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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
Azure Stack HCI Architecture and Building Blocks
Overview
Hardware ecosystem
The hyperconverged infrastructure software stack
Hyper-V
Software-defined storage (SDS)
Planning volumes with SDS
Nested resiliency
Software defined networking (SDN)
Virtual switch
Network Controller
Software Load Balancing
Gateway
Compute building blocks
Virtual machine and containers Azure Kubernetes Service on Azure Stack HCI (AKS-HCI)
Refactoring traditional applications to containers with AKS
Managing the hybrid solution
Windows Admin Center
Azure Arc
Azure app services and data services
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 Conclusion Additional Resources

Windows Admin Center

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Windows Admin Center

  • Dell Technologies is constantly improving the Dell OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center (OMIMSWAC). This integrated tool is a lightweight, browser-based application that provides troubleshooting and managing of individual windows servers, clusters, and hyper-converged infrastructure. It enables streamlined life cycle management at the server level for:
    • PowerEdge servers running Microsoft Windows Server
    • Clusters based on AX nodes as part of the Microsoft Azure Stack HCI and Microsoft Windows Server HCI
    • Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes as part of the Dell HCI Solutions for Microsoft Window Server and Hyper-V
    • Failover clusters based on PowerEdge servers running on-premises and in Azure hybrid environments
    This feature rich solution simplifies an IT administrators’ tasks, such as:
    • Creating clusters using automated cluster creation
    • Performing a one-click full stack Lifecycle management (LCM)
    • Cluster expansion
    • Dynamic CPU core management
    • Infrastructure compliance visibility and remediation with Dell HCI Configuration Profile Policies for Azure
    • Intrinsic infrastructure security management with Microsoft Secured-core Server and Dell Infrastructure Lock
    • Viewing the inventory of PowerEdge servers and Dell Solutions for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI Ready Node clusters
    • Gaining a unified view of health, hardware, and firmware inventory details about device components
    • Viewing iDRAC information about the PowerEdge server, clusters, and HCI, for out-of-band management, and to launch the iDRAC console from within Windows Admin Center
    • Troubleshooting issues with a dashboard view of system health and status
    • Accessing support for Dell online catalogs and Dell Repository Manager
    • Cluster-Aware Updating (CAU) to update BIOS, drivers, firmware, and systems management applications with zero workload impact for Azure Stack HCI clusters and other cluster types built with PowerEdge servers
    • Microsoft HCI Solutions from Dell Technologies certified badging ensures that you are using validated AX node configurations
    • System Update and CAU using Dell online and offline catalogs supporting connected, offline, and edge scenarios