Configuring SQL Server storage with Storage Foundation for Windows

Last published : Aug 04, 2026
To use the SFW Quick Recovery snapshot functionality with SQL database components, you must store the database components on Storage Foundation dynamic volumes. Configuring your SQL Server storage with SFW includes the following tasks:
  • Creating one or more dynamic disk groups
  • Creating volumes for the databases and transaction logs
  • Creating a new database and set the appropriate paths to point to the new SFW volumes.
If your SQL Server environment is already configured with SFW, skip this section.