Administrator Guide
About Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft
licensing
License requirements for the Dell Hybrid Cloud System for
Microsoft infrastructure
You need the following licenses for your Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft installation.
• For Windows Server 2012 R2, and for Microsoft System Center 2012 R2, you need either of the following:
• A Microsoft volume license for Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter edition, and a Microsoft volume license for Microsoft System
Center 2012 R2. For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Licensing/product-licensing/windows-server-2012-
r2.aspx and http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Licensing/product-licensing/system-center-2012-r2.aspx.
• If you do not have an existing volume license agreement, Dell recommends that you use Core Infrastructure Server Suite
Datacenter licenses. This license combines both Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2. It requires one license per
physical node (compute and storage nodes).
• A Microsoft Azure subscription, if you want to opt in to Azure services. Acquire an Azure subscription from Microsoft or an authorized
reseller. For more information, see https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/purchase-options/.
IMPORTANT: The recommendations and guidelines in this document are based on industry best practices, CPS Standard
architecture requirements, and Dell EMC lab testing. If not followed, the functionality and or management of the solution may
not work as designed or expected, and problem resolution may be limited, delayed, or not viable.
NOTE: Windows Azure Pack does not require a license.
License activation
• The Windows Server license requires activation after deployment. Ensure that the license on each physical host and on each
infrastructure VM is activated. For more information, see Volume Activation Overview in Microsoft TechNet.
• If you have an existing Key Management Service (KMS) server in the domain or have Active Directory-based activation congured,
the licenses should automatically activate.
• If you do not have either of these mechanisms congured, Dell recommends that you congure Active Directory-based activation as
this is the easiest approach.
• The System Center license does not require activation.
• Windows Azure Pack does not require activation.
• Microsoft Azure services do not require activation. However, if it is a new Azure user account, sign in to the Azure portal and change
the password before you opt in to Microsoft Azure services.
Active Directory requirements
Deploy Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft into an existing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain. The domain must have:
• At least one domain controller that is running Windows Server 2012 or Window Server 2012 R2.
• No domain or forest functional level requirements.
When you deploy Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft, the accounts and objects for the stamp are added to an organizational unit (OU)
that is specic to Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft.
At least 10 hours before deploying Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft, run the ADPreCreationTool.ps1 script to:
• Create the parent OU
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