This chapter describes the basic requirements and configuration steps for deploying the management cluster.
Install Windows Server 2016 with Hyper-V on each of the PowerEdge management hosts that will be part of the management cluster. You can order PowerEdge servers with Windows Server 2016 preinstalled from Dell EMC or perform the installation locally or remotely through the iDRAC web interface. This chapter describes how to perform the installation remotely.
Note: In our example, we assign static IP addresses to the management interfaces of the Windows Server 2016 hosts. Using DHCP is not recommended for IP allocation of management hosts.