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Tech Book—Dell Integrated System For Microsoft Azure Stack HCI
Preface Business Transformation and Data Center Modernization Evolution of Data Centers to HCI and Hybrid Cloud A Closer Look at Microsoft Azure Stack HCI Azure Stack HCI Architecture and Building Blocks Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI Portfolio – AX Nodes Networking Topologies for Azure Stack HCI Solutions Stretch Clustering with Azure Stack HCI Managing the Hybrid Cloud Sizing and Configuration Best Practices Dell Support and Services
Dell Support and Services
Overview
Solution order and deployment path
Factory installation of operating system
Do It Yourself (DIY) installation of operating system
ProDeploy
ProSupport
Secure connect gateway iDRAC service module
Conclusion Additional Resources

Factory installation of operating system

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Factory installation of operating system

  • Microsoft Azure Stack HCI operating system is factory installed on all the AX nodes and does not include upfront license cost. The factory install also enables the following Windows features:

    • Hyper-V
    • Failover Clustering
    • FS Data Deduplication
    Note: Deduplication is supported but based on your requirement check whether it is necessary or not.

    • Datacenter Bridging
    • Bit locker

    Windows Server 2019 (EOL June 30, 2023) and Windows Server 2022 data centers continue to be available on systems (VMs) with Azure Stack HCI experience as a Secondary operating system. Enough licenses should be included to cover all cores configured in the node.

    Azure Stack HCI licensing is billed monthly like other Azure services and only enabled cores are billed, allowing customers to disable cores in the BIOS to reduce costs. This is a great technique for early cost savings with the ability to enable more compute capability as the node utilization grows.