windows server 2012 r2 - Storage Spaces Recovery

Windows Server 2012 R2. 25 low cost disks and one SSD. OS is installed on the SSD, and the low cost disks are configured as a storage pool (with a couple of hot spares).

The SSD has failed. Through testing I have determined that attaching a new SSD and re-installing the OS makes the storage pool available again (automatically), but NOT the volume (and consequently the data contained therein).

Question: Is it at all possible to attach/mount/bring online that volume, and gain access to the data? Or is a full restore from backup required?

Answer

Since you are in effect moving the storage pool and its storage spaces to a new server a TechNet article titled "Windows Server 2012: How to Import a Storage Pool on Another Server" should apply. A summary of the steps:

1. Make the disks available to the server,


2. Make the storage pool read-write.


3. Attach the virtual disk.


4. Online the resulting logical disk(s).