Storage Spaces Direct picks up the baton from Microsoft Clustered Storage Spaces, meaning it is a true SDS technology for Windows Server 2016. The testing of S2D is in full swing right now, and in this research, we provide a systematic guide on a practical deployment of a fault-tolerant 4-node setup.
Enterprises seek for ultimate performance, total fault-tolerance and availability to secure their business continuity. Thus, the 4-node setup which ensures exceptional uptime even in the case of multiple node failures seems to be the right choice.
The setup consists of 9 detailed steps: from Windows Server roles and features installation to the node failure test executed with our own specialized tool called Storage Data Corruption Test.
In the result, we have successfully built an S2D 4-node setup, which can withstand a node crash. It proves to be a good example of Enterprise-level infrastructure ensuring high uptime and performance due to overprovisioning in hardware resources.
Read the full article here: https://www.starwindsoftware.com/blog/microsoft-storage-spaces-direct-4-node-setup-2 to learn more about the setup process and detailed failover check results.