Solution deployment introductionMicrosoft HCI Solutions from Dell Technologies can be deployed in the following ways: Deployment prerequisitesDell Technologies assumes that the management services that are required for the operating system deployment and cluster configuration are in the existing infrastructure where the Azure Stack HCI cluster is being deployed. Predeployment configurationBefore deploying AX nodes, complete the required predeployment configuration tasks. Cabling instructions Operating system deployment Install roles and features Configuration to prepare nodes Change the hostnameBy default, the operating system deployment assigns a random name as the host system name. For easier identification and uniform configuration, Dell Technologies recommends that you change the hostname to something that is relevant and easily identifiable. Registry settings Verifying and updating firmware and software complianceMicrosoft HCI Solutions from Dell Technologies are validated and certified with certain firmware versions that are related to the solution infrastructure components. Assess environment readiness Configuring firewall settings