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You have a computer that runs Windows 8. You have a 1-terabyte external hard drive. You purchase a second
1-terabyte external hard drive.
You need to create a fault-tolerant volume that includes both external hard drives. You also need to ensure
that additional external hard drives can be added to the volume.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? (To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list
of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.)
Answer: See the explanation
Explanation:
Box 1: Back up the existing data on your old USB drive.
Box 2: From Control panel, use Storage Spaces to create a new pool. Set Resiliency Type to two-way mirror.
Box 3: Restore your data from the backup.Note:
To create a storage space, you’ll have to connect two or more additional drives to your computer – you can’t
use your system drive for this. The drives can be either internal or external drives.
You can open the Storage Spaces configuration window from the Control Panel or by bringing up the Start
screen with the Windows key, typing “Storage Spaces,” clicking the Settings category and selecting the Storage
Spaces shortcut.
Select the drives you want to use for the storage space and click the “Create pool” button to continue. You’ll
lose any files that are already on the drive – copy any important files off the drives before pooling them. You
can add additional drives later.
The resiliency type controls how Windows handles your data. There are four options:
* None: Windows will store only a single copy of your . You’ll lose the data if one of your drives fails, but no
space will be used on backups.
* Two-way mirror: Windows will store two copies of your data. If one of your drives fails, you won’t lose your
data. This requires at least two drives.
* Three-way mirror: Windows will store three copies of your data. If one or two of your drives fails, you won’t
lose your data. This requires at least three drives.
* Parity: Windows stores parity information with the data, protecting you from a single drive failure. Parity
uses drive space more efficiently than mirroring, but file access times are slower. Parity is ideal for drives with
large, infrequently updated files, such as video files.
Reference: How to Use Windows 8′s Storage Spaces to Mirror & Combine Drives