Deployment Guide
Prerequisites
The Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft (DHCS) solution requires an existing Windows Server 2012 Active Directory (AD) with
integrated DNS and all software updates.
The Solution Integration Document (SID) requests details that ensure the DHCS solution can integrate into your existing AD environment.
The SID survey is conducted before the scheduled deployment of your Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft solution.
To use Azure Cloud Services, both internet connectivity and a valid Azure subscription are required.
IMPORTANT: Disjointed namespaces:
• Your domain name must be the same as the DNS zone in which your DHCS stamp resides. For example, if your domain name is
mycompany.local, and you are using a DNS zone other than mycompany.local, you have a disjointed namespace. Dell EMC
has only validated and tested contiguous namespace use case with identical domain name and the DNS zone.
• Your NetBIOS name for the domain must be the same as the prex of your FQDN. For example, if your FQDN is
mycompany.local, and you are using a NetBIOS name of anything other than mycompany, you have a disjointed namespace.
Dell EMC has only validated and tested contiguous namespace where the NetBIOS name is set to the same name as the
FQDN prex. In the above example, the NetBIOS name would be “mycompany.”
Topics:
• Directory services
• Network infrastructure
Directory services
When Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft is deployed, a new Organizational Unit (OU) is created within an existing AD Services
infrastructure. The deployment can accept Domain Administrator credentials, or can employ a preparation operation (ADPreCreationTool)
that creates an AD user with delegated rights that only apply to this new OU. The physical compute nodes, storage head nodes, and
management virtual machines are added to a child OU when the solution is deployed. The child OU is designated by the customer’s
company prex. This prex is also used for the automatic naming of the physical nodes and management virtual machines in the Dell Hybrid
Cloud System for Microsoft infrastructure.
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