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I currently run a 2TB Windows Server 2012 R2 <br />
file server on a raid10 Dell Hardware Controller<br />
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&nbsp;1. I assume Microsoft Storage Spaces is more for <br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; people that do NOT have a Hardware Controller ?<br />
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&nbsp;2. If not, what are the benfits be of running<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; Microsoft Storage Spaces on top my setup ?<br />
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<a href="https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/windows-server-2012-r2-storage-spaces-storage-pools-vs-hardware-raid.5344" rel="ugc">https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/windows-server-2012-r2-storage-spaces-storage-pools-vs-hardware-raid.5344</a><br />
talks about some of the details
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I currently run a 2TB Windows Server 2012 R2 
file server on a raid10 Dell Hardware Controller

 1. I assume Microsoft Storage Spaces is more for 
    people that do NOT have a Hardware Controller ?

 2. If not, what are the benfits be of running
    Microsoft Storage Spaces on top my setup ?

https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/windows-server-2012-r2-storage-spaces-storage-pools-vs-hardware-raid.5344
talks about some of the details

Windows Server 2012 R2 -- storage spaces vs. existing hardware raid ?

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.

Windows Server 2012

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Server Hardware

Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data. In addition to local storage devices like CD and DVD readers, hard drives and flash drives, solid state drives can hold enormous amounts of data in a very small device. Cloud services and other new forms of remote storage also add to the capacity of devices and their ability to access more data without building additional data storage into a device.

Storage

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RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks.

RAID is data storage technology that allows multiple drives to be used together as a single virtual drive for reasons such as fault tolerance, reliability and performance. 

There are several different levels of RAID that determine how the data is stored and the level of redundancy achieved across the drives.