AZ-801 Question #115: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

You need to create a Hyper-V hyper-converged cluster that stores virtual machines by using Storage Spaces Owed. Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate anions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.

Explanation

This question tests knowledge of the correct sequential steps to deploy a Hyper-V hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) cluster using Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) - the 'Owned' in the stem is a likely OCR/scan error for 'Direct'. The three actions must be performed in a specific order because each step is a prerequisite for the next.

Approach. The correct three-step sequence is: (1) Create a Windows Server Failover Cluster - you must first form the cluster using New-Cluster (PowerShell) or Failover Cluster Manager, grouping all participating Hyper-V nodes; (2) Enable Storage Spaces Direct on the cluster - run Enable-ClusterStorageSpacesDirect, which discovers and claims the local disks on all nodes and automatically creates a storage pool; (3) Create a Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) from the resulting storage pool - this provides the shared namespace that all cluster nodes use to store and access VM files simultaneously. Attempting to enable S2D before the cluster exists will fail, and creating a CSV requires S2D and its storage pool to already be present.

Concept tested. Hyper-V hyper-converged cluster deployment sequence using Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) on Windows Server - specifically the dependency chain: Failover Cluster creation → Enable-ClusterStorageSpacesDirect → Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) provisioning.

Reference. Microsoft Learn – 'Deploy Storage Spaces Direct' (docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-spaces/deploy-storage-spaces-direct); Exam AZ-800 / 70-740 / MS-100 domain covering Windows Server Software-Defined Storage.

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