windows server 2016 and 2019 Storage Spaces Tier with refs and ntfs

[Bobby Johnson-]

When i use Windows Server 2016, ntfs write data will be written directly to the ssd layer, but in Windows Server 2019 and 2022, ntfs will write data directly to the hdd layer, resulting in very poor parity performance, how should I set up ntfs data to write directly to the ssd layer? And in refs volumes, how do I pin files into the ssd layer, set-FileStorageTier is not available under the refs file system.

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