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Azure Portal Deployment and Operations Guide with Switchless Networking
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Operating system recovery

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Operating system recovery

  • Factory operating system recovery

    For the factory-installed OEM license of the operating system, Dell Technologies recommends that you use the operating system recovery media that shipped with the PowerEdge server. Using this media for operating system recovery ensures that the operating system stays activated after the recovery. Using any other operating system media triggers the need for activation after operating system deployment. Operating system deployment using the recovery media is the same as either retail or other operating system media-based installation.

    After completing the operating system deployment using the recovery media, perform the following steps to bring the node into an existing Azure Stack HCI cluster:

    1. Update CPU chipset, network, and storage drivers.
    2. Configure host networking.
    3. Change the hostname.
    4. Perform AD Domain Join.
    5. Configure the QoS policy (for RoCE for RDMA only).
    6. Configure RDMA.
    7. Configure the firewall.
    8. Perform Day 0 operating system updates.
    9. Add server nodes to the cluster.

    For instructions on steps 1 through 7, see Microsoft HCI Solutions from Dell Technologies: End-to-End Deployment with Switchless Networking or Microsoft HCI Solutions from Dell Technologies: End-to-End Deployment with Scalable Networking.