+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | BASIC DISK | | [MBR Table (Max 4 Partitions) or GPT Table (Max 128)] | | +-------------------+ +-------------------+ | | | Primary Partition | | Primary Partition | | | +-------------------+ +-------------------+ | +-------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------+ | DYNAMIC DISK | | [LDM Database tracks up to 2,000 Dynamic Volumes] | | +-------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Dynamic Volumes (Simple, Spanned, Striped, Mirrored) | | | +-------------------------------------------------------+ | +-------------------------------------------------------------+ Basic Disks
A is the traditional, default storage type. It uses partitions (primary, extended, logical) to organize data. dynamic disk vs basic
This allows a dynamic disk to manage data across multiple physical hard drives as if they were a single unit. dynamic disk vs basic