caution and expertise are necessary to avoid potential data loss and recovery challenges.', 'Dealing with large data sets requires careful handling to prevent potential data loss and lengthy recovery processes.']}], 'duration': 252.469, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/oF1VoIftDMs/pics/oF1VoIftDMs794370.jpg', 'highlights': ['The storage pools and storage spaces in Server 2012 allow for easy expansion of storage capacity by adding new hard drives, increasing the size of the pool and virtual hard disk, and subsequently increasing the size of the volume, ensuring scalability as storage needs grow.', 'Adding a new hard drive to the storage pool increased the overall capacity from five terabytes to 97 gigs, showcasing the seamless and significant expansion capability of the storage system.', 'By adding a new two terabyte hard drive to the server, the storage size has been increased, making management easier.', 'Windows Server 2012 allows extending disk volumes through Server Manager, while the process of shrinking volumes is done through Computer Management.', 'Storage spaces and storage pools in Windows are highly robust and resilient, making them suitable for enterprise environments, but caution and expertise are necessary to avoid potential data loss and recovery challenges.']}, {'end': 1259.288, 'segs': [{'end': 1086.407, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1047.259, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 1056.448, 'text': "So again, the main point of storage spaces and storage pools is we're separating out all the layers of storage to store data on your server.", 'start': 1047.259, 'duration': 9.189}, {'end': 1063.455, 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1234.786, 'text': "So as you know, I'm Eli, the Computer Guy.", 'start': 1232.864, 'duration': 1.922}, {'end': 1240.431, 'text': "Today's class was Managed Storage Spaces and Storage Pools in Windows Server 2012.", 'start': 1234.826, 'duration': 5.605}, {'end': 1242.773, 'text': 'Again, I gave you an overview of how this works.', 'start': 1240.431, 'duration': 2.342}, {'end': 1244.294, 'text': 'There is more to it.', 'start': 1243.033, 'duration': 1.261}], 'summary': 'Managed storage spaces in windows server 2012 provide fault tolerance and redundancy, but a backup system is still crucial for large data storage.', 'duration': 28.959, 'max_score': 1215.335, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/oF1VoIftDMs/pics/oF1VoIftDMs1215335.jpg'}], 'start': 1047.259, 'title': 'Managed storage spaces in windows server 2012', 'summary': 'Explains the concept of storage spaces and pools, highlighting the separation of storage layers, ability to perform actions like extending, shrinking, and thin provisioning. it also emphasizes the exclusion of the system hard drive from these operations. additionally, it explains how managed storage spaces and storage pools in windows server 2012 provide fault tolerance and redundancy, automating raid configuration to prevent data loss, and emphasizes the importance of having a backup system for storing large amounts of data.', 'chapters': [{'end': 1151.095, 'start': 1047.259, 'title': 'Managing storage spaces and pools', 'summary': 'Explains the concept of storage spaces and pools, highlighting the separation of storage layers and the ability to perform actions like extending, shrinking, and thin provisioning, while also emphasizing the exclusion of the system hard drive from these operations.', 'duration': 103.836, 'highlights': ['The separation of storage layers into hard drives, pool, virtual hard drive, and volume allows for independent management, enabling actions like extending, shrinking, and thin provisioning.', 'In the Windows Server world, the system hard drive, which contains the operating system, cannot be added to a storage pool or utilized for similar operations, emphasizing the need to exclude it from considerations related to storage management.', 'The ability to simply add a new hard drive, extend the pool, virtual hard drive, and volume provides a convenient and efficient way to manage and store increasing amounts of data, offering ease of use and flexibility in storage management.', 'As data storage needs continue to grow, the concept of storage spaces and pools provides a valuable solution for simplifying storage management and accommodating the increasing volume of data being saved.', 'The chapter emphasizes the importance of not considering the system hard drive for storage pool operations, as it cannot be utilized for extending the pool or similar functions, serving as a key limitation in storage management considerations.']}, {'end': 1259.288, 'start': 1151.516, 'title': 'Managed storage spaces in windows server 2012', 'summary': 'Explains how managed storage spaces and storage pools in windows server 2012 provide fault tolerance and redundancy, automating raid configuration to prevent data loss, while emphasizing the importance of having a backup system for storing large amounts of data.', 'duration': 107.772, 'highlights': ["Microsoft's Managed Storage Spaces and Storage Pools automate fault tolerance and redundancy, reducing the risk of data loss due to human error in RAID configuration.", "It's crucial to have a backup system even with fault tolerance and redundancy, especially when dealing with large amounts of data like five or ten terabytes, as data loss could have severe consequences.", "Despite the robustness of Managed Storage Spaces, it's important to be cautious and not overlook the necessity of a backup system, as storing more data increases the risk of neglecting backup procedures.", 'The instructor emphasizes the need for a backup system even with trust in the robustness of Managed Storage Spaces, highlighting the potential severity of data loss with large storage capacities like five or ten terabytes.', 'The chapter concludes with the instructor encouraging further exploration and experimentation with Managed Storage Spaces and Storage Pools in Windows Server 2012, suggesting that it can significantly simplify data management.']}], 'duration': 212.029, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/oF1VoIftDMs/pics/oF1VoIftDMs1047259.jpg', 'highlights': ['The separation of storage layers enables independent management for actions like extending, shrinking, and thin provisioning.', 'Managed Storage Spaces and Storage Pools automate fault tolerance and redundancy, reducing the risk of data loss.', 'Adding a new hard drive, extending the pool, virtual hard drive, and volume provides a convenient and efficient way to manage increasing data.', 'Storage spaces and pools provide a valuable solution for simplifying storage management and accommodating increasing data volume.', "It's crucial to have a backup system even with fault tolerance and redundancy, especially when dealing with large amounts of data."]}], 'highlights': ["Storage spaces and storage pools in Windows Server 2012 streamline administrators' tasks.", "Windows Server 2012's storage spaces and storage pools offer significant benefits despite similarities to Linux's LVM.", 'The storage pools and storage spaces in Server 2012 allow for easy expansion of storage capacity by adding new hard drives, increasing the size of the pool and virtual hard disk, and subsequently increasing the size of the volume, ensuring scalability as storage needs grow.', 'Managed Storage Spaces and Storage Pools automate fault tolerance and redundancy, reducing the risk of data loss.', 'The fault tolerance options discussed include simple striping, mirroring, and parity, with mirroring requiring at least five disks to protect against two simultaneous disk failures.', 'Adding a new hard drive, extending the pool, virtual hard drive, and volume provides a convenient and efficient way to manage increasing data.', 'Thin provisioning is recommended over fixed for its space-saving feature and suitability for data recovery in the future.', 'The separation of storage layers enables independent management for actions like extending, shrinking, and thin provisioning.', 'The introduction of RAID added another component to the existing unit, creating challenges in case of failure.', "It's crucial to have a backup system even with fault tolerance and redundancy, especially when dealing with large amounts of data."]}