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Portal-based Deployment and Operations Guide for Single-node Cluster
Revision history Single-node clusters
Single-node clusters
Single-node configuration
Operating system deployment
Manual operating system deployment Factory-installed operating system deployment
Configure host networking
Registry settings
Change the hostname
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
Install Windows Admin Center
Install OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center
Install roles and features
Configuration to prepare nodes
Verify and update firmware and software compliance
Configuring firewall settings
Cluster deployment prerequisites
Review Requirements Prepare Active Directory Stage SBE package for installation Register Servers with Azure Arc Assign deployment user roles
Deploy Azure Stack HCI version 23H2
Deploy a single-node cluster using Azure portal Deploy Azure Stack HCI using Microsoft ARM template
Best practices and recommendations
Updating the page file settings Update the hardware timeout for the Spaces port Antivirus exclusions
Update Azure Stack HCI clusters using SBE package
Prerequisites SBE package update using PowerShell SBE package update using Azure portal
Dell OpenManage Integration with Windows Admin Center
Overview Managing Microsoft HCI-based clusters Validate and remediate Azure Stack HCI clusters View HCI compliance summary
Onboard Dell policies to Azure Arc from Windows Admin Center
Secure connect gateway

Install Windows Admin Center

Home > Integrated Products > Microsoft HCI Solutions from Dell Technologies > Guides 23H2 and later > Portal-based Deployment and Operations Guide for Single-node Cluster > Install Windows Admin Center

Install Windows Admin Center

  • Microsoft Windows Admin Center is a browser-based management tool that enables you to monitor and manage Windows Servers, failover clusters, and hyperconverged clusters.

    Download the latest version of Microsoft Windows Admin Center from Microsoft Download Center. Install Windows Admin Center on Windows 10, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, or Windows Server Version 1709.

    Alternatively, you can install Windows Admin Center on a separate management station to manage the AX nodes remotely. You can implement high availability for Windows Admin Center by using failover clustering. When Windows Admin Center is deployed on nodes in a failover cluster, Windows Admin Center acts as an active/passive cluster providing a highly available Windows Admin Center instance.

    The Windows Admin Center installer wizard performs the configuration tasks that are required for Windows Admin Center functionality. These tasks include creating a self-signed certificate and configuring trusted hosts for remote node access. Optionally, you can supply the certificate thumbprint that is already present in the target node local certificate store. By default, Windows Admin Center listens on port 443, but you can change the port during the installation process.

    Note: The automatically generated self-signed certificate expires in 60 days. If you intend to use Windows Admin Center in a production environment, ensure that you use a certificate-authority-provided SSL certificate .

    For complete guidance on installing Windows Admin Center on Windows Server 2016 or higher with desktop experience or Server Core, see the Microsoft article Install Windows Admin Center.

    After the installation is complete, you can access Windows Admin Center at: managementstationname: <PortNumber> .