The following components should be configured before the deployment:
- Active Directory (AD).
- DNS server.
- Active Directory IP Address set as static.
- Set the custom DNS option in the Azure VNET if you are deploying a virtual machine as AD integrated DNS.
- Windows Server 2022 operating system is installed on all the servers.
- Configure shared storage.
- During the cluster creation process, add clustered storage and confirm that all servers can access it.
- Verify that each server you intend to add to the cluster as a node is a member of the same Active Directory domain.
- Verify that the appropriate set of protocols are allowed under the network security group's incoming and outbound security rules for the communication between AD and SQL servers.