Introduction
Although you can save files to the local hard disk in Windows client, several additional storage options are available. This module describes some of the different storage technologies, including different types of server-based and cloud-based storage.
This module will also cover considerations for configuring storage for use in Windows client. While the default settings for a disk drive will be sufficient for most scenarios when installing Windows, there are additional options available for advanced configurations, such as clients with multiple storage drives or specific partition requirements.
You can use disk management tools to perform disk-related tasks, such as creating and formatting partitions and volumes, assigning drive letters, and resizing disks.
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe the different ways to access storage.
- Explain the difference between network-attached storage (NAS) and storage area networks (SANs).
- Compare MBR and GUID partition table (GPT) disks.
- Describe how to convert a basic disk to a dynamic disk.
- Describe the tools available for managing disks.
- Describe a simple volume.
- Describe mirrored, spanned, and striped volumes.
- Create volumes, resize, and manage volumes.