How Create a New Pool and Storage Space in Windows 8
InformationStorage Spaces lets you group drives together in a storage pool. Then you can use pool capacity to create storage spaces.
You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial.
For more detailed information and FAQs about Storage Pools and Storage Spaces, see:
Virtualizing storage for scale, resiliency, and efficiency - Building Windows 8 - Site Home - MSDN Blogs
- Storage spaces are virtual drives that appear in Windows Explorer. You can use them like any other drive, so it’s easy to work with files on them.
- You can create large storage spaces and add more drives to them when you run low on pool capacity.
- If you have two or more drives in the storage pool, you can create storage spaces that won't be affected by a drive failure—or even the failure of two drives, if you create a three-way mirror storage space.
- You will be able to connect the added drives of a storage space to another Windows 8 computer or new installation of Windows 8 to have that Windows 8 see and use the storage space in it's storage pool as well.
You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial.
For more detailed information and FAQs about Storage Pools and Storage Spaces, see:
Virtualizing storage for scale, resiliency, and efficiency - Building Windows 8 - Site Home - MSDN Blogs
NoteStorage Space Resiliency Types:
None - This simple layout stores one copy of your data, and doesn't protect you from drive failures. This resiliency type requires at least one drive.
Two-way mirror - This layout stores two copies of your data, protecting you from a single drive failure. This resiliency type requires at least two added drives.
Three-way mirror - This layout stores three copies of your data, protecting you from two simultaneous drive failures. This resiliency type requires at least three added drives.
Parity - This layout stores your data with parity information, protecting you from a single drive failures. This resiliency type requires at least three added drives.
None - This simple layout stores one copy of your data, and doesn't protect you from drive failures. This resiliency type requires at least one drive.
Two-way mirror - This layout stores two copies of your data, protecting you from a single drive failure. This resiliency type requires at least two added drives.
Three-way mirror - This layout stores three copies of your data, protecting you from two simultaneous drive failures. This resiliency type requires at least three added drives.
Parity - This layout stores your data with parity information, protecting you from a single drive failures. This resiliency type requires at least three added drives.
OPTION ONE
To Create a New Pool and Storage Space
1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click on the Storage Spaces icon.
2. Click on the Create a new pool and storage space link. (see screenshot below)
3. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes.
4. Check the drives that you want to add and create a storage pool with, and click on the Create pool button. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: You can click on the View files link of a listed drive to help see what is on the drive to make sure that you have the correct one.
5. Type in a name, select a drive letter, resiliency type, and size you want for the storage space, and click on the Create storage space button. (see screenshot below)
6. You now have a new "Storage Pool" of "Storage Spaces". (see screenshot below)
7. You can now close the Storage Spaces window if you like.
OPTION TWO
To Create a Storage Space in a Previously Created Storage Pool
1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click on the Storage Spaces icon.
2. Click on the Change settings button if not grayed (faded) out. (see screenshot below)
3. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes.
4. In a listed previously created storage pool (ex: My Storage Pool) that you wanted to create a new storage space in, click on the Create a storage space link. (see screenshot below step 2)
5. Type in a name, select a drive letter, resiliency type, and size you want for the storage space, and click on the Create storage space button. (see screenshot below)
6. You now have a new "Storage Space" added to the selected "Storage Pool". (see screenshot below)
7. You can now close the Storage Spaces window if you like.
That's it,
Shawn
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