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Using Affinity and Anti-Affinity Rules in Azure Stack HCI and Windows Server Hyper-V

Last Update: Apr 20, 2023

In this article, I will explain what are affinity and anti-affinity rules and how to use them with Azure Stack HCI and Windows Server Hyper-V. If you’ve been using other hypervisors, you may already be familiar with affinity and anti-affinity rules, which are used to define the relationship between virtual machines and hosts. What are…

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Cloud Computing and Security

Three Ways to Load Balance Applications Running on Azure Stack HCI

When you virtualize an Azure Stack HCI cluster, you may want to load balance applications running on it to optimize server utilization. While there are various built-in options to do that, they may be quite limited depending on your usage scenarios. In this article, I’ll discuss the various options you have to implement Azure Stack…

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Network Security

Why You Need a Domain Controller Outside of Your Azure Stack HCI Cluster

Failover clustering in Windows Server and Azure Stack HCI can help to reduce disruptions in service within an organization. In this article, I’m going to explain why you need to have a Windows Server Active Directory domain controller outside of your Azure Stack HCI cluster. I will also detail how to deploy this domain controller…

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How to Install Azure Stack HCI Single-Node Clusters

Last Update: Mar 22, 2023

If your company is interested in modernizing its infrastructure with Azure hybrid computing capabilities, you can now do so by deploying Azure Stack HCI on a single-node cluster. In this guide, I will explain the main use cases for single-node deployments before showing you how to install Azure Stack HCI single-node clusters with PowerShell. How…

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Network Requirements for Azure Stack HCI Active/Active Cluster Nodes

Last Update: Dec 28, 2022

Today I want to explain some more details about the maximum possible distance between two Azure Stack HCI nodes within an active/active cluster. As you may know, Azure Stack HCI has two cluster options, active/active or stretched cluster. A standard active/active cluster, with at least two server nodes in a single site or the same…

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Cloud Computing

Azure Stack HCI Gets New Network HUD Feature to Detect Networking Issues

Microsoft has released a new Network HUD feature that allows IT administrators to identify and mitigate networking issues in Azure Stack HCI. The latest update is available for enterprise customers running Azure Stack HCI versions 21H2 and 22H2. The Network HUD feature can proactively detect and prevent operational networking issues that cause stability issues and…

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Azure Stack HCI Pricing – Is Full OPEX Possible?

Last Update: Nov 30, 2022

In the past few months, Azure Stack HCI pricing has been a hot topic in discussions with customers. Including the possibility of using Azure Stack HCI as a pay-as-you-go full OPEX solution. That’s an interrogation you may have had as well if you’ve ever worked with Azure Stack Edge, which is a hardware solution provided…

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Cloud Computing

Microsoft Releases Public Preview of Arc Enabled Azure Stack HCI

Last Update: Jun 03, 2022

Microsoft has launched a public preview of Arc-enabled Azure Stack HCI. The Redmond giant says that the new integration enables customers to manage Linux or Windows virtual machines (VMs) on Azure Stack HCI via Azure Arc. For those unfamiliar, Azure Arc is a multi-cloud management service that enables customers to use Azure services with Azure…

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Microsoft Announces Secured-Core Hardware for Windows Server 2022 and Azure Stack HCI

Last Update: Jun 03, 2022

Earlier this year, Microsoft unveiled its plans to expand the Secured-Core initiative to its server products to help protect organizations from firmware attacks. The company has recently unveiled its plans to expand the Secured-Core initiative are now available for enterprise customers. “Partnering with leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and silicon vendors, Secured-core servers use industry-standard…

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Windows Server Hot Patching Coming to On-Premises Azure Stack HCI

Microsoft announced the availability of hotpatching – aka rebootless patching –  in Windows Server Azure Edition earlier this year. At Ignite in November 2021, Microsoft announced that rebootless patching is coming to Windows Server on-premises via Azure Stack HCI. Azure Stack HCI, Microsoft’s hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) operating system, which is delivered as an Azure service,…

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