Applies To: Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 This topic describes how to deploy Storage Spaces on a stand-alone Windows Server 2012−based server. For information about how to create a clustered storage space, see Deploy a Storage Spaces cluster on Windows Server 2012 R2. To create a storage space, you must first create one or more storage pools. A storage pool is a
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