18 docs tagged with "cluster-deployment"

Runbook for deploying Azure Local clusters, covering OS installation, Arc registration, cluster creation, and post-deployment configuration.

Enable Software Defined Networking (SDN) on Azure Local via Arc integration — Network Controller as Failover Cluster service, enabling logical network NSG management

Validate identity, permissions, and connectivity before Arc registration

Configure cluster quorum — validate and provision the cloud witness storage account, then set quorum via Cloud Witness, File Share Witness, or Disk Witness

Arc-enable each Azure Local cluster node using Invoke-AzStackHciArcInitialization

Monitor Arc registration bootstrap status and handle OEM image updates

Install the WindowsOpenSSH Arc extension on cluster nodes and enable Azure Arc SSH tunneled access via HybridConnectivity

Verify that Azure Arc registration is successful and connectivity is established for all cluster nodes

Size and create S2D CSV volumes on the Azure Local cluster and register storage paths in Azure for VM workload placement

Download Azure Marketplace VM images to the Azure Local cluster for Arc VM deployment

Create Azure Local NSGs for logical network micro-segmentation before network provisioning

Create Azure Local logical networks for Arc VM network connectivity

Disable network adapters not used for management to prevent configuration issues during cluster deployment

Verify all Phase 06 post-deployment tasks completed successfully

Set the computer hostname for each node according to naming standards

Clear previous Storage Spaces Direct configuration if redeploying on existing hardware

Optional combined script that runs Tasks 02–10 in a single execution for faster deployment

Read-only verification of all Phase 03 OS Configuration tasks (01–11) across all cluster nodes