You have three servers named Server1, Server2, Server3 that run Windows Server and have the Hyper-V server role installed. You plan to create a hyper-converged cluster to host Hyper-V virtual…

This question tests knowledge of the correct deployment sequence for Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) in a Windows Server hyper-converged cluster. S2D uses locally attached disks across cluster nodes as a shared, software-defined storage pool.

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You have three servers named Server1, Server2, Server3 that run Windows Server and have the Hyper-V server role installed. You plan to create a hyper-converged cluster to host Hyper-V virtual machines. You need to ensure that you can store virtual machines in Storage Spaces Direct. Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.

Explanation

Approach. The correct three-step sequence is: (1) Create a failover cluster using all three servers - S2D requires an underlying Windows Server Failover Cluster, so this must come first (via New-Cluster or Failover Cluster Manager). (2) Enable Storage Spaces Direct on the cluster - run Enable-ClusterStorageSpacesDirect, which discovers local disks, creates a storage pool, and activates the S2D subsystem. (3) Create a volume to use as a Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) - run New-Volume to provision storage from the S2D pool, which then becomes accessible to all nodes for hosting Hyper-V VMs. Each step is a prerequisite for the next: S2D cannot be enabled without a cluster, and volumes cannot be created from S2D until it is enabled.

Concept tested. Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) hyper-converged deployment sequence - specifically the dependency order: Failover Cluster creation → Enable-ClusterStorageSpacesDirect → New-Volume (CSV provisioning).

Reference. Microsoft Learn: Deploy Storage Spaces Direct - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-spaces/deploy-storage-spaces-direct

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#Storage Spaces Direct#Failover Clustering#Hyper-converged infrastructure#High Availability

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