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