Tech Book—Dell Integrated System For Microsoft Azure Stack HCI

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  Preface
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  Document description
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  Audience

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  Business Transformation and Data Center Modernization
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  Overview
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  Technical debt
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  IT budgeting
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  Complexity
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  Risks
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  Threats
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  Digital transformation and the rendezvous with the hybrid cloud
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  Accelerate your digital transformation journey

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  Evolution of Data Centers to HCI and Hybrid Cloud
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  Overview
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  Mainframes – 1960s
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  Client-server architecture – 1990s
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  Server virtualization and 3 tier SANs (iSCSI and FC) – 2000s
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  Converged infrastructure (CI) – 2010s
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  HCI – 2015s
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  Hybrid cloud operating model – 2015s

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  A Closer Look at Microsoft Azure Stack HCI
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  Microsoft Azure Stack HCI – an overview
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  Why choose Dell Technologies for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI
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  What makes Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI different
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  Technical use cases and workloads
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  Microsoft HCI Solutions from Dell Technologies - complete portfolio
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  Choosing the right Microsoft HCI solution

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

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  Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI Portfolio – AX Nodes
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  A modern platform for Microsoft environments
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  Powering the AX nodes, the Intel, and AMD processor
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  Dell integrated systems with security built-in

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  Networking Topologies for Azure Stack HCI Solutions
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  Overview
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  Scalable
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  Switchless storage
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  Switch Embedded Teaming (SET)
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  Remote Direct Memory Access
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  Scalable architecture for Dell Solutions for Azure Stack HCI
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  Fully converged network configuration
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  Non-converged network configuration
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  Switchless storage networking
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  Single-link full mesh topology
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  Dual-link full mesh topology
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  2-node back-to-back connected architecture
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  3-node single-link full mesh switchless interconnect
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  Single-node clusters
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  PowerSwitch model options for scalable infrastructure
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  iWARP vs RoCE for RDMA
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  Dell Fabric Design Center

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  Stretch Clustering with Azure Stack HCI
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  Azure Stack HCI stretch clustering
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  Comparison of traditional and stretched clusters
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  Business continuity planning
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  Stretch clustering topology
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  Azure Stack HCI stretch clustering scenarios and concepts
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  Stretch clustering best practices with Azure Stack HCI
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  Validated network topology

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  Managing the Hybrid Cloud
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  Managing the hybrid cloud
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  Dell OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center (OMIMSWAC)
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  Important features of OMIMSWAC
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  Kernel Soft Reboot
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  Dell HCI Configuration Profile (HCP) policies for Azure
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  Additional resources for Dell OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center
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  Azure Arc extends the Azure control plane
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  Dell OpenManage Integration for System Center (OMIMSSC)
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  Automation simplifies life cycle management of Microsoft HCI solutions

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  Sizing and Configuration Best Practices
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  Overview
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  Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI - procurement and deployment
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  Azure Stack HCI sizer tool
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  Dell Fabric Design Center
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  Best practices and example configurations
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  Example of ROBO
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  Example of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
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  Example of high-performance Microsoft SQL server
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  Example of general virtualization
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  Cluster sets

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  Dell Support and Services
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  Overview
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  Solution order and deployment path
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  Factory installation of operating system
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  Do It Yourself (DIY) installation of operating system
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  ProDeploy
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  ProSupport

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  Conclusion
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  Summary
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  Unrivaled performance
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  Manageability
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  Scalability
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  Simplicity
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  Resiliency
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  Resource efficiency
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  Security

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  Additional Resources
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  Additional resources