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You have a computer named Computer1 that has the following four hard disk drives installed. - Drive 1: A 500-GB OS volume - Drive 2: A 400-GB data volume - Drive3: A 400-GB empty volume - Drive 4: A…
The correct answer is D. Drive 3 and Drive 4. A Storage Spaces two-way mirror must be built from empty drives to avoid destroying existing data, and Drives 3 and 4 are the only two drives with no data.
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You have a computer named Computer1 that has the following four hard disk drives installed.
- Drive 1: A 500-GB OS volume
- Drive 2: A 400-GB data volume
- Drive3: A 400-GB empty volume
- Drive 4: A 500-GB empty volume
You need to create a two-way mirror by using Storage Spaces. The solution must minimize data loss. Which drives should you use?
Options
- ADrive 1 and Drive 2
- BDrive 1 and Drive 4
- CDrive 2 and Drive 3
- DDrive 3 and Drive 4
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Why each option
A Storage Spaces two-way mirror must be built from empty drives to avoid destroying existing data, and Drives 3 and 4 are the only two drives with no data.
Drive 1 holds the active OS volume and Drive 2 holds a data volume; both would be destroyed when their disks are added to a Storage Spaces pool.
Drive 1 contains the running OS volume, which Windows does not allow to be added to a Storage Spaces pool while it is the system drive.
Drive 2 contains a 400 GB data volume that would be erased when the disk is initialized into a Storage Spaces pool, causing unnecessary data loss.
Drive 3 (400 GB empty) and Drive 4 (500 GB empty) contain no existing data, so adding them to a new Storage Spaces pool and creating a two-way mirror causes zero data loss - all other drive pairs include at least one drive that holds an OS or data volume that would be wiped when the drive is committed to the pool.
Concept tested: Creating a Storage Spaces two-way mirror minimizing data loss
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-spaces/overview
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