StorageSpaceDirect

What is it

Storage Space Direct (S2D)

Imagine you have a few servers in your office.

Each server has its own hard drives or SSDs. Normally, those drives can only be used by that single server.

Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) is a Windows Server feature that lets you combine all those separate drives into one big, shared, and reliable storage system.

It’s like taking the storage from all your servers, putting it together, and making it act like a single, powerful storage box.

If one server or one disk fails, your data stays safe because S2D automatically keeps copies on other servers

Therefore, it is perfect for virtual machines, reducing the SAN Cost

Also, it is fast, reliable, highly available, and easily scalable too.