Document overviewThis deployment guide provides an overview of Dell EMC HCI Solutions for Microsoft Windows Server, guidance on how to integrate solution components, and instructions for preparing and deploying the solution infrastructure. Audience and scopeThe audience for this document includes systems engineers, field consultants, partner engineering team members, and customers with knowledge about deploying hyperconverged infrastructures (HCIs) with Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, the Azure Stack HCI operating system, Hyper-V, and Storage Spaces Direct. Customers who do not have Volume License agreements with Microsoft can order AX nodes from Dell Technologies with a factory-installed operating system and OEM license or as a bare metal installation. Known issues Before starting the cluster deployment, review the known issues and workarounds.