Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2 and 2016 can function as an SMI-S client using the Windows Standards-Based Storage Management feature that is included with Windows Server. This is a quick and simple way to test the functionality of the Everpure SMI-S provider. To enable Windows Server as an SMI-S client the Windows Standards-Based Storage Management feature needs to be installed using either the Server Manager or Windows PowerShell.