Administrator Guide
Overview
Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft CPS Standard
™
, referred to in this guide as Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft, is an
infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) solution that allows you to quickly get a hybrid cloud solution up and running in your data center. Built on
the Dell hardware, and a foundation of Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2, Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft
allows you to easily extend your solution to Microsoft Azure. Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft provides a streamlined experience to
onboard to the following services:
• Azure Operational Insights
• Azure Backup
• Azure Site Recovery, for disaster recovery
This Administrators Guide provides an overview of the system, and information about how to administer and operate the Dell Hybrid Cloud
System for Microsoft.
IMPORTANT: The recommendations and guidelines in this document are based on industry best practices, CPS Standard
architecture requirements, and Dell EMC lab testing. If not followed, the functionality and or management of the solution may
not work as designed or expected, and problem resolution may be limited, delayed, or not viable.
Topics:
• What is installed for Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft?
• About Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft licensing
• Active Directory requirements
• Check Group Policy settings
What is installed for Dell Hybrid Cloud System for
Microsoft?
The following sections describe the general layout of a Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft stamp.
These include information about the physical clusters, the virtual machines (VMs) that are installed for management, the storage
conguration, and the cloud and library resources.
A “stamp” consists of all compute and storage components that are managed by a single instance of Virtual Machine Manager (VMM).
On-premises software
The Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft includes the following on-premises software components.
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