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Hi guys - thank you for doing this video - I'm using your process right now!!

what you have just installed, HCI OS, do we do that for each node separately? i.e. if we have 8 nodes then we have to do the same process 8 times? thanks great video series

agree with Bernhard, USB stick is almost a must have

No modern company wants to use the cloud anymore. They want it to run locally. They were forced into cloud, and many regret the move.

Thanks for the great video. I'm busy implementing 4 x MC 760 nodes. Jaromir can you please send me the link for the iDrac redfish to SMB script you mentioned

Has anything changed as yet on using Azure Active Directory with Azure HCI? I would like to deploy an HCI stack but thinking of overheads of running multiple ADs.

Why are there 2 Primordial Storage Pools after you have created Storage Spaces Direct?

I nearly spat my drink when he said that they don’t have the time and resources to keep developing Hyper-V Free. Not saying they should’ve kept it, but Microsoft has plenty of resources, just seems like a few too many dedicated to adding marketing content into Windows, rather than developing it.

Can I use RDP ShortPath for our on-premise Remote Desktop Servers, or our own self-managed Remote Desktop VDI? We don't want to host in Azure or use Azure local....

Arc gateway private path is the way

do the networks NEED to be routed? can both side of the cluster exist on the same VLAN/subnet

just watched this again - do you know when 23h2 is likely to support stretch clustering? I want stretch clustering and don't necessarily want to deploy 22h2 (tech debt) across all our sites.

Wow. Cristian is amazing. Is there any way you can do a beginners guide with this expert?? His blog give me a feeling that he understands how hard it may be for someone who doesn't understand everything so much. Greetings

Nice presentation

Link to his article?

So for the Initial Deployment set-up wizard which IP-address is used.

Can we get a big fat CAVEAT in the description please? This is not a supported configuration from Microsoft and will only lead to customer confusion

Hi! Another question for you :) it’s possible to crate a stretched cluster like AZHCI 22H2 but with windows server 2025 perpetual purchase? There are some limitations ?

Too blurry!

Hi , i need to configure a 4node stretched cluster. 2 node each site. The only way to do this is Azure Stack HCI? Is very very expensive.. Can i do this with classic windows 2022/2025 Datacenter license?

Great to have this, but also poor that Microsoft plus OEMs don't offer anything of this range. And that's very exclusive to Azure Stack HCI, while other solutions are covered.

Grazie.

Another little question.. do you have prevision about stretched cluster support fort Azure Stack HCI 23h2 ?

Hi, nice and powerful video series !! thanks!! one question.. the script for configuring network are available for downloads?

Thanks for the Video! I was faced with the decision to pick a Azure Public Region for our Stack HCI Deployment in Indonesia but unfortunately could find any microsoft documentation covering this decision - so I was glad to find your video!

Thank you for the fantastic tutorial! I really appreciate you sharing it!...

Please mind the wording and updated Docs in January 2024. Docs are not the legal source. Only Product Terms as docs now mention in a disclaimer. AHB are not equal for Windows Server on Azure vs Azure Stack HCI formerly it stated all Windows Server Datacenter + SA from all programs are eligible. This was not true. for Azure VMs: Windows Server Standard / Datacore you can use licensed cores, no matter the Software Assurance is coming from (all programs, except MPSA) For Azure Stack HCI: for reduction of Azure Stack HCI costs, only Software Assurance from Enterprise Agreement or CSP Subscription is eligible, and this is limited to Windows Server Datacenter. if you own Windows Server Standard or if you are using Windows Datacenter from other programs than EA + SA or CSP Subscription you cannot use these for Azure Stack HCI and guest OS licensing. Unfortunately, Azure Portal does not check for your elibility and neither does not state the correct terms (yet).

Flo, I tried that once, on CSP based subscriptions you technically cannot subscribe Azure Support plans for have lifesaving support shortcuts. This option is only available on PAYG subscriptions. Since the support is not tenant wide but per Subscription, as you said correctly, it is not possible.

Azure Update Manager is only for free in Azure Stack HCI 23H2 for "Azure Stack HCI Arc Enabled servers". This means the VM needs to be "hydrated" or created via the Azure Portal. E G. Windows Server VMs created through Azure Portal via Marketplace image. VMs running on Azure Stack HCI 22H2 or 23H2 not created by Azure Portal "Azure Arc-Enabled Servers" are not for free.

Please mind the wording and updated Docs in January 2024. Docs are not the legal source. Only Product Terms as docs now mention in a disclaimer. AHB are not equal for Windows Server on Azure vs Azure Stack HCI formerly it stated all Windows Server Datacenter + SA from all programs are eligible. This was not true. for Azure VMs: Windows Server Standard / Datacore you can use licensed cores, no matter the Software Assurance is coming from (all programs, except MPSA) For Azure Stack HCI: for reduction of Azure Stack HCI costs, only Software Assurance from Enterprise Agreement or CSP Subscription is eligible, and this is limited to Windows Server Datacenter. if you own Windows Server Standard or if you are using Windows Datacenter from other programs than EA + SA or CSP Subscription you cannot use these for Azure Stack HCI and guest OS licensing. Unfortunately, Azure Portal does not check for your elibility and neither does not state the correct terms (yet).

Incredible tutorial. Thank you for sharing!

Great walkthrough for MSLabs and SBE packages ! Interested to see how to pull images built with Image builder in Azure (Golden images with hardening and security baseline applied) into HCI. Thank you both!

Hello, where I can download the script of configuration?

Is it possible to configure multiple Azure Stack HCI clusters at a source location to replicate volumes to a single cluster at a destination site (Many-to-One)?

I am getting hung up on the validation when if checks NTP. Timesync is working with only a fractional second deviation. The error is in the validation step: Azure Stack HCI Software (Check Operating System requirements) The error is: NTP Response not received on '00-HCI-1' from 'VM IC Time Synchronization Provider': 'The following error occurred: No such host is known. I have tried with the hosts connected to AD and without; with IPv6 and without; standalone and clustered. I can do lookups on the hostname, so I don't know where this error is coming from. Has anyone else come across this issue?

Hey guys! Love the video series! I'm getting started with a Stack HCI home lab, but every time I try to install 23H2 it tells me a driver is missing, but won't tell me which one! Did you guys encounter this? How do you get it to tell you what's missing?

Hello! :) Thanks for your work and for sharing it with the community. Is it possible to customize scripts to deploy more than two nodes. I'd like to play around with ARM deployment of the three-node switchless deployment.

Hi Thank you for this great tutorial but applying it in my case raised some issues and ping ibm.com doesn’t respond back. Actually the issue is with 3_postinstallscript and I don’t know that should be added in IP addresses place. Currently I have added dummy values. Can you please specify which values I should add. My host is also a VM

Sorry mate, for the industry that I am currently employed systems operate all from On-premise... Server - Client solution communication with SCADA PLC systems running on Modbus protocol. Microsoft Consultant is wrong... On-premise will never disappear!!

Been a Hyper-V Engineer since its inception in Windows Server 2008. I am over the moon knowing Hyper-V is back and better in Windows Server 2025. Not a Fan of AsHCI 23h2 Build, Azure HCI deployment takes far too long, 4 node 23h2 Cluster took over 4hrs for the deployment to complete. Where tradition Hyper-V Cluster only takes 15mins to create via FCM or PowerShell. In an emergency Recovery exercise 23h2 rebuild and recreation is not ideal. Appreciate this podcast and keep up the good work mate... Fan from NZ!! AD-Less Cluster,,,, best thing ever for Hyper-V Clusters...finally feeling like esx-i

This instalation can be same for windows server 2025 with Storage Spaces Direct?

Many Thanks Bro

Thanks for that small video. I subscribed because your channel is heavily underrated an has really good content 👍 Will probably look into a HPE DL 380 Gen10 test for HCI

Can we have dynamic tagging via an azure tool which matches conditions like windows version or anti-virus non compliant or similar and use it with microsegmentation?

Clear and informative

Thanks for the videos. At the network part, you disable jumbo frames for the management & the compute network, but not the storage network. Is that correct? will that work in this virtualized environment?

Finally. Took us 4 months with the PG to get all the exceptions in!

what if connection to Azure platform is down? Is the solution, the VMs and all the workloads able to work autonomously? Can you use Windows Admin to manage this kind of situation?

So first thanks for this video! I am currently trying to follow it and was able to deploy the DC and the two HCI VMs. But for the DC I had to create the Golden Image from a standard Windows Server 2022 ISO as the Image Index 4 is not available for the Azure Stack HCI image. Checked with "dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:M:\sources\install.esd" and only got one result: Index : 1 Name : Azure Stack HCI Description : This option installs Azure Stack HCI. Size : 9,526,906,146 bytes After creation I was able to connect to the DC VM and had to "do it later" at the license key screen. After that I was able to login and figured out that the IP settings in 3_PostInstallScript.psd1 have not been used. The DC VM got a DHCP address from that network (was available via network tho). When I tried to change the IP Windows mentioned an error that has to be fixed with reboot. After that the two network adapters had default names and just DHCP. So some questions about that: 1) Could it be that the Azure Stack HCI ISO has changed since you made that video? Filename is 25398.469.231004-1141.zn_release_svc_refresh_SERVERAZURESTACKHCICOR_OEMRET_x64FRE_en-us.iso 2) Should your script also work with default Windows images? If so what could be the reason that the network settings haven't been used? 3) Why do I need the DC VM in the first place? Would be very happy about a reply, Best regards, Marc

I need to design a DMZ network using Azure Stack HCI hardware. The host must access the production network to join the company's Active Directory infrastructure. The VMs in the DMZ subnet should have internet access. Is there a best practice document available that supports this design that separates the Internet facing DMZ network to the production/Internal-bound network?