How to do it...

The following steps will guide you through configuring storage in Windows Server 2016 and Server Manager, and adding that storage in the Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager Administrative Console, so that you can take advantage of MBS:

  1. From the Start screen, select Server Manager. When the Windows Server 2016 Server Manager console loads, select File and Storage Services and then select Storage Pools:

  1. In the PHYSICAL DISKS pane, right-click your primordial storage and select New Storage Pool; the New Storage Pool Wizard appears.
  2. On the Before you begin page, click Next. The Specify a storage pool name and subsystem ...

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