Blog Post

Storage at Microsoft
1 MIN READ

Deploy an entire Windows Server 2016 Software Defined Storage lab in minutes

NedPyle's avatar
NedPyle
Icon for Microsoft rankMicrosoft
Apr 10, 2019
First published on TECHNET on Mar 18, 2016
Heya folks, Ned here again. Superstar Microsoft PFE Jaromir Kaspar recently posted a Windows Server 2016 lab creation tool on CodePlex and I highly recommend it. Download the Windows Server 2016 ISO file and bing-bang-bong, the tool kicks out an entire working datacenter of clusters, Storage Spaces Direct, Storage Replica, scale-out file servers, Nano servers, and more. All the Software Defined Storage you could ever want, with none of the boring build time – just straight into the usage and tinkering and learning. It’s a treat.

You just run the 1_prereq.ps1 file and it readies the lab. Then run 2_createparentdisks.ps1 and pick an ISO to create your VHDXs. Then use 3_deploy.ps1 to blast out everything. Voila. So simple, a Ned can do it.



Download from here . Steps and docs are here . Questions and comments go here . What are you waiting for?

- Ned “work smarter, not harder” Pyle
Updated Apr 10, 2019
Version 2.0
No CommentsBe the first to comment