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End-to-End Single-Node Deployment: Microsoft HCI Solutions from Dell Technologies
Single-node deployment
Single-node deployment
Operating system deployment
Manual operating system deployment Factory-installed operating system deployment Upgrade using sConfig (Standalone systems)
Install roles and features
Change the hostname
Registry settings
Registering a Partner Admin Link (PAL) for Azure related solutions
Add a PAL through the Azure portal by using Azure PowerShell Add a PAL through the Azure portal using the subscription user ID Dell Technologies Partner IDs for Partner Admin Link
Joining cluster nodes to an Active Directory domain
Single-node configuration
Updating a standalone node before adding it to the cluster
Updating a single-node cluster
Network connectivity for single node clusters
Creating the host cluster
Enabling Storage Spaces Direct
Updating the page file settings
Azure onboarding for Azure Stack HCI operating system
Best practices and recommendations
Disable SMB signing Update the hardware timeout for the Spaces port
Dell OpenManage Integration with Windows Admin Center
Overview Install Windows Admin Center Prerequisites for managing AX nodes Managing Microsoft HCI-based clusters Viewing update compliance and updating the cluster Validate and remediate Azure Stack HCI clusters View HCI compliance summary
Onboard Dell policies to Azure Arc from Windows Admin Center
Secure connect gateway

Creating the host cluster

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Creating the host cluster

  • Verify that the nodes are ready for cluster creation, and then create the host cluster.

    1. Run the Get-PhysicalDisk command on all cluster nodes.
      Verify the output to ensure that all disks are in the healthy state and that the nodes have an equal number of disks. Verify that the nodes have homogenous hardware configuration.
    2. Run the New-Cluster cmdlet to create the host cluster.
      Note: For the -IgnoreNetwork parameter, specify all storage network subnets as arguments. Switchless configuration requires that all storage network subnets are provided as arguments to the -IgnoreNetwork parameter.

      New-Cluster -Name S2DSystem -Node S2Dnode01 -StaticAddress 172.16.102.55 -NoStorage

      In this command, the StaticAddress parameter is used to specify an IP address for the cluster in the same IP subnet as the host management network. The NoStorage switch parameter specifies that the cluster is to be created without any shared storage.

      The New-Cluster cmdlet generates an HTML report of all performed configurations and includes a summary of the configurations. Review the report before enabling Storage Spaces Direct.