Chapter 3: Windows Server 2008 Storage

Terms you’ll need to understand:

√ Virtual Disk Specification (VDS)

√ IDE Drives

√ SCSI Drives

√ Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks (RAID)

√ network-attached storage (NAS)

√ storage area network (SAN)

√ iSCSI

√ fibre channel

√ Storage Manager

√ iSCSI initiator

√ partition

√ Master Boot Record (MBR)

√ GUID partition table (GPT)

√ basic disks

√ dynamic disks

diskpart.exe command

√ simple volumes

√ spanned volumes

√ striped volumes

√ mirrored volumes

RAID-5 volumes

√ mount points

Techniques/concepts you’ll need to master:

√ Connect to a NAS and SAN, using Windows Server 2008.

√ Use Storage Explorer to view and manage Fibre Channel and ISCSI Fabrics.

√ Manage disks using the Disk Management console and ...

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