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E2E Deployment and Operations Guide with Scalable Networking (Windows)
Deployment Introduction Solution Overview
Solution Overview
Solution introduction
Deployment models
Solution integration and network connectivity
Solution Deployment Network integration overview Scalable Architecture Additional guidance for all configurations Deploying and Configuring a Host Cluster Persistent Memory for Windows Server HCI Day 1 operations Managing and monitoring clusters with Windows Admin Center Dell OpenManage Integration with Windows Admin Center Updates and maintenance

Deployment models

Deployment models

  • Scalable infrastructure

    The scalable offering within Microsoft HCI Solutions from Dell Technologies encompasses various AX node configurations. In this Windows Server HCI solution, as many as 16 AX nodes power the primary compute cluster.

    The following figure shows one of the flexible solution architectures. It includes the Azure Stack HCI cluster, redundant top-of-rack (ToR) switches, a separate out-of-band (OOB) network, and an existing management infrastructure in the data center.

    Figure 1. Scalable solution architecture

    Microsoft HCI Solutions from Dell Technologies does not include:

    • Management infrastructure components such as a cluster for hosting management virtual machines
    • Services such as Microsoft Active Directory, Domain Name System (DNS), and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
    • Microsoft System Center components such as Operations Manager (SCOM)

    The instructions in this guide do not include deployment of any of these services and components, and they assume that at least an Active Directory domain controller is available in the existing management infrastructure. In a remote office scenario, Dell Technologies recommends that you deploy either an Active Directory replica or read-only domain controller (RODC) at the remote office. If you are using an RODC at the remote site, connectivity to the central management infrastructure with a writeable domain controller is mandatory during deployment of the Azure Stack HCI cluster.

    Note: Dell Technologies does not support expansion of a two-node cluster to a larger cluster size. A three-node cluster provides fault-tolerance only for simultaneous failure of a single node and a single drive. If the deployment requires future expansion and better fault tolerance, consider starting with a four-node cluster at a minimum.

    This deployment guide provides instructions and PowerShell commands to manually deploy an Azure Stack HCI cluster.