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Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) discussions on WindowsForum.com focus on Microsoft's Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) and Windows Server Failover Clustering. Topics include mixed topologies where S2D-backed CSVs coexist with traditional SAN LUNs, enabling gradual modernization. Users also seek practical guidance on replacing failing disks in HCI nodes built with Hyper-V and hardware like HPE DL380 servers. These threads reflect real-world deployment and maintenance challenges in hyperconverged environments, emphasizing storage management, cluster operations, and hardware lifecycle tasks within Windows Server-based HCI setups.
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    Mixed Topology: S2D and SAN CSVs Coexist in Windows Server Failover Clusters

    Microsoft has quietly closed a long‑standing operational gap for datacenter teams: Windows Server failover clusters can now host Storage Spaces Direct (S2D)–backed CSVs and traditional SAN‑LUN CSVs side‑by‑side, giving organizations a supported path to modernize without abandoning existing SAN...
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    how to replace a failing disk in Hyperconverged Infrastructure node

    Hi, Just wondering what steps we could do to replace a failing hard drive in a HCI node. Can anybody help me with some instructions or point to somewhere i could find the answer ? HCI is made of three HPE DL380 servers and using Hyper V. The nodes dont have any tools installed to exactly find...
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    • data recovery disk dl380 failure hard drive hci hpe hyper-v hyperconverged infrastructure instructions management replacement server storage virtualization
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