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Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) - Add Diskless node

Anonymous
2025-01-07T16:29:20+00:00

Hi,

my cluster S2D need more performance (RAM and CPU) but not storage.

It's possible add one diskless node ? or remove disks from other servers and add it to new node?

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-01-08T02:35:28+00:00

    Hi,

    To confirm that the diskless node can be added to the cluster, you need to run the cluster validation wizard in the Failover Cluster Manager or the Test-Cluster cmdlet in PowerShell (run as Administrator) to validate the hardware.

    Test-Cluster -Node <Node>, <Node>, <Node>, <NewNode> -Include "Storage Spaces Direct", Inventory, Network, "System Configuration"

    Once the node passes the validation you can run the Add-=ClusterNode cmdlet on the cluster to add the server

    Add-ClusterNode -Name NewNode
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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-08T03:48:35+00:00

    Hi, i need to be sure before purchasing the node (same in all details like cpu ram and model but without storage).

    Microsoft support a s2d 5 node configuration but only 4 with storage and 1 without storage?

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-09T06:54:13+00:00

    Hi,

    I don't think the node without storage can pass the Storage Space Direct test so you may consider moving some disks to this new node from some other servers.

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