Tip of the Day: Configuring Disk Mirroring for Windows Server 2012

Today’s Tip…

With the release of Storage Spaces in Server 2012, a common question is how customers can use Windows to provide resiliency for the OS volume. In Server 2012, Spaces does not support the OS volume, but customers don’t necessarily want to use a hardware RAID card or a 3rd party produce only for the OS volume. 

This new whitepaper explains step-by-step how to set up a Dynamic Disk Mirror of the operating system volume, allowing customers to avoid the expense of using a hardware RAID card:

Configuring Disk Mirroring for Windows Server 2012