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Deployment and Operations Guide with Switchless Networking

This deployment and operations guide focuses on using Microsoft Azure portal or ARM template to deploy an HCI solution with a switchless storage design. The system is built on validated and certified AX nodes from Dell Technologies with Azure Stack HCI OS 24H2

APEX Cloud Platform for Azure March 2024 Release Videos

Dell HCI Solutions for Microsoft Windows Server: Life Cycle Management Approach Comparison

This white paper quantifies the time savings and reliability improvements gained by automating the hardware update process with Dell OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center.

Switch Configurations – RoCE and iWarp Reference Guide

This reference guide lists sample networking switch configurations for Mellanox, Intel E810, and Broadcom based deployments for Dell AX System for Azure Local solutions.

Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center v2.0 Technical Walkthrough

Introduction Dell EMC Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI is a fully integrated HCI system for hybrid cloud environments that delivers a modern, cloud-like operational experience on-premises from a mature market leader. The integrated system is based on our flexible AX nodes family as the laying foundation, and combines ...

Windows Server 2025 Deployment and Operations Guide with Switchless Networking

This deployment and operations guide focuses on using PowerShell to deploy a HCI solution with switchless storage design, which is built on validated and certified AX nodes from Dell Technologies with a Windows Server 2025 operating system.

Deployment and Operations Guide for Disconnected Operations

Deploy and manage Azure Local instances offline with Disconnected Operations for Azure Local. This guide focuses on Dell-specific OEM steps, including firmware and driver updates using OMIMSWAC and golden image deployment.

Azure Stack HCI automated and consistent protection through Secured-core and Infrastructure lock

Global damages related to cybercrime were predicted to reach USD 6 trillion in 2021! This staggering number highlights the very real security threat faced not only by big companies, but also for small and medium businesses across all industries. Cyber attacks are becoming more sophisticated every day and the attack ...

APEX Cloud Platform for Azure March 2024 Release Videos

Single-Node Azure Stack HCI is now available!

Single-Node Azure Stack HCI is now available! Earlier this year, Microsoft announced the release of a new flavor for Azure Stack HCI: Azure Stack HCI single node. This is another milestone in Microsoft’s long history of evolution for the Azure Stack family of products. Back in 2017, Microsoft announced Azure ...

Deployment and Operations Guide with Scalable Networking

This deployment and operations guide focuses on using Microsoft Azure portal or ARM template to deploy an HCI solution with a scalable storage design. The system is built on validated and certified AX nodes from Dell Technologies with Azure Stack HCI OS.

Live Optics and Azure Stack HCI

The IT industry has coped with many challenges during the last decades. One of the most impactful ones, probably due to its financial implications, has been the “IT budget reduction”—the need for IT departments to increase efficiency, reduce the cost of their processes and operations, and optimize asset utilization. This ...

Azure Stack HCI Training Videos

This video series explains different aspects of Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI.

Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure Serviceability

Whenever an IT company presents a new product, it can be tempting to focus solely on the shiny side of the announcement. How fast are the new processors it incorporates? How much IO throughput can we attain, or how low can the storage latency be? We may be captivated by ...

VDI Design Guide—Azure Virtual Desktop on Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI

This design guide describes the architecture and design of Azure Virtual Desktop on Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI.

VDI Implementation Guide—Azure Virtual Desktop on Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI

This implementation guide describes the process to deploy Azure Virtual Desktop on an on-premises Azure Stack HCI cluster.

APEX Cloud Platform for Azure March 2024 Release Videos

Azure Stack HCI Training Videos

This video series explains different aspects of Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI.

GPU Acceleration for Dell Azure Stack HCI: Consistent and Performant AI/ML Workloads

The end of 2022 brought us excellent news: Dell Integrated System for Azure Stack HCI introduced full support for GPU factory install. As a reminder, Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI is a fully integrated HCI system for hybrid cloud environments that delivers a modern, cloud-like operational experience ...

E2E Deployment and Operations Guide with Stretched Cluster: Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI

This end-to-end deployment guide provides an overview of the Microsoft Azure Stack HCI operating system and guidance on how to deploy stretched clusters in your environment. This guide includes procedures for Day One operations.

It’s Time to Expect Flexible Disaster Recovery

Rigid and complex disaster recovery (DR) can be a thing of the past with Dell EMC Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI. When data Is currency, DR is non-negotiable If your organization is like many others—of any size—it relies increasingly on data to thrive. This is particularly true for ...

Azure Stack HCI Training Videos

This video series explains different aspects of Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI.

Embracing Hybrid Work with Azure Virtual Desktop using Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI

Summary The work landscape for organizations across the globe has changed radically. Now, more than ever, employees need streamlined, efficient, and secure remote access to their corporate assets. As the number of employees working from remote locations increases, IT teams are pressured to provision, scale, and administer desktop environments efficiently ...

Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure Tech Book

This document provides a conceptual and architectural overview of the Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure. This platform is engineered collaboratively with Microsoft to optimize Azure hybrid cloud operations.

E2E Deployment and Operations Guide with Scalable Networking (Windows)

This end-to-end deployment and operations guide focuses on deploying a scalable hyperconverged infrastructure solution using PowerShell, that is built on validated and certified Dell AX nodes with Windows Server operating systems.

Exclusive Preview of Dell Azure Stack HCI Arc Integrated Configuration Compliance

Who doesn’t enjoy VIP treatment? Exciting opportunities to feel like royalty include winning box seats at a sporting event or getting invited to attend opening night at a new restaurant. I received an unexpected upgrade to business class on a flight a couple years ago and remember texting every celebratory ...

Deployment and Operations Guide for Single-node Cluster

This guide focuses on using Microsoft Azure portal or ARM template to deploy an HCI solution for a single-node cluster configuration. The system is built on validated and certified AX nodes from Dell Technologies with Azure Stack HCI OS.

Windows Server 2025 Deployment and Operations Guide with Scalable Networking

This deployment and operations guide focuses on using PowerShell to deploy an HCI solution with scalable storage design, which is built on validated and certified AX nodes from Dell Technologies with Windows Server 2025 operating system.

Experts Recommend Automation for a Healthier Lifestyle

Like any good techie, I can get a little obsessed with gadgets that improve my quality of life. Take, for example, my recent discovery of wearable technology that eases the symptoms of motion sickness. For most of my life, I’ve had to take over-the-counter or prescription medicine when boating, flying, ...

Azure Stack HCI Stretch Clustering: because automatic disaster recovery matters

If history has taught us anything, it’s that disasters are always around the corner and tend to appear in any shape or form when they’re least expected. To overcome these circumstances, we need the appropriate tools and technologies that can guarantee resuming operations back to normal in a secure, automatic, ...

E2E Deployment and Operations Guide with Switchless Networking (Windows)

This end-to-end deployment and operations guide focuses on deploying a switchless hyperconverged infrastructure solution using PowerShell, that is built on validated and certified Dell AX nodes with Windows Server operating systems.

Preparing and Using SCVMM for Azure Stack HCI Network and Cluster Configuration

This document provides guidance on preparing and using SCVMM for Azure Stack HCI cluster configuration. It does not cover bare metal OS deployment on the cluster nodes and assumes that the nodes have OS installed and that the nodes are domain joined.

Boost Performance on Dell EMC HCI Solutions for Microsoft Server using Intel Optane Persistent Memory

Modern IT applications have a broad range of performance requirements. Some of the most demanding applications use Online Transactional Processing (OLTP) database technology. Typical organizations have many mission critical business services reliant on workloads powered by these databases. Examples of such services include online banking in the financial sector and ...

Azure Local Switchless Storage Network Topology: Lessons from the Lab

One of the things I love about working in tech is the endless opportunity to tinker, break things, and (hopefully) learn something in the process. Recently, I decided to roll up my sleeves and build a 3-machine Dell AX System for Azure Local instance using the switchless storage network topology. ...

What’s New in Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure: Dell Software Defined Storage with Dell PowerFlex

A few weeks ago, Dell Technologies announced a new release of Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure that introduced a multitude of new features as well as support for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI version 23H2. Today, we are announcing the availability of a new architectural option for Dell APEX ...

E2E Deployment and Operations Guide with Switchless Networking: Microsoft HCI Solutions from Dell Technologies

This end-to-end deployment and operations guide focuses on deploying a switchless hyperconverged infrastructure solution using PowerShell, that is built on validated and certified Dell AX nodes with Azure Stack HCI operating systems.

Switch Configurations – RoCE and iWarp Reference Guide

This reference guide lists sample networking switch configurations for Mellanox, Intel E810, and Broadcom based deployments for Dell AX System for Azure Local solutions.

Break Through Workload Performance Boundaries with Microsoft Azure Stack HCI

This white paper shares results of performance testing on Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI using validated AX-7525 nodes, in a system configured to meet the requirements of today’s most demanding workloads.

Dell and Azure Stack HCI Made Easy: the Video Series

It is incredible how time flies and it still feels like yesterday since December 10, 2020, when Microsoft initially released Azure Stack HCI. Today, Azure Stack HCI is a huge success and, in combination with Azure Arc, the foundation for any real Microsoft hybrid strategy. But believe it or not, ...

Evaluating Performance Capabilities of Dell EMC Solutions for Azure Stack HCI

Just the facts: A Dell EMC Storage Spaces Direct four-node cluster was tested with VM Fleet in a 100 random-read workload and achieved 2,953,095 IOPS with an average read latency of 242 microseconds . A Dell EMC Storage Spaces Direct four-node cluster was tested with VM Fleet in a 100 ...

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Switch Configurations - iWARP (Legacy Qlogic cards only) Reference Guide

This guide consists of switch configuration for iWARP-based deployments for Dell AX Solutions for Microsoft.

E2E Deployment and Operations Guide - Cluster Creation Using Windows Admin Center (WAC)

This end-to-end deployment guide provides an overview of Dell Integrated System solutions for creating a Microsoft Azure Stack HCI cluster using Microsoft Windows Admin Center. This guide includes procedures for Day One operations.

Accelerate your SQL Server Workloads with Dell Integrated System for Azure Stack HCI

Microsoft presented SQL Server 2022 last November, during the Microsoft Ignite 2022 event. This was a highly expected release, introducing several key improvements for database operations, availability, security, and performance. SQL Server 2022 constitutes the most cloud-connected database Microsoft has released to date. Building an Azure Arc-enabled database platform with ...

Technology leap ahead: 15G Intel based Dell EMC Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI

We are happy to announce the latest members of the family for our Microsoft HCI Solutions from Dell Technologies: the new AX-650 and AX-750 nodes. If you are already familiar with our existing integrated system offering, you can directly jump to the next section. For those new to the party, ...

Building a Hybrid Database-as-a-Service Platform with Azure Stack HCI

This white paper presents a tightly integrated DBaaS platform from Microsoft and Dell Technologies that simplifies life cycle management, automates administrative tasks, uses public cloud platform services, and delivers resilience and performance to meet SLAs.

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Dell Hybrid Management: Azure Policies for HCI Compliance and Remediation

Dell Hybrid Management: Azure Policies for HCI Compliance and Remediation Companies that take an “Azure hybrid first” strategy are making a wise and future-proof decision by consolidating the advantages of both worlds— public and private —into a single entity. Sounds like the perfect plan, but a key consideration for these ...

Test Drive Azure Stack HCI in the Dell Demo Center!

A picture is worth a thousand words, but the value of a good hands-on lab is immeasurable! Our newly minted interactive demo and hands-on lab are published in the Dell Technologies Demo Center : The interactive demo (ITD-0910) offers an immersive look at all Azure Stack HCI management and governance ...

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager: Hyper-V VM Protection

This whitepaper describes how the PowerProtect Data Manager Hyper-V protection solution integrates with Hyper-V VM workloads within Hyper-V environments and Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI).

End-to-End Single-Node Deployment: Microsoft HCI Solutions from Dell Technologies

This document describes the end-to-end single-node cluster deployment on the Azure Stack HCI operating system.

Azure Stack HCI Training Videos

This video series explains different aspects of Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI.

Dell EMC Solutions for Azure Stack HCI Furthers Customer Value

As customers address the upgrade cycle of retiring Microsoft Windows Server 2008 into software defined infrastructures using Windows Server 2019, the core tenets of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) and hybrid cloud enablement continue to be desired goals. Many customers, however, are unsure how to best leverage their investments in Windows Server ...

Virtualize Demanding Applications with a Dell EMC Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI

Break through performance barriers If your organization is on the road to infrastructure modernization, chances are good that your underlying legacy virtualization clusters are being stretched to their limits. This could mean suboptimal performance and resiliency, which can make it difficult to scale clusters and meet service-level agreements (SLAs). In ...

E2E Deployment and Operations Guide with Scalable Networking: Microsoft HCI Solutions from Dell Technologies

This end-to-end deployment and operations guide focuses on deploying a scalable hyperconverged infrastructure solution using PowerShell, that is built on validated and certified Dell AX nodes with Azure Stack HCI operating systems.

Switch Configurations - iWARP (Legacy Qlogic cards only) Reference Guide

This guide consists of switch configurations for iWARP-based deployments for Dell AX Solutions for Microsoft.

Design Guide - Consuming PowerFlex Block Storage from Dell Solutions for Azure Local

This design guide outlines the Dell solutions for Azure Local integration with Dell PowerFlex software-defined storage.

Microsoft HCI Solutions from Dell Technologies: Designed for extreme resilient performance

Dell EMC Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI (Azure Stack HCI) is a fully productized HCI solution based on our flexible AX node family as the foundation. Before I get into some exciting performance test results, let me set the stage. Azure Stack HCI combines the software-defined compute, storage, ...

Scaling SQL Server 2022 VMs on Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI

Summary This document describes a scalable, high performing, cloud-ready solution for Microsoft SQL Server 2022 enabled by the Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI. Market positioning Microsoft presented SQL Server 2022 during the Microsoft Ignite 2022 event and introduced several key improvements for database operations, availability, security, and ...

2023 Updates for Azure Stack HCI and Hub (Part I)

The first half of 2023 has been quite prolific for the Dell Azure Stack HCI ecosystem, providing many important incremental updates in the platform. This article summarizes the most relevant changes inside the program. Azure Stack HCI Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI delivers a fully productized, validated, ...