Remember S2D
Full name: Storage Spaces Direct
Memory aid: Storage goes directly between Servers as the S2D cue.
Supported hardware, networking, and cluster design are required.
Study area: Operations & legacy systems · Batch 9
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 2 220-1202 · CompTIA Server+ · CompTIA Linux+ · CompTIA Cloud+
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S2D — Storage Spaces Direct
Pools supported local server storage into software-defined clustered storage.
Why learn S2D — Storage Spaces Direct?
Pools supported local server storage into software-defined clustered storage.
Where it came from
Supported hardware, networking, and cluster design are required.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Storage goes directly between Servers as the S2D cue.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand S2D: Storage Spaces Direct.
- Recall this memory aid: Storage goes directly between Servers as the S2D cue.
- Explain the practical use: Pools supported local server storage into software-defined clustered storage.
- Explain this distinction: Supported hardware, networking, and cluster design are required.
- Identify S2D in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct architecture (learn.microsoft.com)