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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

Joining cluster nodes to an Active Directory domain

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Joining cluster nodes to an Active Directory domain

  • Before you can create a cluster, the cluster nodes must be a part of an Active Directory domain.

    Note: Connecting to Active Directory Domain Services by using the host management network might require routing to the Active Directory network. Ensure that this routing is in place before joining cluster nodes to the domain.

    You can perform the domain join task by running the Add-Computer cmdlet on each host that will be a part of the Azure Stack HCI cluster.

    Note: Optionally, you can add all newly created computer objects from the cluster deployment to a different Organizational Unit (OU) in Active Directory Domain Services. In this case, you can use the -OUPath parameter along with the Add-Computer cmdlet. 

    $credential = Get-Credential
    Add-Computer -DomainName S2dlab.local -Credential $credential -Restart
    Note: This command induces an automatic restart at the end of the domain join operation.