Users Guide

15–Windows Server 2016
Configuring Storage Spaces Direct
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e. To verify that the vLAN ID is set, issue the following command:
Get-VMNetworkAdapterVlan -ManagementOS
f. To disable and enable each host virtual NIC adapter so that the vLAN
is active, issue the following commands:
Disable-NetAdapter "vEthernet (SMB_1)"
Enable-NetAdapter "vEthernet (SMB_1)"
Disable-NetAdapter "vEthernet (SMB_2)"
Enable-NetAdapter "vEthernet (SMB_2)"
g. To enable RDMA on the host virtual NIC adapters, issue the following
command:
Enable-NetAdapterRdma "SMB1","SMB2"
h. To verify RDMA capabilities, issue the following command:
Get-SmbClientNetworkInterface | where RdmaCapable -EQ
$true
Configuring Storage Spaces Direct
Configuring Storage Spaces Direct in Windows Server 2016 includes the following
steps:
 Step 1. Running a Cluster Validation Tool
 Step 2. Creating a Cluster
 Step 3. Configuring a Cluster Witness
 Step 4. Cleaning Disks Used for Storage Spaces Direct
 Step 5. Enabling Storage Spaces Direct
 Step 6. Creating Virtual Disks
 Step 7. Creating or Deploying Virtual Machines
Step 1. Running a Cluster Validation Tool
Run the cluster validation tool to make sure server nodes are configured correctly
to create a cluster using Storage Spaces Direct.
NOTE
These commands can be on the same or different vLANs.