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Azure Portal Deployment and Operations Guide with Switchless Networking
About using this guide Revision history Deployment Introduction Solution introduction Solution Deployment Deploy a cluster with Azure Stack HCI 23H2 operating system Update Azure Stack HCI clusters using SBE package GPU Integration Registering a Partner Admin Link (PAL) for Azure related solutions Dell OpenManage Integration with Windows Admin Center
Dell OpenManage Integration with Windows Admin Center
Overview
Prerequisites for managing AX nodes
Managing Microsoft HCI-based clusters
Overview Prerequisite checks Health status Inventory Locating physical disks and viewing their status
Enabling hardware alerts for HCI cluster
Secure cluster with Secured-core
Enabling operating system features
Protect your infrastructure with infrastructure lock
Enable or disable infrastructure lock
Manage CPU cores in Azure Stack HCI clusters
Validate and remediate Azure Stack HCI clusters
View HCP compliance summary
Onboard Dell policies to Azure Arc from Windows Admin Center
View recommendations for storage expansion
View node level storage configuration details
Updates and maintenance References

Managing Microsoft HCI-based clusters

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Managing Microsoft HCI-based clusters

  • Overview

    Select View > Overview. The Overview page displays the following:

    Cluster level information that includes:

    • Number of cluster nodes
    • Health of a cluster that includes total number of components with health as critical across nodes or Health Ok if all components are healthy.
      • Green: Healthy
      • Yellow: Warning
      • Red: Critical
      • Grey: Unknown
    • Secure core status:
      • Green: Enabled as all BIOS features are enabled on all nodes.
      • Yellow: Partially enabled as one or more nodes do not have all BIOS features enabled.
      • Red: Disabled as no node has all BIOS features enabled.
    • Compliance status:
      • Green: Compliant as all cluster nodes are compliant with all Dell policies.
      • Yellow: Warning as one or more cluster nodes is not compliant with any optional policy.
      • Red: Error as cluster node is not compliant with Dell Hardware Symmetry Policy.
      • Grey: Unknown as any cluster node is not reachable.
    • Warranty status:
      • Green: Active
      • Red: Expired or Critical

    HCP and Firmware Compliance:

    When extension loads for the first time, the HCP and firmware compliance section remains empty. It is populated once you generate the reports from the Action menu.

    • HCP Compliance: Displays the compliance status of an HCI cluster number of components for each status.
      • Green: Components are compliant with Dell policies.
      • Yellow: Warning as components are not compliant with any optional policy.
      • Red: Error as components are not compliant with Dell Hardware Symmetry Policy.
    • Firmware update: Firmware compliance status of cluster.
      • Green: Compliant as cluster nodes have same version of BIOS, firmware, and driver as of imported catalog.
      • Yellow: Warning as one or more cluster nodes is not compliant with any optional policy.
      • Red: Non-compliant as BIOS, firmware, and drivers need updates.

    Security:

    • Secure core status:
      • Green: Enabled as all BIOS features are enabled on all nodes.
      • Yellow: Partially enabled as one or more nodes do not have all BIOS features enabled.
      • Red: Disabled as no node has all BIOS features enabled.
    • Infrastructure lock status:
      • Green: Enabled as all nodes of the cluster are locked.
      • Yellow: Partially enabled as one or more nodes of the cluster are unlocked.
      • Grey: Unknown as unable to connect the cluster nodes.

    Resources:

    • Current storage details such as used storage and available storage.
    • Current CPU core details such as current cores and available cores.

    Quick Task:

    Provides direct links to perform different actions using Dell OpenManage Integration extension. Some actions may be disabled if it has dependency on another action.