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CSV (cluster) — Cluster Shared Volume

Allows supported cluster nodes to access shared volumes through a coordinated model.

Acronym study batch 9 · reviewed 2026-10-20

Why learn CSV (cluster) — Cluster Shared Volume?

Allows supported cluster nodes to access shared volumes through a coordinated model.

Where it came from

This CSV is a cluster-storage feature, not a comma-separated values file.

• Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Cluster nodes Share the same Volume.

Build your understanding

Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.

1. Without looking, expand CSV (cluster): Cluster Shared Volume.
2. Recall this memory aid: Cluster nodes Share the same Volume.
3. Explain the practical use: Allows supported cluster nodes to access shared volumes through a coordinated model.
4. Explain this distinction: This CSV is a cluster-storage feature, not a comma-separated values file.
5. Identify CSV (cluster) in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.

Documentation and sources

• Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct architecture (learn.microsoft.com)

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