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Task 08 — Post-Deployment Verification

Implementation Phase 06

DOCUMENT CATEGORY: Implementation Runbook — Task SCOPE: Azure Local cluster — all Phase 06 tasks PURPOSE: Confirm all Phase 06 post-deployment configuration tasks completed successfully before proceeding to operational foundations

Verify that all Phase 06 tasks completed successfully. This task must pass before the cluster is handed off for operational foundations work.

Prerequisites:

  • Tasks 01–07 complete
  • Administrative access to cluster and management server
  • Azure credentials with Reader access to the cluster resource group

Variables from variables.yml

PathTypeDescription
compute.cluster_nodes[].management_ipstringNode management IPs
compute.azure_local.cluster_namestringCluster name
azure_platform.resource_groups.cluster.namestringResource group
azure_platform.subscriptions.lab.idstringSubscription ID
storage_accounts.storage_accounts.cluster_witness.*objectWitness config
active_directory.security_groups.*objectSecurity groups

Verification Checklist

TaskCheckExpected
01WAC gateway service runningRunning
01WAC port 443 reachableTcpTestSucceeded : True
02Quorum type configuredCloudWitness or FileShareWitness
02Quorum stateNormal
03Admin AD group in Administrators on all nodesPresent
03Operator AD group in Remote Management Users on all nodesPresent
04sshd service running on all nodesRunning
04Port 22 reachable on all nodesTcpTestSucceeded : True
05Storage pool healthHealthy
05CSV volumes mounted and onlineCount matches design
06VM images in AzureProvisioning state Succeeded
07Logical networks in AzureProvisioning state Succeeded

Verify Phase 06

When to use: Step-by-step verification from the portal or console. Use when confirming individual tasks after they complete or when CLI/PSRemoting access is unavailable.


Task 01 — Windows Admin Center

  1. RDP or console into the WAC server (iic-wac01.azurelocal.cloud)
  2. Run Get-Service ServerManagementGateway — expected: Status = Running
  3. Browse to https://iic-wac01.azurelocal.cloud:443
  4. Navigate to SettingsExtensionsInstalled extensions
  5. Confirm Dell EMC OpenManage Integration is listed

Task 02 — Cluster Quorum

  1. In WAC, connect to cluster iic-clus01
  2. Navigate to SettingsWitness
  3. Confirm quorum type is set (CloudWitness or FileShareWitness) and state is Normal

Task 03 — Security Groups

On each cluster node, run:

Get-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators" | Where-Object ObjectClass -eq "Group"
Get-LocalGroupMember -Group "Remote Management Users" | Where-Object ObjectClass -eq "Group"

Each should return at least one AD group entry.

Task 04 — SSH Connectivity

From the management server:

Test-NetConnection -ComputerName iic-01-n01 -Port 22
Test-NetConnection -ComputerName iic-01-n02 -Port 22

Expected: TcpTestSucceeded : True for all nodes.

Task 05 — Storage

  1. In WAC → iic-clus01StorageVolumes — confirm all CSV volumes are Healthy and Online
  2. In Azure Portal → Azure Localiic-clus01Storage paths — confirm all show Succeeded

Task 06 — VM Images

In Azure Portal → Azure Localiic-clus01VM images — confirm all required images show provisioning state Succeeded.

Task 07 — Logical Networks

In Azure Portal → Azure Localiic-clus01Logical networks — confirm all required logical networks show provisioning state Succeeded and VLAN IDs match the site network plan.


Phase 06 Completion Criteria

All of the following must be true before proceeding to Phase 17:

  • WAC accessible and gateway service (ServerManagementGateway) running
  • Cluster quorum configured and state is Normal
  • Security groups applied to all cluster nodes (Administrators + Remote Management Users)
  • SSH running on all cluster nodes, port 22 reachable
  • Storage pool healthy, CSV volumes mounted and online
  • Storage paths registered in Azure with provisioning state Succeeded
  • VM images staged with provisioning state Succeeded
  • Logical networks created for all workload VLANs, provisioning state Succeeded
  • VLAN IDs validated against site network plan
  • Verification script executed with zero failures

Troubleshooting

IssueCauseResolution
Verification script reports failures on storage pathsStorage path registration incomplete or ARB sync pendingRe-run storage path registration; wait 10 minutes for sync; verify: az stack-hci-vm storagepath list
VLAN validation fails against network planLogical network VLAN IDs don't match site designCompare az stack-hci-vm network lnet list output against site network plan; recreate mismatched logical networks
Multiple verification items fail simultaneouslyCluster health issue affecting dependent servicesStart with Get-ClusterNode and Get-ClusterGroup to assess overall cluster health before addressing individual failures

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