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TechBook—Dell EMC 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
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
Refactoring traditional applications to containers with AKS
Managing the hybrid solution
Windows Admin Center
Azure Arc
Dell EMC Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI Portfolio – AX Nodes Networking Topologies for Azure Stack HCI Solutions Stretch Clustering with Azure Stack HCI Hybrid Cloud Management Sizing and Configuration Best Practices Dell Support and Services Conclusion Additional Resources

Overview

Overview

  • P307#y1Azure Stack HCI delivers an effective blend of application performance and ease of management. This makes it a great solution for remote office/edge use cases, desktop virtualization such as Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Microsoft SQL Server and other resource intensive workloads, and container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes. It is structured to use Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) technology from Microsoft for the infrastructure elements, namely compute, storage, networking, and security. Effective for running existing apps with improved efficiency, it also lets you connect to Azure for hybrid cloud scenarios such as backup, cloud-based monitoring, and other Azure services.

    Azure Stack HCI is factory installed on certified AX nodes from Dell Technologies, and supports familiar Windows Server Datacenter components and management tools such as:

    • Hyper-V (SDC)
    • Storage Spaces Direct (S2D)
    • Software Defined Networking (SDN) (optional) 
    • Windows Admin Center 
    • Azure services
    • PowerShell for scripting and automation

    In this chapter, we will deep dive into the solution architecture of Azure Stack HCI with a walkthrough into its building blocks: 

    • Hardware ecosystem
    • Elements of Software Defined Data Center (SDDC)
    • Container platforms
    • Hybrid Cloud scenarios
    • Management tools

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    Figure 13.    Solution architecture of Azure Stack HCI