Your question:

The CEO of your organization has run out of disk space on her Windows 10 desktop system. To accommodate her data storage needs, you have decided to implement Windows Storage Spaces. To do this, you have installed four 800-GB SATA hard disks in the system. In this lab, your task is to: Assign three of the 800-GB drives to a storage pool. Create a storage space named Extra Space from the storage pool. Assign the drive letter S: to the storage space. Configure the storage space to use parity for resiliency. Set the storage to its maximum size (including resiliency).

Windows Storage Spaces for CEO's Desktop Answer and Explanation

• In the Storage Manager pane, right-click Storage Pools and select Create Storage Pool.

• In the wizard, select Add Physical Disks and choose the three 800GB drives you want to include. Click Next.

• In the wizard, choose Simple for disk type and Custom for size.

• Enter the maximum size you want for the "Extra Space" storage space. This will be the combined usable space of the three drives minus the parity overhead. For 800GB drives, it should be approximately 2.16GB (3 * 800 - Overhead).

4. Verifying Functionality:

• Open File Explorer and confirm that the new drive with the assigned letter S: is mounted and accessible.

• Monitor the health of your storage pool and drives regularly.

By following these steps, you should have successfully implemented Windows Storage Spaces for the CEO's system, providing additional storage with redundancy for their data needs.