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Deploy Azure Stack HCI cluster
Following are the steps to deploy Azure Stack HCI cluster:
1. Create the required Windows and device credential profiles.
2. Create WinPE image
a. Install the WDS feature on SCVMM, and then configure it.
b. Add PXE server in SCVMM server using add resources and specify the same server name (SCVVM hostname) PXE
server.
c. Create the shared folder within SCVMM server and then copy Boot.wim from C:
\RemoteInstall\DCMgr\Boot\Windows\Images to a share folder.
d. Extract drivers from Dell EMC OpenManage driver pack.
e. Create a WinPE image.
f. Ensure that the WinPE image is placed in a shared folder in SCVMM.
3. Add Windows Server 2016 and 2019 VM template to the in SCVMM library. For more information see, Microsoft
documentation.
a. Change the following properties:
Operating system : Windows Server 2016 and 2019 datacenter
Virtualization platform: Microsoft Hyper-V
NOTE:
To create a windows server 2019 virtual disk(.vhdx) using .iso file for the OS deployment, see https://
gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Convert-WindowsImageps1-0fe23a8f
4. Create physical computer profile (PCP) in SCVMM. In the hardware configuration > disk and partitions, select partition
scheme as GUID Partition Table. For more information, see Create a physical computer profile section in pre-requisites
section of Microsoft documentation on provisioning a Hyper-V host or cluster from bare-metal computers.
5. Create a host group in SCVMM to host Azure Stack HCI cluster. For information about creating host groups in SCVMM, see
Microsoft documentation.
6. Create Hypervisor profile.
7. Discover the servers in Dell EMC OpenManage extension.
8. Configure using predefined Operational Template.
9. (Optional) Check the compliance (configuration and deployment > server view > select the server and assign operational
template).
10. Create Logical switch
11. Deploy Azure Stack HCI cluster.
To verify the successful cluster deployment, go to Cluster View to check if the cluster is listed with the respective
category.
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