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9.6 Join Ready Nodes to the Active Directory domain

Before the cluster is created, the nodes must be a part of an Active Directory (AD) domain. This task can be

performed with the Add-Computer cmdlet. Run the following command on each Ready Node that will be a

part of the Storage Spaces Direct cluster.

Note: Connecting to AD services using the host management network may require routing to the AD network.

Ensure that this is in place before proceeding to domain join. In this deployment, the management system is

also the AD controller and is on the same subnet, 172.16.11.0/24, as the Ready Nodes.

PS> $credential = Get-Credential

PS> Add-Computer -DomainName dell.lab -Credential $credential -Restart

Note: Substitute dell.lab in the command above with your AD domain name. The command shown will

restart the system.

9.7 Clean disks

Execute the Get-PhysicalDisk cmdlet on each Ready Node to verify all disks are in a healthy state and

that each has the same number of drives of each type.

Note: For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-

spaces/drive-symmetry-considerations.

PS> Get-PhysicalDisk

FriendlyName Media CanPool OpStatus HealthStatus Usage Size

------------ ----- ------- -------- ------------ ----- ----

ATA ST4000NM0 HDD True OK Healthy Auto-Select 3.64 TB

ATA MZ7KM960H SSD True OK Healthy Auto-Select 894.25 GB

ATA ST4000NM0 HDD True OK Healthy Auto-Select 3.64 TB

DELLBOSS VD Unspe False OK Healthy Auto-Select 223.51 GB

ATA ST4000NM0 HDD True OK Healthy Auto-Select 3.64 TB

ATA MZ7KM960H SSD True OK Healthy Auto-Select 894.25 GB

Note: The output above is identical on each of the four Ready Nodes in this deployment. The Dell BOSS

drive displays False in the CanPool column because it is the Windows OS boot disk. Boot disks are not

used in the storage pool.