Administrator Guide

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 congured,

the licenses should automatically activate.

• If you do not have either of these mechanisms congured, Dell recommends that you congure 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. You can opt in to Azure services during or after initial deployment.

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 specic to Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft.

You can run the ADPreCreationTool.ps1 script to create the parent OU. This script also creates a Key Distribution Services (KDS) root key

that is used to generate group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA). To run the script, you must have domain administrator credentials.

NOTE

: You can skip running the script and instead start deployment from the UI. However, Dell recommends that you use the

script. If you do not run the script, and do not have KDS enabled, manually create a KDS root key before deployment. Create the

KDS root key at least 10 hours before deployment. For more information, see Create the Key Distribution Services KDS Root Key

in Microsoft TechNet.

You can obtain the script from either of the following locations:

• Microsoft download, or

• Deployment VM (DVM)

Connecting to DVM

You can connect to a Deployment VM (DVM) on any of the physical hosts in the Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft stamp. To connect

to a DVM:

1 Make sure that the stamp is powered on.

2 Connect a Windows laptop directly to a 1 Gb port of one of the servers. Make sure that it is the only active connection. IPv6 must be

enabled with autoconguration. No IPv4 conguration is required.

3 Open a Remote Desktop Connection, and connect to DVM by name, using the credentials:

• .\Administrator

• <Password provided by Dell Deployment Services>

4 Locate the ADPreCreationTool script in the following folder:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Cloud Solutions\Tools\

Overview