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Prep an HCI cluster for deployment using an Azure VM

AzSHCI-VirtualGuide

Prep an 22H2 HCI cluster for deployment using an Azure VM and the new deployment experience in WAC-Lite.

Step 1: Deploy a new VM using the following template.

• I recommend using the default VM size: Standard_E8s_v4.
• Leave the username as AzureAdmin.
• This will take about 30 minutes to deploy. Don't connect to the VM until you see the "deployment succeeded green checkmark" (screenshot below)

https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.Template/uri/https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Falpeasie%2FAzSHCI-VirtualGuide%2Fmain%2FDeployment%2Fjson%2Fazuredeploy.json

Step 2: Download the RDP file for the VM and sign in using username: \AzureAdmin password: Whatever password you provide

Step 3: Run the "PrepHostForDeployment" script on desktop.

• If the powershell window looks like it's freezing, click on the windowo and type in a key on your keyboard. This should unfreeze this script.
• The script takes about 1-2 hours to run.

Step 4: Launch the deployment tool. Open up edge and type in https://192.168.0.3 to launch the deployment wizard in WAC-Lite.

• Sign in to the seed node using the local admin credentials: username: Administrator password:

Deployment guide (To be updated with new instructions in January)

Step 1.3

• Provide the local adminstrator credentails.
• Add the IP addresses for both nodes: 192.168.0.3 and 192.168.0.4

Step 1.5:

• Type in the info from the screenshot below domain: cosei.com AD prefis: hci AD OU: OU=contoso,DC=cosei,DC=com Username: AzureAdmin Password:

Step 2.1: Leave default values

Step 2.2

Define network intents:

Allocate IP addresses

Cluster name: cluster1

Save the config file to redeploy if you have issues